Cereals and their products — Iron 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
Cereals and their products — Iron supply — Value is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 15.4 mg/cap/d in Ethiopia; the lowest is 1.9 mg/cap/d in Bahamas.
The median across all reporting countries is 5 mg/cap/d, and the mean is 5.49 mg/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 115.6%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 44.8%).
Cereals and their products — Iron supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 15.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 12.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 3 | China (People’s Republic of) | 12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 4 | Morocco | 11.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 5 | Serbia | 10.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 6 | Egypt | 10.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Niger | 10.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 10 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 9 | Algeria | 9.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Tunisia | 9.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 11 | Bhutan | 9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 8.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 8.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 8.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 8.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritania | 7.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | Senegal | 7.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 7.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Iraq | 7.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 7.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 22 | Nepal | 7.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 23 | Botswana | 7.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 7.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 23 | Turkmenistan | 7.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 7.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 27 | Armenia | 7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 27 | Mexico | 7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 6.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 30 | Cameroon | 6.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 6.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 6.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 6.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 34 | Malawi | 6.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 6.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 36 | Chile | 6.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 36 | Eswatini | 6.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 39 | Guatemala | 6.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 40 | Namibia | 6.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 40 | Pakistan | 6.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 42 | Lesotho | 6.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 43 | Argentina | 6.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 43 | Djibouti | 6.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 6.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 46 | Philippines | 6.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 46 | Qatar | 6.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 49 | India | 6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Lebanon | 6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 49 | Slovenia | 6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 52 | Latvia | 5.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 5.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Paraguay | 5.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 55 | Cyprus | 5.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 55 | Guinea | 5.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Jordan | 5.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritius | 5.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 5.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 59 | Lithuania | 5.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 59 | Uruguay | 5.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 62 | Nigeria | 5.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 62 | New Zealand | 5.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 5.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 5.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 65 | Montenegro | 5.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 5.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Gambia | 5.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 68 | Honduras | 5.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 68 | Israel | 5.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 72 | Belize | 5.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 72 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 74 | Hungary | 5.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 74 | Kuwait | 5.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 74 | Malta | 5.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Zambia | 5.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 78 | Indonesia | 5.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 78 | Yemen | 5.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 5.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 82 | France | 5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 82 | Libya | 5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 82 | Madagascar | 5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 82 | Myanmar | 5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 90 | Bahrain | 4.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 90 | Norway | 4.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 90 | Nauru | 4.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 90 | Peru | 4.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 4.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 94 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 96 | Barbados | 4.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 96 | Greece | 4.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 96 | Mozambique | 4.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 96 | Thailand | 4.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 100 | Belarus | 4.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 100 | Colombia | 4.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 100 | Denmark | 4.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 100 | Kenya | 4.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 100 | Uganda | 4.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 4.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 105 | Brazil | 4.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 105 | Canada | 4.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 105 | Panama | 4.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 109 | Albania | 4.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 109 | Croatia | 4.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | 4.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 112 | Germany | 4.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 112 | Spain | 4.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Gabon | 4.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 112 | Haiti | 4.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 112 | Jamaica | 4.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 112 | Mongolia | 4.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 112 | Seychelles | 4.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Ghana | 4.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 119 | Malaysia | 4.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 119 | New Caledonia | 4.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 119 | Rwanda | 4.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 4.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 123 | Saint Lucia | 4.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 4.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 123 | Maldives | 4.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 4.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 128 | Australia | 4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Belgium | 4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 128 | Switzerland | 4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 128 | Cuba | 4 mg/cap/d | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 128 | Ecuador | 4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 128 | Cambodia | 4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 128 | Liberia | 4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 128 | Suriname | 4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 136 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 137 | Czechia | 3.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 137 | Guyana | 3.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 137 | Slovak Republic | 3.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 137 | Tuvalu | 3.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 137 | Samoa | 3.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 143 | Estonia | 3.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 145 | Fiji | 3.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 146 | Comoros | 3.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Angola | 3.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 147 | Kiribati | 3.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 147 | French Polynesia | 3.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 3.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 3.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 152 | Oman | 3.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 152 | Tonga | 3.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 155 | Dominican Republic | 3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 157 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 157 | China, Macao SAR | 2.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Grenada | 2.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 160 | Congo | 2.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 2.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 2.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 163 | Bahamas | 1.9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
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 4.7 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.