Minimum daily requirement of calories in Turkey
Turkey: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,878 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Turkey, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Turkey stood at 1,878 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Turkey peaked at 1,878 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,803 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 84th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | 1,849 kilocalories per person per day | 1,866 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,873 kilocalories per person per day | 1,867 kilocalories per person per day | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 81 Cape Verde 1,885 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 1,884 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 82 Hong Kong 1,884 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 85 Brunei 1,877 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 86 Japan 1,872 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 87 Malaysia 1,868 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Turkey
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- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6004 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4405 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.69 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Turkey?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Turkey was 1,878 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1,878 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,803 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Turkey ranks 84th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey 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.