Minimum daily requirement of calories in Barbados
Barbados: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,909 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
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.
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
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- 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
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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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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.