All food groups (excluding beverages) — Phosphorus supply — Value by country
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics...
What the numbers show
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Phosphorus supply — Value is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 2,667 mg/cap/d in Iceland; the lowest is 628 mg/cap/d in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,559 mg/cap/d, and the mean is 1,560 mg/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 56.6%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 20.6%).
All food groups (excluding beverages) — Phosphorus supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 2,667 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 2,528 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 3 | China | 2,508 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 4 | Montenegro | 2,410 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 2,361 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 2,281 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 2,270 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 2,264 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 2,209 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 2,193 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 2,188 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | Albania | 2,181 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 2,136 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 2,105 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 2,095 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,085 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,060 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 2,056 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 19 | Mongolia | 2,052 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 2,033 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 21 | Nauru | 2,029 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 22 | Israel | 2,022 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Barbados | 2,012 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 1,985 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 1,981 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 1,975 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 1,971 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 28 | Tonga | 1,959 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,954 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 1,947 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Sweden | 1,946 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 32 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,943 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 33 | Guyana | 1,941 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 34 | Grenada | 1,926 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 35 | Niger | 1,916 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 36 | Marshall Islands | 1,892 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 1,883 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 1,882 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 1,875 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 1,858 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 41 | Latvia | 1,857 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 1,846 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,846 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 44 | Canada | 1,839 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 1,839 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 1,838 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 47 | New Caledonia | 1,836 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 48 | France | 1,833 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 48 | China, Macao SAR | 1,833 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 50 | French Polynesia | 1,817 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 51 | Spain | 1,811 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 52 | Armenia | 1,805 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 53 | Qatar | 1,790 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 54 | Slovenia | 1,788 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,783 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 56 | Seychelles | 1,782 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 1,780 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 58 | Greece | 1,779 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 59 | Bahamas | 1,772 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 1,765 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 61 | Switzerland | 1,757 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 61 | Tunisia | 1,757 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 1,734 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 64 | Malta | 1,719 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 65 | Austria | 1,716 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 65 | Algeria | 1,716 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 1,711 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 68 | Argentina | 1,705 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 69 | Mauritius | 1,696 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 70 | Brazil | 1,676 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 71 | Mexico | 1,671 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 72 | Georgia | 1,668 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 73 | Maldives | 1,665 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 74 | El Salvador | 1,658 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 1,637 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 1,626 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 77 | Viet Nam | 1,621 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 78 | Tuvalu | 1,619 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 79 | Republic of Korea | 1,617 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 80 | Oman | 1,605 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 81 | Kuwait | 1,602 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 82 | Jamaica | 1,597 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 83 | Samoa | 1,575 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 84 | Bahrain | 1,573 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 85 | Ukraine | 1,569 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 86 | Morocco | 1,568 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 87 | Belize | 1,565 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 1,563 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 89 | Cabo Verde | 1,559 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 1,550 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 91 | Cuba | 1,538 mg/cap/d | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 92 | New Zealand | 1,533 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 93 | Czechia | 1,531 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 94 | Egypt | 1,528 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 95 | Libya | 1,510 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 1,488 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 97 | Fiji | 1,479 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,479 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 99 | Bhutan | 1,475 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,468 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 101 | Panama | 1,456 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 1,449 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 103 | Peru | 1,447 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 104 | Hungary | 1,444 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 105 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,443 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 1,441 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 1,438 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,434 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 109 | Pakistan | 1,421 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 110 | Mauritania | 1,420 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 1,418 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 112 | Colombia | 1,411 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 113 | India | 1,398 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 1,395 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 115 | Cameroon | 1,391 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 116 | Malaysia | 1,379 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 1,374 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,371 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 119 | Lebanon | 1,351 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 120 | Indonesia | 1,336 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 121 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,335 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 122 | Botswana | 1,331 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 123 | Djibouti | 1,316 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 123 | Myanmar | 1,316 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 125 | Kiribati | 1,309 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 1,302 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 127 | Ghana | 1,299 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 128 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,286 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 129 | Gabon | 1,281 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 130 | Slovakia | 1,280 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 131 | Senegal | 1,273 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 132 | Namibia | 1,257 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 1,255 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 133 | Malawi | 1,255 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 135 | Guatemala | 1,251 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 136 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,246 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 137 | Philippines | 1,236 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 138 | Paraguay | 1,234 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 139 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,216 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 140 | Jordan | 1,211 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 141 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,210 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 142 | Eswatini | 1,182 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 142 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,182 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 144 | Rwanda | 1,180 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 145 | Thailand | 1,175 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 146 | Iraq | 1,174 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 1,173 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 148 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,163 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 149 | Nigeria | 1,161 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 150 | Honduras | 1,152 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 1,130 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 1,124 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 153 | Kenya | 1,117 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 154 | Cambodia | 1,115 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 155 | Suriname | 1,114 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 156 | Uganda | 1,112 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 157 | Ecuador | 1,096 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 157 | Madagascar | 1,096 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 159 | Comoros | 1,079 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 160 | Guinea | 1,067 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 161 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,051 mg/cap/d | 2018 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 1,049 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 163 | Lesotho | 1,037 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 164 | Gambia | 1,015 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 165 | Afghanistan | 1,006 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 1,006 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 167 | Guinea-Bissau | 991 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 943 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 169 | Zambia | 912 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 170 | Liberia | 898 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 171 | Angola | 891 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 881 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 173 | Mozambique | 861 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 174 | Congo | 852 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 175 | Haiti | 778 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 176 | Yemen | 758 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 177 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 628 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1,895 mg/cap/d
- South Africa 1,382 mg/cap/d
About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.