Minimum daily requirement of calories in Myanmar
Myanmar: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,803 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Myanmar, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Myanmar stood at 1,803 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Myanmar peaked at 1,803 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 121st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | 1,753 kilocalories per person per day | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | 1,798 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,801 kilocalories per person per day | 1,799 kilocalories per person per day | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0987 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4249 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5675 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2735 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.18 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Myanmar?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Myanmar was 1,803 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,803 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,753 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Myanmar ranks 121st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.