Minimum daily requirement of calories in Malta
Malta: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,966 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Malta, 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
Malta recorded 1,966 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Malta peaked at 1,966 kilocalories per person per day in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,936 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Malta 8th out of 195 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,948 kilocalories per person per day | 1,936 kilocalories per person per day | 1,954 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | 1,960 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,966 kilocalories per person per day | 1,965 kilocalories per person per day | 1,966 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 5 United States 1,972 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 6 Finland 1,970 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 7 Norway 1,968 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 8 Iceland 1,966 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 10 Estonia 1,964 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 10 Switzerland 1,964 kilocalories per person per day compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Malta?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Malta was 1,966 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,966 kilocalories per person per day in 2021.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,936 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 195 regions with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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.