Minimum daily requirement of calories in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,932 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,932 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,932 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,876 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 1,932 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 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Puerto Rico peaked at 1,932 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,876 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 30th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,880 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,896 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,901 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,905 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,918 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,927 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,931 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1,932 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)
- Puerto Rico's 1,932 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | 1,896 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 28 Jamaica 1,936 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 29 Ukraine 1,934 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 30 Bermuda 1,932 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 32 Canada 1,928 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 32 France 1,928 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 32 Ireland 1,928 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 34.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 34.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Puerto Rico?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Puerto Rico was 1,932 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,932 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,876 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Puerto Rico ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.