Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value by country
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...
Countries reporting
198
Highest
2,024 kcal/cap/d
Qatar
Lowest
1,659 kcal/cap/d
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
1,848 kcal/cap/d
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
6,185
What the numbers show
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 2,024 kcal/cap/d in Qatar; the lowest is 1,659 kcal/cap/d in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,848 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 1,844 kcal/cap/d.
Over the past decade 160 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 5.0%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 1.8%).
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 2,024 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 2,007 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,980 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 1,976 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 1,971 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 1,968 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Malta | 1,967 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Estonia | 1,966 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Iceland | 1,966 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1,963 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Belgium | 1,959 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 1,957 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 1,957 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 1,953 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Kuwait | 1,953 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 14 | Slovakia | 1,953 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Cyprus | 1,950 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Bahrain | 1,948 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Italy | 1,947 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Hungary | 1,946 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 1,945 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Germany | 1,944 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 1,942 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Poland | 1,939 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 1,938 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 1,937 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Jamaica | 1,937 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 1,935 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Bermuda | 1,933 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 1,933 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Ireland | 1,930 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 32 | France | 1,929 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Canada | 1,928 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | New Zealand | 1,925 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1,925 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,925 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 37 | Bahamas | 1,924 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,923 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 39 | Australia | 1,922 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Grenada | 1,921 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 40 | Maldives | 1,921 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,921 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 43 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,920 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 43 | Romania | 1,920 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,919 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 1,919 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Croatia | 1,918 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 47 | Singapore | 1,918 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 1,917 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Portugal | 1,916 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 1,913 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Belarus | 1,912 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 52 | Lithuania | 1,912 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 52 | Serbia | 1,912 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Albania | 1,909 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 55 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,909 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Barbados | 1,908 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | Republic of Korea | 1,908 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 59 | Oman | 1,907 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 60 | French Polynesia | 1,906 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 60 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,906 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 62 | Argentina | 1,905 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 62 | Chile | 1,905 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 62 | China | 1,905 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 62 | China, mainland | 1,905 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 66 | Montenegro | 1,904 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 1,903 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 1,901 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 68 | Latvia | 1,901 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Georgia | 1,900 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 71 | Mauritius | 1,897 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 71 | Thailand | 1,897 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 73 | Seychelles | 1,896 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 74 | Brazil | 1,895 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 1,894 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,893 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 77 | Uruguay | 1,892 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 77 | Cabo Verde | 1,892 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 79 | China, Macao SAR | 1,891 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 80 | Armenia | 1,890 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 81 | Cuba | 1,888 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 1,887 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 83 | Dominica | 1,883 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 83 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,883 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Türkiye | 1,880 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,878 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 87 | Japan | 1,872 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Caribbean | 1,872 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 89 | Malaysia | 1,871 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 90 | Libya | 1,862 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 91 | Polynesia | 1,861 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 91 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,861 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 93 | Mexico | 1,859 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 94 | Djibouti | 1,858 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 1,858 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 94 | Morocco | 1,858 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 97 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,857 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 98 | Bhutan | 1,856 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 99 | Fiji | 1,849 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 100 | Suriname | 1,848 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 101 | Lebanon | 1,843 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 102 | Jordan | 1,839 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 103 | Colombia | 1,838 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 104 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,836 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 105 | Tonga | 1,835 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 105 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,835 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 107 | Egypt | 1,834 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 107 | Tunisia | 1,834 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 109 | Haiti | 1,833 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 109 | Paraguay | 1,833 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,830 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 1,827 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 113 | Samoa | 1,823 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 1,821 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,821 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 116 | Ecuador | 1,812 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 117 | India | 1,810 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 117 | Eswatini | 1,810 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 1,810 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 120 | Kenya | 1,809 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 1,807 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 121 | Peru | 1,807 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 123 | Mongolia | 1,806 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 124 | Senegal | 1,805 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 125 | Myanmar | 1,804 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 125 | Panama | 1,804 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 127 | Belize | 1,801 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 128 | Ghana | 1,799 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 128 | Indonesia | 1,799 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 1,799 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 128 | El Salvador | 1,799 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 132 | Algeria | 1,798 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 133 | Gabon | 1,797 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 134 | Guyana | 1,796 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 135 | Iraq | 1,795 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 135 | Namibia | 1,795 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 135 | Turkmenistan | 1,795 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 138 | Kiribati | 1,794 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 139 | Israel | 1,791 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 140 | Gambia | 1,789 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 1,789 kcal/cap/d | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 140 | Viet Nam | 1,789 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 143 | Lesotho | 1,788 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,785 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 145 | Honduras | 1,783 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,781 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 147 | Philippines | 1,780 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 148 | Burkina Faso | 1,778 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 148 | Tajikistan | 1,778 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 150 | Cambodia | 1,775 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 151 | Tokelau | 1,774 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 152 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,773 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 153 | Bangladesh | 1,770 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 153 | Micronesia | 1,770 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 155 | Nepal | 1,768 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 156 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,765 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,763 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 1,761 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 159 | Cameroon | 1,760 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 159 | South Sudan | 1,760 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | 1,759 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 162 | Comoros | 1,758 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 163 | Congo | 1,754 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 164 | Eritrea | 1,752 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 165 | Melanesia | 1,751 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 166 | Mauritania | 1,748 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 167 | Rwanda | 1,747 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 168 | Togo | 1,746 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 169 | Nigeria | 1,744 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 169 | Papua New Guinea | 1,744 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 171 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,743 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 172 | Palestine | 1,742 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 172 | Timor-Leste | 1,742 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 1,741 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 174 | Pakistan | 1,741 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 176 | Guinea | 1,739 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 177 | Liberia | 1,737 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 178 | Benin | 1,735 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 178 | Guatemala | 1,735 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 178 | Tuvalu | 1,735 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 1,732 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 182 | Zambia | 1,731 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 183 | Sudan | 1,729 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 184 | Mali | 1,728 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 185 | Uganda | 1,727 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 186 | Malawi | 1,724 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 187 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,712 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 188 | Chad | 1,711 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 189 | Madagascar | 1,706 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 190 | Somalia | 1,705 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 191 | Niger | 1,701 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 1,700 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 193 | Yemen | 1,688 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 194 | Burundi | 1,684 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 195 | Mozambique | 1,682 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 196 | Angola | 1,681 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 197 | Afghanistan | 1,670 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 198 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,659 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1,972 kcal/cap/d
- Northern America 1,967 kcal/cap/d
- Northern America and Europe 1,945 kcal/cap/d
- Western Europe 1,944 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Europe 1,936 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Europe 1,934 kcal/cap/d
- High-income economies 1,934 kcal/cap/d
- Europe 1,933 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 1,923 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Asia 1,902 kcal/cap/d
- Upper-middle-income economies 1,878 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 1,874 kcal/cap/d
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.