Minimum daily requirement of calories in Palestine
Palestine: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,738 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Palestine, 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 Palestine is 1,738 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Palestine peaked at 1,738 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,660 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Palestine 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,681 kilocalories per person per day | 1,660 kilocalories per person per day | 1,701 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | 1,720 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 166 Micronesia (country) 1,741 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 167 Nigeria 1,740 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 168 Ethiopia 1,739 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Pakistan 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 171 East Timor 1,736 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 172 Guinea 1,735 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Palestine
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.02 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1468 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.266 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1947)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 209.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (1947)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (1995)
- Elected parliament 0 (1947)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Palestine?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Palestine was 1,738 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1,738 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,660 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Palestine ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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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About this data
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.