Minimum requirement calories in Iceland
Iceland: Minimum requirement calories was 1,966 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,966
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,966
in 2024
All-time low
1,935
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Iceland is 1,966, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Iceland peaked at 1,966 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,935, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 8th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Minimum requirement calories in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,935 | — |
| 2001 | 1,937 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,940 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,941 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,943 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,946 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,951 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,955 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,954 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,950 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,946 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,944 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,944 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,944 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,945 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,947 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,950 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,955 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,960 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,963 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,963 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,962 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,963 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,965 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,966 | +0.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1,966 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,925, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1,966 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,924, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,945 | 1,935 | 1,955 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,950 | 1,944 | 1,963 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,964 | 1,962 | 1,966 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Iceland?
- Minimum requirement calories in Iceland was 1,966 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,966 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,935 in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Iceland ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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