Ireland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1,930 kcal/cap/d against 1,925 kcal/cap/d in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 5 kcal/cap/d.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 31st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th of 181 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,922 kcal/cap/d | 1,923 kcal/cap/d | 1.2 kcal/cap/d | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,910 kcal/cap/d | 1,917 kcal/cap/d | 7.2 kcal/cap/d | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 1,924 kcal/cap/d | 1,922 kcal/cap/d | 2.17 kcal/cap/d | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value, Ireland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1,930 kcal/cap/d against 1,925 kcal/cap/d in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value between Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 5 kcal/cap/d, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Ireland ranks 31st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 34th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.