Minimum requirement calories in Malaysia
Malaysia: Minimum requirement calories was 1,868 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum requirement calories in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Malaysia is 1,868, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Malaysia peaked at 1,868 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,771, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,771 | — |
| 2001 | 1,774 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,779 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,784 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,790 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,795 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,800 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,805 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,811 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,817 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,822 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,827 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,830 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,833 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,836 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,838 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,839 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,841 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,843 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,846 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,850 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,855 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,860 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,865 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,868 | +0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1,868 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1,868 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,793 | 1,771 | 1,817 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,836 | 1,822 | 1,846 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,860 | 1,850 | 1,868 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Malaysia?
- Minimum requirement calories in Malaysia was 1,868 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,868 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,771 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Malaysia ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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