Minimum daily requirement of calories in Switzerland
Switzerland: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,964 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 1,964 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Switzerland peaked at 1,975 kilocalories per person per day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,964 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 10th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,972 kilocalories per person per day | 1,964 kilocalories per person per day | 1,975 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,973 kilocalories per person per day | 1,969 kilocalories per person per day | 1,975 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,966 kilocalories per person per day | 1,964 kilocalories per person per day | 1,968 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Switzerland?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Switzerland was 1,964 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,975 kilocalories per person per day in 2008.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,964 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.