Minimum requirement calories in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Minimum requirement calories was 1,903 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum requirement calories in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1,903 for minimum requirement calories in 2024. 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 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,903 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,762, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,762 | — |
| 2001 | 1,774 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,786 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,799 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,813 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,825 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,837 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,848 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,858 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,867 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,874 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,881 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,887 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,892 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,895 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,899 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,901 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,896 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,889 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,887 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,890 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,893 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,899 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,902 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,903 | +0.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1,903 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1,903 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,817 | 1,762 | 1,867 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,890 | 1,874 | 1,901 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,897 | 1,890 | 1,903 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Saudi Arabia?
- Minimum requirement calories in Saudi Arabia was 1,903 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,903 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,762 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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