Depth of the food deficit

74 (Kcal per person per day) in 2016

Guyana food deficit was at level of 74 kcal per person per day in 2016, down from 77 kcal per person per day previous year, this is a change of 3.90%.

The description is composed by our digital data assistant.

The number of calories needed to lift the undernourished from their status, everything else being constant. The average intensity of food deprivation of the undernourished, estimated as the difference between the average dietary energy requirement and the average dietary energy consumption of the undernourished population (food-deprived), is multiplied by the number of undernourished to provide an estimate of the total food deficit in the country, which is then normalized by the total population.

Date Value Change, %
2016 74 -3.90%
2015 77 -2.53%
2014 79 0.00%
2013 79 0.00%
2012 79 0.00%
2011 79 1.28%
2010 78 4.00%
2009 75 4.17%
2008 72 4.35%
2007 69 2.99%
2006 67 4.69%
2005 64