Emergency supplies calculator
How much water, food and cash your household needs. Use 3 days for L1 and 14 days for L2. The shopping list turns this into a full pantry plan.
- Drinking water 3 L per person per day18 L
- Food 2,100 kcal per person per day12,600 kcal
- Cash about €23 per adult and €10 per child per day€140
- Stove fuel about 1 cartridge per day (our estimate)3 cartridges
Water: 3 litres per person per day follows Dutch, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian guidance (drinking and cooking). The humanitarian Sphere standard puts total needs, including washing, at up to 15 litres. Food: 2,100 kcal per person per day is the Sphere standard; Germany uses 2,200. Cash: the Dutch government advises about €70 per adult and €30 per child for 72 hours; the calculator scales that per day (about €23 and €10), rounded to €10.