Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 2,473 kcal/cap/d in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2,473 kcal/cap/d for average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,473 kcal/cap/d in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,276 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 61st out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,276 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,295 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,315 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2,335 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2,355 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,375 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,393 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,409 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,423 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,435 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,445 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,453 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,460 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,465 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,469 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,473 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,473 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,466 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,454 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,451 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,455 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,460 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,468 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,472 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,473 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,473 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,361 kcal/cap/d | 2,276 kcal/cap/d | 2,435 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,461 kcal/cap/d | 2,445 kcal/cap/d | 2,473 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,467 kcal/cap/d | 2,455 kcal/cap/d | 2,473 kcal/cap/d | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 59 Belarus 2,476 kcal/cap/d compare
- 59 French Polynesia 2,476 kcal/cap/d compare
- 61 Chile 2,473 kcal/cap/d compare
- 63 Argentina 2,472 kcal/cap/d compare
- 63 China, Taiwan Province of 2,472 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Saudi Arabia?
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Saudi Arabia was 2,473 kcal/cap/d in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,473 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
- What is the lowest average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,276 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 61st out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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