Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ireland
Ireland: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,928 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 1,928 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 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Ireland peaked at 1,928 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,907 kilocalories per person per day, in 2012.
That places Ireland 32nd out of 195 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 1,917 kilocalories per person per day | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,910 kilocalories per person per day | 1,907 kilocalories per person per day | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | 1,918 kilocalories per person per day | 1,928 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 29 Ukraine 1,934 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 30 Bermuda 1,932 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 1,932 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 32 Canada 1,928 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 32 France 1,928 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 35 New Zealand 1,925 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 35 Slovenia 1,925 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.31 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.6528 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.5528 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8957 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 130.04 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Ireland?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ireland was 1,928 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,928 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,907 kilocalories per person per day in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Ireland ranks 32nd out of 195 regions with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.