Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Philippines
Philippines: Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 1,780 kcal/cap/d in 2025. ▲ Rising
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2025, minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Philippines stood at 1,780 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Philippines peaked at 1,780 kcal/cap/d in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,687 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
That places Philippines 137th out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Philippines, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,687 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 1,690 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,693 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,696 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,699 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,702 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,705 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,707 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,709 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,711 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,713 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,716 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,718 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,721 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,725 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,729 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,733 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,737 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,741 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,744 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,750 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,757 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,764 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,770 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,775 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1,780 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 1,780 kcal/cap/d is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,858 kcal/cap/d, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 1,780 kcal/cap/d is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,815 kcal/cap/d, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,700 kcal/cap/d | 1,687 kcal/cap/d | 1,711 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,728 kcal/cap/d | 1,713 kcal/cap/d | 1,744 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,766 kcal/cap/d | 1,750 kcal/cap/d | 1,780 kcal/cap/d | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 134 Equatorial Guinea 1,785 kcal/cap/d compare
- 135 Honduras 1,783 kcal/cap/d compare
- 136 Sao Tome and Principe 1,781 kcal/cap/d compare
- 138 Burkina Faso 1,778 kcal/cap/d compare
- 138 Tajikistan 1,778 kcal/cap/d compare
- 140 Cambodia 1,775 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Philippines?
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Philippines was 1,780 kcal/cap/d in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 1,780 kcal/cap/d in 2025.
- What is the lowest minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,687 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Philippines ranks 137th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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