Daily supply of calories per person in Barbados
Barbados: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,118 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Barbados, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Barbados is 3,118 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Barbados peaked at 3,190 kilocalories per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,500 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
That places Barbados 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,563 kilocalories per day | 2,500 kilocalories per day | 2,680 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,821 kilocalories per day | 2,697 kilocalories per day | 2,934 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,006 kilocalories per day | 2,896 kilocalories per day | 3,132 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,956 kilocalories per day | 2,832 kilocalories per day | 3,111 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,902 kilocalories per day | 2,819 kilocalories per day | 2,961 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,067 kilocalories per day | 3,033 kilocalories per day | 3,125 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,152 kilocalories per day | 3,118 kilocalories per day | 3,190 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Barbados?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Barbados was 3,118 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 3,190 kilocalories per day in 2020.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,500 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Barbados rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Barbados ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.