Minimum daily requirement of calories in Germany
Germany: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,945 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Germany, 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 Germany stood at 1,945 kilocalories per person per day. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Germany peaked at 1,963 kilocalories per person per day in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,945 kilocalories per person per day, in 2024.
Germany ranks 23rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,960 kilocalories per person per day | 1,957 kilocalories per person per day | 1,963 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,960 kilocalories per person per day | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | 1,963 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,948 kilocalories per person per day | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | 1,951 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 20 Bahrain 1,947 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 21 Austria 1,946 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 21 Hungary 1,946 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 24 Greece 1,941 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 25 Poland 1,937 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 1,937 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 25 Spain 1,937 kilocalories per person per day compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Germany?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Germany was 1,945 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,963 kilocalories per person per day in 2007.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,945 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Germany ranks 23rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.