Minimum daily requirement of calories in Singapore
Singapore: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,920 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
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.
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
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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.