Minimum daily requirement of calories in Serbia

Serbia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,912 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,912 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,929 kilocalories per person per day
in 2006
All-time low
1,912 kilocalories per person per day
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum daily requirement of calories in Serbia, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220242000: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2001: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2002: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2003: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2004: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2005: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2006: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2007: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2008: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2009: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2010: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2011: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2012: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2013: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2014: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2015: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2016: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2017: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2018: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2019: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2020: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2021: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2022: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2023: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day2024: 1.9k kilocalories per person per day

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 50 North Macedonia 1,915 kilocalories per person per day compare
  2. 52 Russia 1,911 kilocalories per person per day compare
  3. 53 Lithuania 1,910 kilocalories per person per day compare
  4. 54 Barbados 1,909 kilocalories per person per day compare
  5. 54 Belarus 1,909 kilocalories per person per day compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Minimum daily requirement of calories
Unit
kilocalories per person per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.