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.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,626 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,629 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,632 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,635 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,639 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,643 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,648 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,653 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,657 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,667 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,671 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,676 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,692 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,696 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,699 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,706 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,716 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,721 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,726 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,731 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,731 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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
- 173 Liberia 1,734 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 173 Tuvalu 1,734 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
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.