Minimum daily requirement of calories in Oman
Oman: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,904 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,904 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
60th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,925 kilocalories per person per day
in 2016
All-time low
1,789 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Oman, 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
Oman recorded 1,904 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Oman peaked at 1,925 kilocalories per person per day in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,789 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Oman 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Oman, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,801 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,814 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,837 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,842 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,850 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,917 kilocalories per person per day | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,887 kilocalories per person per day | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1,904 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1,904 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | 1,850 kilocalories per person per day | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,907 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 59 Taiwan 1,906 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 60 French Polynesia 1,904 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Chile 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Montenegro 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Oman
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0349 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0149 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0087 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Oman?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Oman was 1,904 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1,925 kilocalories per person per day in 2016.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,789 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Oman ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.