Minimum daily requirement of calories in Peru
Peru: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,805 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Peru, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Peru stood at 1,805 kilocalories per person per day. 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 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Peru peaked at 1,805 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,727 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Peru ranks 120th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,748 kilocalories per person per day | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | 1,763 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,780 kilocalories per person per day | 1,767 kilocalories per person per day | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,801 kilocalories per person per day | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | 1,805 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 117 Eswatini 1,807 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 117 New Caledonia 1,807 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 119 Kenya 1,806 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 121 Myanmar 1,803 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 122 Panama 1,802 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 122 Senegal 1,802 kilocalories per person per day compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6602 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Peru?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Peru was 1,805 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,805 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,727 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Peru ranks 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru 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.