Minimum requirement calories in Thailand

Thailand: Minimum requirement calories was 1,897 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,897
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,897
in 2020
All-time low
1,867
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum requirement calories in Thailand, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220242000: 1.9k2001: 1.9k2002: 1.9k2003: 1.9k2004: 1.9k2005: 1.9k2006: 1.9k2007: 1.9k2008: 1.9k2009: 1.9k2010: 1.9k2011: 1.9k2012: 1.9k2013: 1.9k2014: 1.9k2015: 1.9k2016: 1.9k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.9k2020: 1.9k2021: 1.9k2022: 1.9k2023: 1.9k2024: 1.9k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 1,897 for minimum requirement calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Thailand peaked at 1,897 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,867, in 2000.

Thailand ranks 70th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Minimum requirement calories in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in Thailand, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,867 —
2001 1,870 +0.2%
2002 1,873 +0.2%
2003 1,875 +0.1%
2004 1,878 +0.2%
2005 1,880 +0.1%
2006 1,882 +0.1%
2007 1,884 +0.1%
2008 1,886 +0.1%
2009 1,888 +0.1%
2010 1,890 +0.1%
2011 1,891 +0.1%
2012 1,892 +0.1%
2013 1,893 +0.1%
2014 1,893 +0.0%
2015 1,894 +0.1%
2016 1,895 +0.1%
2017 1,895 +0.0%
2018 1,896 +0.1%
2019 1,896 +0.0%
2020 1,897 +0.1%
2021 1,897 +0.0%
2022 1,897 +0.0%
2023 1,897 +0.0%
2024 1,897 +0.0%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 1,897 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 1,897 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,878 1,867 1,888 10
2010s 1,894 1,890 1,896 10
2020s 1,897 1,897 1,897 5

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 67 Costa Rica 1,899 compare
  2. 68 Latvia 1,898 compare
  3. 68 Mauritius 1,898 compare
  4. 70 Georgia 1,897 compare
  5. 72 Seychelles 1,895 compare
  6. 73 Brazil 1,894 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum requirement calories in Thailand?
Minimum requirement calories in Thailand was 1,897 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 1,897 in 2020.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1,867 in 2000.
How does Thailand rank for minimum requirement calories?
Thailand ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Minimum requirement calories
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
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