Minimum daily requirement of calories in Poland
Poland: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,937 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Poland, 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
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Poland is 1,937 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Poland peaked at 1,955 kilocalories per person per day in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,932 kilocalories per person per day, in 2020.
Poland ranks 25th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Poland, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,941 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,954 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,954 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,946 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,943 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,941 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,940 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,938 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,935 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,933 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,933 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,934 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,936 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1,937 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)
- Poland's 1,937 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 | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,941 kilocalories per person per day | 1,933 kilocalories per person per day | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,934 kilocalories per person per day | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Poland?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Poland was 1,937 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,955 kilocalories per person per day in 2006.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,932 kilocalories per person per day in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Poland ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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.