Minimum daily requirement of calories in Russia
Russia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,911 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Russia, 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 Russia is 1,911 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 Russia peaked at 1,942 kilocalories per person per day in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,904 kilocalories per person per day, in 2018.
That places Russia 52nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Russia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,933 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,936 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,938 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,940 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,941 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,942 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,942 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,940 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,938 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,934 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,931 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,928 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,911 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,907 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,905 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,905 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,911 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 1,911 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Russia's 1,911 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,924 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,938 kilocalories per person per day | 1,933 kilocalories per person per day | 1,942 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | 1,931 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | 1,905 kilocalories per person per day | 1,911 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Russia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Russia was 1,911 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,942 kilocalories per person per day in 2005.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,904 kilocalories per person per day in 2018.
- How does Russia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Russia ranks 52nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Russia 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.