Minimum daily requirement of calories in Iceland
Iceland: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,966 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 1,966 kilocalories per person per day, 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 daily requirement of calories in Iceland peaked at 1,966 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,935 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 8th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | 1,935 kilocalories per person per day | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,950 kilocalories per person per day | 1,944 kilocalories per person per day | 1,963 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,964 kilocalories per person per day | 1,962 kilocalories per person per day | 1,966 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 5 United States 1,972 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 6 Finland 1,970 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 7 Norway 1,968 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 10 Estonia 1,964 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 10 Switzerland 1,964 kilocalories per person per day compare
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.653 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.5 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Iceland?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Iceland was 1,966 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,966 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,935 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Iceland ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 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.