Minimum daily requirement of calories in Egypt
Egypt: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,831 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Egypt, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Egypt stood at 1,831 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Egypt peaked at 1,831 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,786 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Egypt 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,798 kilocalories per person per day | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | 1,805 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | 1,801 kilocalories per person per day | 1,808 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | 1,813 kilocalories per person per day | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 103 Tonga 1,833 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 103 Venezuela 1,833 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 105 Paraguay 1,832 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 106 Tunisia 1,831 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 108 Haiti 1,830 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 109 Laos 1,827 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5496 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.79 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4223 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9319 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 711.63 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 Egypt?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Egypt was 1,831 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,831 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,786 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Egypt ranks 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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.