Minimum daily requirement of calories in Guinea
Guinea: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,735 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Guinea, 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
Guinea recorded 1,735 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Guinea peaked at 1,735 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,687 kilocalories per person per day, in 2002.
Guinea ranks 172nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,692 kilocalories per person per day | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | 1,700 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,728 kilocalories per person per day | 1,722 kilocalories per person per day | 1,735 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 169 Pakistan 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Palestine 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 171 East Timor 1,736 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 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
More reference data data for Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5077 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6929 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6627 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2148 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3921 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 436.58 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Guinea?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Guinea was 1,735 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,735 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,687 kilocalories per person per day in 2002.
- How does Guinea rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Guinea ranks 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea 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.