Minimum daily requirement of calories in Barbados
Barbados: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,909 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,909 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,909 kilocalories per person per day
in 2017
All-time low
1,896 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per person per day.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1,909 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Barbados peaked at 1,909 kilocalories per person per day in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,896 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Barbados 54th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Barbados, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,896 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,899 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,902 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,902 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,901 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,902 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,905 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,907 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,907 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,909 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,909 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | 1,896 kilocalories per person per day | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | 1,902 kilocalories per person per day | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 51 Serbia 1,912 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 52 Russia 1,911 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 53 Lithuania 1,910 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 54 Belarus 1,909 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 56 Albania 1,908 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 56 South Korea 1,908 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Barbados?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Barbados was 1,909 kilocalories per person per day in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1,909 kilocalories per person per day in 2017.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,896 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Barbados ranks 54th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.