Minimum daily requirement of calories in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,899 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,899 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
67th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,899 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,826 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Costa Rica, 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
Costa Rica recorded 1,899 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Costa Rica peaked at 1,899 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,826 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,841 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,847 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,851 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,863 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,865 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,868 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,871 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,872 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,879 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,881 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,883 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,896 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,899 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1,899 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1,899 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | 1,865 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | 1,868 kilocalories per person per day | 1,883 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | 1,899 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 65 China 1,902 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 66 Argentina 1,901 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
- 70 Georgia 1,897 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 70 Thailand 1,897 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Costa Rica?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Costa Rica was 1,899 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,899 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,826 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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About this data
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.