Minimum daily requirement of calories in New Zealand
New Zealand: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,925 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in New Zealand, 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
New Zealand recorded 1,925 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. 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 New Zealand peaked at 1,925 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,908 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,914 kilocalories per person per day | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in New Zealand?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in New Zealand was 1,925 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,925 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,908 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- New Zealand ranks 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.