Minimum daily requirement of calories in Vietnam
Vietnam: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,786 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Vietnam, 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 Vietnam is 1,786 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Vietnam peaked at 1,786 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,739 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 139th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,751 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,761 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1,786 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 96% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1,786 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,762 kilocalories per person per day | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,780 kilocalories per person per day | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Vietnam?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Vietnam was 1,786 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1,786 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,739 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Vietnam ranks 139th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.