Minimum daily requirement of calories in East Timor
East Timor: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,736 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in East Timor, 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 East Timor is 1,736 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in East Timor peaked at 1,736 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,647 kilocalories per person per day, in 2006.
That places East Timor 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in East Timor, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,650 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,650 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,650 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,650 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,650 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,649 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,647 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,647 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,648 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,650 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,653 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,659 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,666 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,675 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,692 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,700 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,715 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,724 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,736 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,736 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,649 kilocalories per person per day | 1,647 kilocalories per person per day | 1,650 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | 1,653 kilocalories per person per day | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,725 kilocalories per person per day | 1,715 kilocalories per person per day | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 168 Ethiopia 1,739 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Pakistan 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Palestine 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 172 Guinea 1,735 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 173 Liberia 1,734 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 173 Tuvalu 1,734 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in East Timor?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in East Timor was 1,736 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,736 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,647 kilocalories per person per day in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- East Timor ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.