Beans — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day) by country
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What the numbers show
Beans — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 18.23 g/cap/d in Rwanda; the lowest is 0 g/cap/d in Micronesia (Federated States of).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.44 g/cap/d, and the mean is 1.38 g/cap/d.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 4,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 100.0%).
Beans — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 18.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 2 | El Salvador | 11.69 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 9.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 5 | Honduras | 8.79 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 8.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Kenya | 7.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 7.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 7.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 10 | Cuba | 7.19 g/cap/d | 2019 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 6.88 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 6.52 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 13 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6.3 g/cap/d | 2018 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 14 | Guatemala | 4.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 4.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 4.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 3.99 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 18 | Timor-Leste | 3.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 19 | Albania | 3.64 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 20 | Mozambique | 3.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 3.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4,600.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 301.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 3.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 27 | Ghana | 2.82 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 2.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 2.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 30 | Cambodia | 2.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 31 | India | 2.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 2.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 2.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Paraguay | 2.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 1.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 38 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,062.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 1.85 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 640.0% | rising |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 1.76 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 41 | Myanmar | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 42 | Türkiye | 1.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia | 1.64 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 44 | Tajikistan | 1.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 158.7% | rising |
| 45 | Haiti | 1.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 46 | Viet Nam | 1.52 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 47 | Mauritania | 1.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 48 | Panama | 1.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Jamaica | 1.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 51 | Iraq | 1.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 192.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Lesotho | 1.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 53 | Italy | 1.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 54 | Portugal | 1.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 54 | Zambia | 1.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Peru | 1.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 57 | Montenegro | 1.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 0.91 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 59 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 60 | Ukraine | 0.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 61 | Qatar | 0.87 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 62 | Libya | 0.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 63 | China, Macao SAR | 0.79 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Grenada | 0.78 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 64 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.78 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 66 | Romania | 0.77 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 67 | Eswatini | 0.71 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 68 | Republic of Korea | 0.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 69 | Algeria | 0.68 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 70 | Djibouti | 0.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 71 | Chile | 0.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 71 | Greece | 0.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 71 | Malaysia | 0.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 71 | Thailand | 0.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 75 | Pakistan | 0.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 0.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 77 | Guyana | 0.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 0.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 81 | New Zealand | 0.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 83 | Spain | 0.53 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 83 | Uruguay | 0.53 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 85 | Lebanon | 0.52 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 86 | Indonesia | 0.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 86 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 88 | Suriname | 0.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 89 | Mauritius | 0.48 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 90 | Barbados | 0.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 90 | Cyprus | 0.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 90 | Seychelles | 0.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 780.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Philippines | 0.43 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 94 | New Caledonia | 0.42 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 95 | Hungary | 0.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 0.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 97 | Bhutan | 0.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 99 | Congo | 0.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 99 | Croatia | 0.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 101 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 102 | Belgium | 0.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 103 | Yemen | 0.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 104 | France | 0.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 106 | Israel | 0.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 106 | Slovenia | 0.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 108 | Tunisia | 0.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 109 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 110 | Iceland | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 110 | Malta | 0.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 0.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 0.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 0.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 115 | Ecuador | 0.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 115 | Madagascar | 0.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 117 | China | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 117 | Comoros | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Bahrain | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 120 | Canada | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 57.8% | rising |
| 120 | China, mainland | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Bahamas | 0.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Oman | 0.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 125 | Kuwait | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 128 | Belize | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Switzerland | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 128 | Jordan | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 131 | Morocco | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 62.5% | flat |
| 132 | Fiji | 0.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 133 | Ireland | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Liberia | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 133 | Sweden | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 133 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Austria | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 137 | Maldives | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovakia | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 137 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | Egypt | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 142 | Denmark | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 143 | Estonia | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 143 | Norway | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Czechia | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Namibia | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 145 | French Polynesia | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Russian Federation | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Germany | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 150 | Gambia | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Niger | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Micronesia | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Finland | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 154 | Melanesia | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 154 | Polynesia | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Gabon | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Guinea | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Belarus | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Botswana | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Georgia | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Kiribati | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Lithuania | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Latvia | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Mongolia | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Nigeria | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Nauru | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Poland | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Senegal | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Tonga | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Tuvalu | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Uzbekistan | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Samoa | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 5.09 g/cap/d
- Central America 4.92 g/cap/d
- South America 4.59 g/cap/d
- Americas 3.31 g/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.1 g/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.87 g/cap/d
- Middle Africa 2.83 g/cap/d
- Central Asia 2.69 g/cap/d
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.36 g/cap/d
- Africa 2.28 g/cap/d
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2.09 g/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.08 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.