All food groups — Potassium 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 — Potassium supply — Value is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 7,384 mg/cap/d in China, Macao SAR; the lowest is 1,426 mg/cap/d in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,546 mg/cap/d, and the mean is 3,611 mg/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in China, Macao SAR (up 123.6%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 36.0%).
All food groups — Potassium supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Macao SAR | 7,384 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 5,291 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5,187 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 6,807 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4,612 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 3 | China | 6,739 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 4,249 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 3,161 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,696 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 4,056 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 5 | Guyana | 6,182 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,369 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 6 | Ghana | 6,084 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,231 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 7 | Belarus | 5,874 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3,187 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 8 | Albania | 5,801 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 8 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3,077 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 5,376 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2,971 mg/cap/d | 2018 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 10 | Tonga | 5,342 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,849 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 5,199 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2,617 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 5,137 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,365 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 4,990 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 2,175 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 14 | Cuba | 4,903 mg/cap/d | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 4,890 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 16 | Oman | 4,799 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 17 | Rwanda | 4,745 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 4,665 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 19 | Nepal | 4,655 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 4,634 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,605 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 22 | Armenia | 4,591 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 23 | Niger | 4,528 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 4,524 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 25 | Tunisia | 4,519 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 26 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 4,502 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 4,470 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4,403 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 4,371 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 30 | Fiji | 4,357 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 4,354 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 4,340 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 33 | Algeria | 4,327 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 34 | Jamaica | 4,306 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 35 | Malawi | 4,263 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 4,250 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 4,211 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 4,203 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 39 | Israel | 4,186 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 40 | Australia | 4,179 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 41 | Denmark | 4,178 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 4,139 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 43 | Uganda | 4,133 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 4,116 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 45 | Finland | 4,115 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 4,072 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 4,071 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 4,065 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 49 | Romania | 4,031 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 50 | Peru | 4,027 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 4,007 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 52 | Samoa | 3,995 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 53 | Norway | 3,974 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 54 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,934 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 3,918 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 3,916 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 57 | Spain | 3,880 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 58 | Gabon | 3,866 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 3,863 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 60 | Bahamas | 3,849 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 61 | Croatia | 3,838 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 62 | New Zealand | 3,821 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 63 | Colombia | 3,812 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 64 | Greece | 3,804 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 65 | Germany | 3,796 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 3,785 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 66 | Qatar | 3,785 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 66 | Solomon Islands | 3,785 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 3,769 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 70 | Brazil | 3,740 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 71 | Barbados | 3,713 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 72 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,709 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 73 | Slovenia | 3,689 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 3,674 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 75 | Sweden | 3,673 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 76 | Seychelles | 3,669 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 3,644 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 78 | El Salvador | 3,614 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 79 | Marshall Islands | 3,598 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 80 | Libya | 3,593 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 81 | France | 3,582 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 82 | Tuvalu | 3,572 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 3,568 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 84 | Latvia | 3,546 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 85 | Grenada | 3,545 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 86 | Switzerland | 3,543 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 87 | Malta | 3,537 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 88 | Argentina | 3,523 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 89 | Maldives | 3,517 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 90 | Nauru | 3,513 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 91 | Mauritius | 3,455 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 92 | Austria | 3,427 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 93 | Mexico | 3,422 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 94 | Cyprus | 3,400 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 95 | Kuwait | 3,364 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 3,343 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 3,338 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 98 | Uruguay | 3,334 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 99 | Bahrain | 3,332 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 100 | Comoros | 3,330 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 101 | Angola | 3,329 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 102 | Egypt | 3,325 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 102 | Morocco | 3,325 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 3,269 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 105 | India | 3,265 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 106 | Kenya | 3,263 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 107 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,253 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 108 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3,238 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea | 3,213 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 3,176 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 111 | French Polynesia | 3,161 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 112 | Czechia | 3,148 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 113 | Chile | 3,147 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 114 | Kiribati | 3,075 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 3,072 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 116 | Namibia | 3,060 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,052 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 118 | Paraguay | 3,004 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 119 | Panama | 2,936 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 2,859 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 121 | Hungary | 2,855 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 2,851 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 123 | Slovakia | 2,825 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 124 | Belize | 2,814 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 125 | Ethiopia | 2,806 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 126 | Myanmar | 2,802 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 127 | Indonesia | 2,792 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 128 | Bhutan | 2,788 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,760 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 130 | Botswana | 2,749 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 131 | Mozambique | 2,738 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,724 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 133 | Guatemala | 2,715 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 134 | Eswatini | 2,708 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 2,702 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 136 | Bangladesh | 2,645 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 137 | Djibouti | 2,620 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 138 | Philippines | 2,619 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 139 | Jordan | 2,596 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 140 | Malaysia | 2,584 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 2,553 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 142 | Nicaragua | 2,547 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 143 | Senegal | 2,519 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 2,519 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 145 | Pakistan | 2,490 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritania | 2,425 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 147 | South Africa | 2,420 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 148 | Congo | 2,390 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 149 | Iraq | 2,386 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 150 | Thailand | 2,381 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 151 | Honduras | 2,370 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 152 | Cambodia | 2,277 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 153 | Lesotho | 2,225 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 154 | Ecuador | 2,073 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 154 | Suriname | 2,073 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 2,018 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,016 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 158 | Madagascar | 2,001 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 159 | Liberia | 1,963 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 160 | Zambia | 1,942 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 161 | Haiti | 1,833 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 162 | Yemen | 1,483 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 163 | Gambia | 1,426 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.6% | 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 3,875 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.