Minimum daily requirement of calories in United States
United States: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,972 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in United States, 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 United States stood at 1,972 kilocalories per person per day. 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 United States peaked at 1,972 kilocalories per person per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,964 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
United States ranks 5th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,967 kilocalories per person per day | 1,964 kilocalories per person per day | 1,969 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,968 kilocalories per person per day | 1,966 kilocalories per person per day | 1,970 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,971 kilocalories per person per day | 1,970 kilocalories per person per day | 1,972 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 2 United Arab Emirates 2,007 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 3 Netherlands 1,981 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 6 Finland 1,970 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 7 Norway 1,968 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 8 Iceland 1,966 kilocalories per person per day compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in United States?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in United States was 1,972 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,972 kilocalories per person per day in 2022.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,964 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does United States rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- United States ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.