Minimum requirement calories in Belize

Belize: Minimum requirement calories was 1,799 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,799
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
125th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,799
in 2024
All-time low
1,695
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum requirement calories in Belize, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220242000: 1.7k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.7k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.7k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.8k2015: 1.8k2016: 1.8k2017: 1.8k2018: 1.8k2019: 1.8k2020: 1.8k2021: 1.8k2022: 1.8k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.8k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Belize stood at 1,799. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Belize peaked at 1,799 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,695, in 2000.

Belize ranks 125th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Minimum requirement calories in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in Belize, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,695 —
2001 1,699 +0.2%
2002 1,702 +0.2%
2003 1,705 +0.2%
2004 1,708 +0.2%
2005 1,712 +0.2%
2006 1,715 +0.2%
2007 1,719 +0.2%
2008 1,723 +0.2%
2009 1,727 +0.2%
2010 1,733 +0.3%
2011 1,741 +0.5%
2012 1,748 +0.4%
2013 1,753 +0.3%
2014 1,759 +0.3%
2015 1,763 +0.2%
2016 1,768 +0.3%
2017 1,773 +0.3%
2018 1,775 +0.1%
2019 1,778 +0.2%
2020 1,782 +0.2%
2021 1,786 +0.2%
2022 1,793 +0.4%
2023 1,797 +0.2%
2024 1,799 +0.1%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 1,799 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 1,799 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,710 1,695 1,727 10
2010s 1,759 1,733 1,778 10
2020s 1,791 1,782 1,799 5

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 122 Panama 1,802 compare
  2. 122 Senegal 1,802 compare
  3. 124 Mongolia 1,800 compare
  4. 126 Indonesia 1,797 compare
  5. 126 Sri Lanka 1,797 compare
  6. 128 El Salvador 1,796 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum requirement calories in Belize?
Minimum requirement calories in Belize was 1,799 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 1,799 in 2024.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 1,695 in 2000.
How does Belize rank for minimum requirement calories?
Belize ranks 125th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Minimum requirement calories
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
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