Minimum daily requirement of calories in Hungary
Hungary: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,946 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 1,946 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Hungary peaked at 1,955 kilocalories per person per day in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,944 kilocalories per person per day, in 2021.
That places Hungary 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Hungary, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,951 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,954 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,954 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,954 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,950 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,948 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,946 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,944 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,946 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1,946 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1,946 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,924 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | 1,954 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | 1,944 kilocalories per person per day | 1,946 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Hungary?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Hungary was 1,946 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1,955 kilocalories per person per day in 2005.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,944 kilocalories per person per day in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Hungary ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary 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.