Daily supply of calories per person in Guinea
Guinea: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,948 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Guinea, 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
Guinea recorded 2,948 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Guinea peaked at 2,948 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,939 kilocalories per day, in 1963.
That places Guinea 94th 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 | 1,983 kilocalories per day | 1,939 kilocalories per day | 2,050 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,036 kilocalories per day | 1,960 kilocalories per day | 2,144 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,185 kilocalories per day | 2,090 kilocalories per day | 2,309 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,396 kilocalories per day | 2,274 kilocalories per day | 2,467 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,537 kilocalories per day | 2,427 kilocalories per day | 2,659 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,607 kilocalories per day | 2,423 kilocalories per day | 2,779 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,885 kilocalories per day | 2,824 kilocalories per day | 2,948 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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More reference data data for Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5077 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6929 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6627 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2148 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3921 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 436.58 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Guinea?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Guinea was 2,948 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,948 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,939 kilocalories per day in 1963.
- How does Guinea rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Guinea ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.