The minimum energy requirement for persons in the United States in 2021 was 1,950 kilocalories per day. This is the societal average necessary for a person to live at a minimal BMI and be able to engage in low physical activities. In China it was 1,882 kilocalories per person per day. Depending on the age and gender structure of the population the minimum energy requirements can vary.
Minimum average energy requirements per capita worldwide in 2021, by country
(in kilocalories per person per day)
The source notes: "In a specified age/sex category, MDER is the minimum amount of dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to meet the energy needs at a minimum acceptable BMI of an individual engaged in low physical activity. If referring to an entire population, the MDER is the weighted average of the minimum energy requirements of the different age/sex groups. It is expressed as kilocalories per person per day."
Displayed are the highest and lowest ranking fifteen countries by energy requirement and the otherwise most populous countries (China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Brazil)
Data for the following countries was no provided by the source:
American Samoa
Andorra
Comoros
Cook Islands
Greenland
Guinea-Bissau
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Niger
Niue
Palau
Republic of Moldova
Tajikistan
Tokelau
Tuvalu
Zambia
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FAO. (August 31, 2022). Minimum average energy requirements per capita worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilocalories per person per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314883/minimum-average-energy-requirements-worldwide-by-country/
FAO. "Minimum average energy requirements per capita worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilocalories per person per day)." Chart. August 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314883/minimum-average-energy-requirements-worldwide-by-country/
FAO. (2022). Minimum average energy requirements per capita worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilocalories per person per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314883/minimum-average-energy-requirements-worldwide-by-country/
FAO. "Minimum Average Energy Requirements per Capita Worldwide in 2021, by Country (in Kilocalories per Person per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314883/minimum-average-energy-requirements-worldwide-by-country/
FAO, Minimum average energy requirements per capita worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilocalories per person per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314883/minimum-average-energy-requirements-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Minimum average energy requirements per capita worldwide in 2021, by country (in kilocalories per person per day) [Graph], FAO, August 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314883/minimum-average-energy-requirements-worldwide-by-country/
