Minimum daily requirement of calories in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,884 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Hong Kong, 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
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Hong Kong is 1,884 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Hong Kong peaked at 1,916 kilocalories per person per day in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,884 kilocalories per person per day, in 2024.
Hong Kong ranks 82nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,901 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,905 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,914 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,911 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,907 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,896 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,887 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,885 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1,884 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1,884 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 80 Dominica 1,886 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 81 Cape Verde 1,885 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 1,884 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 84 Turkey 1,878 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 85 Brunei 1,877 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0028 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0041 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Hong Kong?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Hong Kong was 1,884 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1,916 kilocalories per person per day in 2006.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,884 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Hong Kong ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.