Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kuwait
Kuwait: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,952 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,952 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,952 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,854 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait is 1,952 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Kuwait peaked at 1,952 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,854 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,863 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,871 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,880 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,901 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,910 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,950 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1,952 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1,952 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839 kilocalories per person per day, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,939 kilocalories per person per day | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 12 Belgium 1,958 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 12 Denmark 1,958 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 14 Sweden 1,956 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 15 Slovakia 1,952 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 17 Cyprus 1,951 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 17 Czechia 1,951 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Kuwait?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kuwait was 1,952 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1,952 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,854 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Kuwait ranks 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.