Minimum requirement calories in China
China: Minimum requirement calories was 1,902 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,902
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
65th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,902
in 2024
All-time low
1,864
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in China, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in China is 1,902, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in China peaked at 1,902 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,864, in 2000.
China ranks 65th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum requirement calories in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,864 | — |
| 2001 | 1,869 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,876 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,881 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,886 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,889 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,892 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,893 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,893 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,893 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,892 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,892 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,890 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,887 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,886 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,884 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,883 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,880 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,880 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,882 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,885 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,891 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,895 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,899 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,902 | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,902 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 1,902 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,884 | 1,864 | 1,893 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,886 | 1,880 | 1,892 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,894 | 1,885 | 1,902 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 62 Chile 1,903 compare
- 62 Montenegro 1,903 compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 1,903 compare
- 66 Argentina 1,901 compare
- 67 Costa Rica 1,899 compare
- 68 Latvia 1,898 compare
- 68 Mauritius 1,898 compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in China?
- Minimum requirement calories in China was 1,902 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,902 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,864 in 2000.
- How does China rank for minimum requirement calories?
- China ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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