Animal fats — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day) by country
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What the numbers show
Animal fats — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day) is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 1.7 g/cap/d in Belgium; the lowest is 0.01 g/cap/d in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.14 g/cap/d, and the mean is 0.2489 g/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 170.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 1,375.0%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 83.3%).
Animal fats — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 1.45 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 3 | Estonia | 1.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 729.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Croatia | 1.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,375.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Slovakia | 1.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 0.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 0.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 0.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 187.1% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 0.87 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 0.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 0.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 12 | Czechia | 0.75 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 0.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 13 | French Polynesia | 0.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 0.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 0.66 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 0.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 17 | Türkiye | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 0.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 0.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 20 | New Zealand | 0.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 0.55 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 23 | Armenia | 0.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 0.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 0.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 0.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 26 | Ireland | 0.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 28 | Tonga | 0.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 29 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 0.42 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 32 | Panama | 0.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.38 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 0.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 0.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.5% | flat |
| 36 | Bahrain | 0.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Belarus | 0.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 176.9% | rising |
| 38 | Botswana | 0.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 118.8% | rising |
| 38 | Ecuador | 0.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 38 | Philippines | 0.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 38 | Paraguay | 0.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 42 | Australia | 0.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 42 | Georgia | 0.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 0.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 46 | Albania | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 49 | China, Macao SAR | 0.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 50 | Chile | 0.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 51 | Samoa | 0.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Barbados | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Pakistan | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 55 | Fiji | 0.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 0.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 57 | Switzerland | 0.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 57 | Montenegro | 0.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 57 | Eswatini | 0.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 60 | Lebanon | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 60 | Malawi | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 60 | Tuvalu | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 60 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 216.7% | rising |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 0.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Spain | 0.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 66 | Malta | 0.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 69 | Brazil | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 69 | Malaysia | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 69 | Ukraine | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 75 | Grenada | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 75 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 78 | Libya | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 78 | Lithuania | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Maldives | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Guatemala | 0.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 82 | Oman | 0.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 0.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 85 | Nauru | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 85 | Romania | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 85 | Tunisia | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 0.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 0.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Seychelles | 0.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Colombia | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 92 | Cambodia | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 92 | Marshall Islands | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 92 | Mauritania | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 96 | Israel | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 96 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 99 | Bhutan | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Myanmar | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 104 | Djibouti | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 104 | Iraq | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 104 | Morocco | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 109 | Bahamas | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Jamaica | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 109 | Kiribati | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Nepal | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Kenya | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 114 | Qatar | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 114 | Senegal | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 114 | El Salvador | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 114 | Uganda | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 114 | Yemen | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 123 | Argentina | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Comoros | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Algeria | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 123 | Egypt | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 123 | Ethiopia | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 123 | Guinea | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Kuwait | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Thailand | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Cameroon | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 132 | Guyana | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Honduras | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 132 | Mexico | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 132 | Niger | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 141 | Angola | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 141 | Bangladesh | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 141 | China | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 141 | Cuba | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 141 | Ghana | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | India | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 141 | Nigeria | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 141 | Rwanda | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 141 | Serbia | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 141 | Suriname | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 152 | Gambia | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 152 | Haiti | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 152 | Indonesia | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 152 | Liberia | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 152 | Sri Lanka | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | China, mainland | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 159 | Madagascar | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Mozambique | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Peru | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 159 | South Africa | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Europe 0.69 g/cap/d
- Polynesia 0.51 g/cap/d
- European Union (27) 0.63 g/cap/d
- Viet Nam 0.34 g/cap/d
- Southern Europe 0.54 g/cap/d
- Republic of Moldova 0.3 g/cap/d
- Europe 0.46 g/cap/d
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.26 g/cap/d
- Northern America 0.36 g/cap/d
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.24 g/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 0.33 g/cap/d
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.16 g/cap/d
- Oceania 0.3 g/cap/d
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.12 g/cap/d
- Northern Europe 0.29 g/cap/d
- Timor-Leste 0.11 g/cap/d
- Melanesia 0.11 g/cap/d
- United States of America 0.24 g/cap/d
- Americas 0.21 g/cap/d
- Micronesia 0.09 g/cap/d
- South America 0.15 g/cap/d
- Asia 0.07 g/cap/d
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 0.07 g/cap/d
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.07 g/cap/d
- United Republic of Tanzania 0.07 g/cap/d
- Central Asia 0.14 g/cap/d
- South-Eastern Asia 0.14 g/cap/d
- Western Asia 0.13 g/cap/d
- World 0.12 g/cap/d
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.06 g/cap/d
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.06 g/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.11 g/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.09 g/cap/d
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.05 g/cap/d
- Eastern Africa 0.07 g/cap/d
- Northern Africa 0.07 g/cap/d
- Central America 0.07 g/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.07 g/cap/d
- Middle Africa 0.04 g/cap/d
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.01 g/cap/d
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.