Minimum daily requirement of calories in Thailand
Thailand: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,897 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 1,897 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of 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 daily requirement of calories in Thailand peaked at 1,897 kilocalories per person per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,867 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 70th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | 1,867 kilocalories per person per day | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,896 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 67 Costa Rica 1,899 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 68 Latvia 1,898 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 68 Mauritius 1,898 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 70 Georgia 1,897 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 72 Seychelles 1,895 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 73 Brazil 1,894 kilocalories per person per day compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Thailand?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Thailand was 1,897 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,897 kilocalories per person per day in 2020.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,867 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Thailand ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 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.