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
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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4424 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3803 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2015)
- Free country 2 (2015)
- Precipitation anomalies 9.32 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,133 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 71.1% (2024)
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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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.