Minimum daily requirement of calories in Denmark
Denmark: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,958 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Denmark, 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
Denmark recorded 1,958 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Denmark peaked at 1,958 kilocalories per person per day in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,951 kilocalories per person per day, in 2007.
Denmark ranks 12th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | 1,951 kilocalories per person per day | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,956 kilocalories per person per day | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | 1,958 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,958 kilocalories per person per day | 1,958 kilocalories per person per day | 1,958 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 10 Estonia 1,964 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 10 Switzerland 1,964 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 12 Belgium 1,958 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 14 Sweden 1,956 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 15 Kuwait 1,952 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 15 Slovakia 1,952 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.93 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.96 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.18 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9586 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.41 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.7 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Denmark?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Denmark was 1,958 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,958 kilocalories per person per day in 2015.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,951 kilocalories per person per day in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Denmark ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark 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.