Minimum daily requirement of calories in Norway
Norway: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,968 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,968 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,968 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,946 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Norway, 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
Norway recorded 1,968 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Norway peaked at 1,968 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,946 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Norway ranks 7th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Norway, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,946 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,947 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,950 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,951 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,951 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,954 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,956 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,957 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,958 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,958 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,959 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,960 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,961 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,962 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,964 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,964 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,966 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,968 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1,968 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)
- Norway's 1,968 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,924 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,950 kilocalories per person per day | 1,946 kilocalories per person per day | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,957 kilocalories per person per day | 1,953 kilocalories per person per day | 1,961 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,965 kilocalories per person per day | 1,962 kilocalories per person per day | 1,968 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 4 Luxembourg 1,977 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 5 United States 1,972 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 6 Finland 1,970 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 8 Iceland 1,966 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 8 Malta 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
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Norway?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Norway was 1,968 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1,968 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,946 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.