Minimum daily requirement of calories in Oman
Oman: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,904 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.12 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0377 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5416 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2076 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 121.27 2010 = 100 (2025)
- 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 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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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.