Minimum daily requirement of calories in Guatemala
Guatemala: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,731 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Guatemala, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Guatemala stood at 1,731 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Guatemala peaked at 1,731 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,626 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 176th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,642 kilocalories per person per day | 1,626 kilocalories per person per day | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | 1,667 kilocalories per person per day | 1,706 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,721 kilocalories per person per day | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
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- 175 Benin 1,732 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 1,728 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 178 Sudan 1,727 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 178 Zambia 1,727 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4881 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.04 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2788 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5692 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8885 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 182.28 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Guatemala?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Guatemala was 1,731 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,731 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,626 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Guatemala ranks 176th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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) – 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.