Minimum daily requirement of calories in Jordan
Jordan: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,836 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Jordan, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Jordan stood at 1,836 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Jordan peaked at 1,836 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,752 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Jordan 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Jordan, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,761 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,785 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,798 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,800 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,810 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,814 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1,836 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1,836 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, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,772 kilocalories per person per day | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Jordan?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Jordan was 1,836 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,836 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,752 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Jordan ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan 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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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.