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
Latest (2024)
1,925 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
35th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,925 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,908 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,911 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,914 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,910 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,910 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,917 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1,925 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1,925 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 32 Canada 1,928 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 32 France 1,928 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 32 Ireland 1,928 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 35 Slovenia 1,925 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 37 Bahamas 1,924 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 37 United Kingdom 1,924 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
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.