Minimum daily requirement of calories in Mexico
Mexico: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,856 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,856 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
91st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,856 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,787 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Mexico peaked at 1,856 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,787 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 91st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Mexico, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,801 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,808 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,811 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,815 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,821 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,824 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,842 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,845 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,847 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,849 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,852 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1,856 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)
- Mexico's 1,856 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | 1,821 kilocalories per person per day | 1,845 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,852 kilocalories per person per day | 1,847 kilocalories per person per day | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 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
- 91 Djibouti 1,856 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 1,856 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 94 Morocco 1,855 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Mexico?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Mexico was 1,856 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,856 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,787 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Mexico ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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.