Table 2. Estimated average daily energy expenditure and MEG in Japanese adults aged 20 to 74 years, by sex and survey year.

Year	Men		Women
	Average daily energy expenditure	MEG (kcal)	Average daily energy expenditure	MEG (kcal)
1975	1,897		1,513
1976	1,898	1	1,515	2
1977	1,900	3	1,516	3
1978	1,903	5	1,518	5
1979	1,905	8	1,518	6
1980	1,908	10	1,519	7
1981	1,910	13	1,520	7
1982	1,913	16	1,520	8
1983	1,916	19	1,521	8
1984	1,919	22	1,521	8
1985	1,922	25	1,521	8
1986	1,925	28	1,520	8
1987	1,927	30	1,520	7
1988	1,930	33	1,520	7
1989	1,933	36	1,520	7
1990	1,936	39	1,519	6
1991	1,939	42	1,519	6
1992	1,941	44	1,519	6
1993	1,944	47	1,518	5
1994	1,946	49	1,517	5
1995	1,949	51	1,517	4
1996	1,951	54	1,516	4
1997	1,953	56	1,516	3
1998	1,956	58	1,516	3
1999	1,958	60	1,515	2
2000	1,959	62	1,515	2
2001	1,961	64	1,514	2
2002	1,963	66	1,514	2
2003	1,965	68	1,514	2
2004	1,966	69	1,514	1
2005	1,968	70	1,514	1
2006	1,970	72	1,513	0
2007	1,971	74	1,513	−0
2008	1,972	75	1,512	−0
2009	1,973	76	1,512	−1
2010	1,974	77	1,512	−1
2011	1,975	78	1,511	−1
2012	1,976	79	1,511	−2
2013	1,976	79	1,510	−3
2014	1,977	80	1,509	−4
2015	1,978	81	1,508	−5

MEG, maintenance energy gap.