Minimum daily requirement of calories in Portugal
Portugal: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,918 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 1,918 kilocalories per person per day. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Portugal peaked at 1,923 kilocalories per person per day in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,918 kilocalories per person per day, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 47th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Portugal, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,918 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1,918 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1,918 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,924 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 1,918 kilocalories per person per day | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Portugal?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Portugal was 1,918 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,923 kilocalories per person per day in 2007.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,918 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Portugal ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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.