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Guatemala vs Zambia: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Guatemala
1,731 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Zambia
1,727 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Guatemala rank
176th
Zambia rank
178th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Guatemala
  • Zambia
05001.0k1.5k200020122024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1,731 kilocalories per person per day against 1,727 kilocalories per person per day in Zambia, a difference of 4 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Guatemala ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 178th of 195 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Minimum daily requirement of calories
Unit
kilocalories per person per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.