Ghana vs Guyana: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Ghana
1,795 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Guyana
1,794 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Ghana rank
129th
Guyana rank
131st
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Ghana
- Guyana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1,795 kilocalories per person per day against 1,794 kilocalories per person per day in Guyana, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.
Ghana ranks 129th and Guyana ranks 131st of 195 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | 1,768 kilocalories per person per day | 32 kilocalories per person per day | Guyana |
| 2010s | 1,767 kilocalories per person per day | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | 25.4 kilocalories per person per day | Guyana |
| 2020s | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | 1,793 kilocalories per person per day | 3.8 kilocalories per person per day | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Ghana or Guyana?
- Ghana, at 1,795 kilocalories per person per day against 1,794 kilocalories per person per day in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Ghana and Guyana?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guyana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Guyana rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Ghana ranks 129th and Guyana ranks 131st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.