Minimum daily requirement of calories in Malaysia
Malaysia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,868 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 1,868 kilocalories per person per day, 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 daily requirement of calories in Malaysia peaked at 1,868 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,771 kilocalories per person per day, 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 daily requirement of calories in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,774 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,800 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,805 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,811 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,827 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,838 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,841 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,843 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,850 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,855 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,865 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,868 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1,868 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1,868 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,793 kilocalories per person per day | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | 1,850 kilocalories per person per day | 1,868 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 84 Turkey 1,878 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 85 Brunei 1,877 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 86 Japan 1,872 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 88 Iran 1,858 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 88 Libya 1,858 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 88 North Korea 1,858 kilocalories per person per day compare
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 daily requirement of calories in Malaysia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Malaysia was 1,868 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,868 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,771 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Malaysia ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 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.