Minimum daily requirement of calories in Singapore
Singapore: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,920 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,920 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,932 kilocalories per person per day
in 2013
All-time low
1,890 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 1,920 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Singapore peaked at 1,932 kilocalories per person per day in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,890 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 41st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Singapore, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,895 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,926 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,928 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,931 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,931 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,926 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1,920 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1,920 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,926 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,923 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 40 Australia 1,922 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,920 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Bulgaria 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Grenada 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Romania 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Singapore?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Singapore was 1,920 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1,932 kilocalories per person per day in 2013.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,890 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Singapore ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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
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.