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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.55 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3544 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6442 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8108 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 133.99 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 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.