Minimum daily requirement of calories in Syria
Syria: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,836 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Syria, 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 Syria is 1,836 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Syria peaked at 1,836 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,733 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Syria ranks 101st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,755 kilocalories per person per day | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,768 kilocalories per person per day | 1,748 kilocalories per person per day | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3623 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2737 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 614.95 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Syria?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Syria was 1,836 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,836 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,733 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Syria ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria 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.