Minimum requirement calories in Turkey

Turkey: Minimum requirement calories was 1,878 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,878
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,878
in 2024
All-time low
1,803
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum requirement calories in Turkey, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220242000: 1.8k2001: 1.8k2002: 1.8k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.8k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.8k2011: 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

In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Turkey stood at 1,878. 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 requirement calories in Turkey peaked at 1,878 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,803, in 2000.

Turkey ranks 84th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Minimum requirement calories in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in Turkey, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,803 —
2001 1,806 +0.2%
2002 1,810 +0.2%
2003 1,813 +0.2%
2004 1,816 +0.2%
2005 1,818 +0.1%
2006 1,821 +0.2%
2007 1,824 +0.2%
2008 1,843 +1.0%
2009 1,846 +0.2%
2010 1,849 +0.2%
2011 1,852 +0.2%
2012 1,853 +0.1%
2013 1,862 +0.5%
2014 1,864 +0.1%
2015 1,864 +0.0%
2016 1,865 +0.1%
2017 1,865 +0.0%
2018 1,865 +0.0%
2019 1,866 +0.1%
2020 1,867 +0.1%
2021 1,870 +0.2%
2022 1,872 +0.1%
2023 1,876 +0.2%
2024 1,878 +0.1%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 1,878 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 1,878 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,924, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,820 1,803 1,846 10
2010s 1,860 1,849 1,866 10
2020s 1,873 1,867 1,878 5

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 81 Cape Verde 1,885 compare
  2. 82 Azerbaijan 1,884 compare
  3. 82 Hong Kong 1,884 compare
  4. 85 Brunei 1,877 compare
  5. 86 Japan 1,872 compare
  6. 87 Malaysia 1,868 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum requirement calories in Turkey?
Minimum requirement calories in Turkey was 1,878 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 1,878 in 2024.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 1,803 in 2000.
How does Turkey rank for minimum requirement calories?
Turkey ranks 84th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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