Beer — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Beer — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 167.02 kg/cap in Botswana; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.02 kg/cap, and the mean is 34.43 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 2,237.5%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Beer — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 167.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 355.1% | rising |
| 2 | Czechia | 134.66 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 3 | Lithuania | 111.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 4 | Ireland | 107.93 kg/cap | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 5 | Austria | 103.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 6 | Slovenia | 93.59 kg/cap | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 89.96 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 89.22 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 9 | Spain | 86.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 83.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 11 | Cambodia | 80.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 78.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 77.99 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 77.74 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 15 | Montenegro | 76.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 16 | Slovak Republic | 74.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 17 | Seychelles | 74.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 18 | Gabon | 73.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 72.9 kg/cap | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 72.59 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 71.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 70.73 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 70.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 70.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 69.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 27 | Australia and New Zealand | 68.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 68.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 67.26 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 30 | Serbia | 67.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 66.86 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 66.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 33 | Mexico | 64.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 64.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 62.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 36 | Namibia | 60.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 37 | Finland | 59.64 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 59.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 58.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 58.75 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 41 | Uruguay | 58.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 42 | Bhutan | 56.5 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 43 | Congo | 56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 55.7 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 45 | South Africa | 53.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 46 | Switzerland | 50.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 50.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 50.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 49 | Guyana | 47.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 46.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 51 | Sweden | 45.86 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 52 | French Polynesia | 44.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 53 | Belarus | 44.73 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 54 | Malta | 44.7 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 55 | New Caledonia | 44.64 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 56 | Belize | 44.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 57 | Peru | 43.65 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 58 | Argentina | 42.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 59 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 41.51 kg/cap | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 60 | Bahamas | 40.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 749.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Albania | 40.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 62 | Mongolia | 39.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 39.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 64 | Samoa | 37.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 66 | France | 37.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 37.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 68 | Greece | 36.84 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 69 | Mauritius | 36.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 70 | Ukraine | 35.55 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 34.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 156.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 73 | Republic of Korea | 32.83 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 74 | Georgia | 32.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 106.6% | rising |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 32.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 76 | China, Taiwan Province of | 32.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 77 | Angola | 32.33 kg/cap | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 32.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 29.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 80 | Thailand | 28.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 81 | Eswatini | 28.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 82 | Barbados | 27.83 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 83 | Grenada | 27.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 84 | Israel | 27.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 85 | Suriname | 27.22 kg/cap | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 86 | Honduras | 26.94 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 87 | China (People’s Republic of) | 23.81 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 88 | El Salvador | 23.74 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 89 | China, mainland | 23.69 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22.87 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 91 | Lesotho | 20.9 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 92 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 19.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 93 | Tuvalu | 19.45 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 94 | Bahrain | 17.79 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 95 | China, Macao SAR | 17.68 kg/cap | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 96 | Guatemala | 16.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 97 | Fiji | 16.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 16.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 148.5% | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 15.97 kg/cap | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 15.85 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 101 | Philippines | 14.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 13.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | 12.91 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 104 | Kiribati | 11.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 318.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 11.63 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 106 | Tonga | 11.4 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 11.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 108 | Mozambique | 11.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 109 | Rwanda | 11.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 9.84 kg/cap | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.74 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 112 | Ghana | 9.63 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.63 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | 8.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 115 | Jamaica | 8.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 116 | Kenya | 7.79 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 117 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 7.53 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 119 | Nigeria | 7.52 kg/cap | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 120 | Uganda | 7.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.75 kg/cap | 2023 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 6.75 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 123 | Lebanon | 6.6 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 124 | Cuba | 6.43 kg/cap | 2019 | up 170.2% | rising |
| 125 | Nepal | 5.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 230.4% | rising |
| 126 | Maldives | 5.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 5.47 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 5.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 129 | Malawi | 5.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 193.7% | rising |
| 130 | Madagascar | 4.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 131 | Malaysia | 4.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 3.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 316.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Algeria | 3.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 134 | Guinea | 3.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 135 | Qatar | 3 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 136 | Liberia | 2.96 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 137 | Myanmar | 2.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 138 | Morocco | 2.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 139 | Vanuatu | 2.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 2.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 141 | India | 2.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 573.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 1.89 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 143 | Haiti | 1.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2,237.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Oman | 1.69 kg/cap | 2023 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 145 | Iraq | 1.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 146 | Jordan | 1.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 170.2% | rising |
| 147 | Djibouti | 1.25 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 148 | Indonesia | 1.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 149 | Comoros | 0.96 kg/cap | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 150 | Egypt | 0.75 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 151 | Niger | 0.44 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Cameroon | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Gambia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Pakistan | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Libya | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 157 | Afghanistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Kuwait | 0 kg/cap | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Mauritania | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Yemen | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
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 69.26 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 68.73 kg/cap
- Northern America 67.3 kg/cap
- Western Europe 66.12 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 64.37 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 60.18 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 58.94 kg/cap
- Türkiye 12.51 kg/cap
- Americas 58.47 kg/cap
- South America 56.06 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 55.82 kg/cap
- Central America 53.17 kg/cap
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.