Minimum daily requirement of calories in China
China: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,902 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in China, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in China is 1,902 kilocalories per person per day, 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 daily requirement of calories in China peaked at 1,902 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,864 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
China ranks 65th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | 1,864 kilocalories per person per day | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | 1,880 kilocalories per person per day | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | 1,885 kilocalories per person per day | 1,902 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 62 Chile 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Montenegro 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 66 Argentina 1,901 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 67 Costa Rica 1,899 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 68 Latvia 1,898 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 68 Mauritius 1,898 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for China
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0991 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.15 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.34 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.06 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 132.6 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in China?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in China was 1,902 kilocalories per person per day in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,902 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,864 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does China rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- China ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.