Minimum requirement calories in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Minimum requirement calories was 1,759 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,759
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
154th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,759
in 2024
All-time low
1,693
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum requirement calories in Guinea-Bissau, 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: 1.7k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.7k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.8k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.8k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Guinea-Bissau stood at 1,759. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1,759 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,693, in 2000.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Minimum requirement calories in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in Guinea-Bissau, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,693 —
2001 1,695 +0.1%
2002 1,697 +0.1%
2003 1,699 +0.1%
2004 1,701 +0.1%
2005 1,702 +0.1%
2006 1,705 +0.2%
2007 1,707 +0.1%
2008 1,710 +0.2%
2009 1,712 +0.1%
2010 1,715 +0.2%
2011 1,717 +0.1%
2012 1,719 +0.1%
2013 1,721 +0.1%
2014 1,724 +0.2%
2015 1,726 +0.1%
2016 1,730 +0.2%
2017 1,734 +0.2%
2018 1,733 -0.1%
2019 1,738 +0.3%
2020 1,742 +0.2%
2021 1,747 +0.3%
2022 1,751 +0.2%
2023 1,755 +0.2%
2024 1,759 +0.2%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 1,759 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 1,759 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,702 1,693 1,712 10
2010s 1,726 1,715 1,738 10
2020s 1,751 1,742 1,759 5

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 151 Bangladesh 1,769 compare
  2. 152 Nepal 1,766 compare
  3. 153 Cote d'Ivoire 1,761 compare
  4. 155 Cameroon 1,756 compare
  5. 155 Comoros 1,756 compare
  6. 155 Sierra Leone 1,756 compare
  7. 155 South Sudan 1,756 compare
  8. 155 Togo 1,756 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum requirement calories in Guinea-Bissau?
Minimum requirement calories in Guinea-Bissau was 1,759 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 1,759 in 2024.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 1,693 in 2000.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for minimum requirement calories?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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Indicator
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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