Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ecuador
Ecuador: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,809 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ecuador, 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
Ecuador recorded 1,809 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 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Ecuador peaked at 1,809 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,717 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 115th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,717 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,722 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,726 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,746 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,753 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,769 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,772 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,785 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,799 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,805 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,809 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,809 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | 1,717 kilocalories per person per day | 1,753 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 112 Samoa 1,818 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 1,817 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 114 Uzbekistan 1,812 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 116 India 1,808 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 117 Eswatini 1,807 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 117 New Caledonia 1,807 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Ecuador?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ecuador was 1,809 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,809 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,717 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Ecuador ranks 115th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.