Minimum daily requirement of calories in Uruguay
Uruguay: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,889 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Uruguay, 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
Uruguay recorded 1,889 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Uruguay peaked at 1,889 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,845 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 78th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,852 kilocalories per person per day | 1,845 kilocalories per person per day | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,866 kilocalories per person per day | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | 1,873 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,883 kilocalories per person per day | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 75 Moldova 1,892 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 76 Cuba 1,890 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 76 Macao 1,890 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 78 Armenia 1,889 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 80 Dominica 1,886 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 81 Cape Verde 1,885 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4369 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -1.57 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8785 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.51 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 304.15 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Uruguay?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Uruguay was 1,889 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,889 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,845 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Uruguay ranks 78th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.