Minimum daily requirement of calories in Indonesia
Indonesia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,797 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,797 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,797 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,754 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 1,797 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Indonesia peaked at 1,797 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,754 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,763 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,768 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,770 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,772 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,774 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,778 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1,797 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1,797 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | 1,774 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 124 Mongolia 1,800 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 125 Belize 1,799 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 126 Sri Lanka 1,797 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 128 El Salvador 1,796 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 129 Gabon 1,795 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 129 Ghana 1,795 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Indonesia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Indonesia was 1,797 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,797 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,754 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Indonesia ranks 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.