Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,903 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saudi Arabia, 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
Saudi Arabia recorded 1,903 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of 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 daily requirement of calories in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,903 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,762 kilocalories per person per day, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | 1,762 kilocalories per person per day | 1,867 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | 1,901 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 59 Taiwan 1,906 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 60 French Polynesia 1,904 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 60 Oman 1,904 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Chile 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Montenegro 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 65 China 1,902 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1508 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.988 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6025 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9644 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5548 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Saudi Arabia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saudi Arabia was 1,903 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,903 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,762 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 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.