Minimum daily requirement of calories in Iraq
Iraq: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,790 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,790 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
137th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,790 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,707 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 1,790 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Iraq peaked at 1,790 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,707 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 137th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Iraq, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,715 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,726 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,732 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,735 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,741 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,746 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1,790 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 96% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1,790 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839 kilocalories per person per day, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | 1,735 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,748 kilocalories per person per day | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 134 Kiribati 1,791 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 134 Namibia 1,791 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 134 Turkmenistan 1,791 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 138 Israel 1,789 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 139 Vietnam 1,786 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 140 Equatorial Guinea 1,784 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 140 Gambia 1,784 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Iraq?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Iraq was 1,790 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1,790 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,707 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Iraq ranks 137th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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.