Minimum daily requirement of calories in Serbia
Serbia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,912 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 1,912 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Serbia peaked at 1,929 kilocalories per person per day in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,912 kilocalories per person per day, in 2023.
That places Serbia 51st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Serbia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,927 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,927 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,928 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,928 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,927 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,918 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,917 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,914 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1,912 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 1,912 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 | 1,927 kilocalories per person per day | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | 1,928 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,913 kilocalories per person per day | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | 1,914 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Serbia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Serbia was 1,912 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,929 kilocalories per person per day in 2006.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,912 kilocalories per person per day in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Serbia ranks 51st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia 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.