Daily supply of calories per person in Guatemala
Guatemala: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,823 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 2,823 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Guatemala peaked at 2,823 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,844 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
Guatemala ranks 119th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,949 kilocalories per day | 1,844 kilocalories per day | 2,022 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,092 kilocalories per day | 2,010 kilocalories per day | 2,166 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,256 kilocalories per day | 2,041 kilocalories per day | 2,424 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,194 kilocalories per day | 2,051 kilocalories per day | 2,320 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,276 kilocalories per day | 2,069 kilocalories per day | 2,420 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,535 kilocalories per day | 2,481 kilocalories per day | 2,636 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,766 kilocalories per day | 2,713 kilocalories per day | 2,823 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8885 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Guatemala?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Guatemala was 2,823 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 2,823 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,844 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Guatemala ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.