Cereals - Excluding Beer — Fat supply quantity (g/capita/day) by country
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What the numbers show
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Fat supply quantity (g/capita/day) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 16.51 g/cap/d in Iceland; the lowest is 2.37 g/cap/d in Papua New Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.98 g/cap/d, and the mean is 7.41 g/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 81.5%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 41.5%).
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Fat supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 16.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 2 | Montenegro | 14.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 13.97 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 13.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 12.46 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 7 | Marshall Islands | 12.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 12.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 9 | Bhutan | 12.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 11.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 11 | Niger | 11.75 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 11.46 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 11.38 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 14 | Mongolia | 11.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 11.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | Belarus | 11.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 11.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 18 | Tuvalu | 11.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 19 | Tonga | 11.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 20 | Seychelles | 11.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 11.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 22 | Eswatini | 10.46 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 10.43 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 24 | South Africa | 10.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 25 | French Polynesia | 10.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 26 | Malawi | 10.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 27 | El Salvador | 10.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 10.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 29 | Mexico | 10.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 30 | Botswana | 10.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 9.88 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 9.82 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 9.52 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 9.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 9.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 36 | Oman | 9.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 37 | Lesotho | 9.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 39 | Qatar | 9.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 9.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 9.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 8.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 42 | Namibia | 8.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 44 | China, Macao SAR | 8.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 8.85 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 8.76 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 47 | Belize | 8.74 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 48 | China, mainland | 8.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 49 | China | 8.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 8.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 51 | Senegal | 8.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 52 | Nauru | 8.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 8.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 8.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 8.52 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 8.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 8.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 58 | Iraq | 8.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 59 | Nepal | 8.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 8.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 60 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 62 | Algeria | 7.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritius | 7.94 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 64 | Tunisia | 7.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritania | 7.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 65 | Zambia | 7.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 67 | Bahamas | 7.78 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 68 | Cameroon | 7.77 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 69 | Madagascar | 7.75 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 70 | Kenya | 7.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 7.59 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 73 | Ireland | 7.38 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 74 | Slovak Republic | 7.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 75 | Grenada | 7.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 76 | Djibouti | 7.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 77 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 78 | New Zealand | 7.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 7.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 80 | Guyana | 7.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 81 | Kuwait | 7.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 82 | Barbados | 6.98 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.98 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 84 | Hungary | 6.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 85 | Philippines | 6.76 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 6.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 87 | Uganda | 6.72 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 6.68 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 90 | Mozambique | 6.66 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 91 | Lebanon | 6.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 92 | Armenia | 6.64 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 93 | Estonia | 6.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 94 | Peru | 6.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 95 | Samoa | 6.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 96 | Chile | 6.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 97 | Australia and New Zealand | 6.48 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 98 | Albania | 6.46 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 99 | Australia | 6.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 6.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 101 | Nigeria | 6.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 102 | Sweden | 6.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 103 | Gambia | 6.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 104 | Suriname | 6.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 105 | Yemen | 6.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 107 | Kiribati | 5.91 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 108 | Ukraine | 5.88 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 5.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 5.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 110 | Israel | 5.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 112 | Russian Federation | 5.78 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 113 | Pakistan | 5.71 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 114 | India | 5.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 114 | Kazakhstan | 5.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 116 | Colombia | 5.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 117 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.64 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 118 | Greece | 5.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 119 | Maldives | 5.55 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 120 | Austria | 5.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 121 | Libya | 5.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 122 | Gabon | 5.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 122 | Italy | 5.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 125 | Haiti | 5.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 126 | Poland | 5.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 127 | Indonesia | 5.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 128 | Jamaica | 5.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 129 | Thailand | 5.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 130 | Bahrain | 5.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 130 | France | 5.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 132 | Ghana | 5.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 133 | Latvia | 5.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 134 | Liberia | 5.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 134 | Rwanda | 5.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 136 | Guinea | 5.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 137 | Brazil | 4.98 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 137 | Myanmar | 4.98 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 139 | Costa Rica | 4.97 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 140 | Germany | 4.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 4.93 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 142 | Canada | 4.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 142 | Lithuania | 4.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 4.74 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 145 | Angola | 4.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 146 | Jordan | 4.59 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 147 | Ecuador | 4.45 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 148 | Comoros | 4.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 149 | Cambodia | 4.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 149 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 151 | Republic of Korea | 4.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 4.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 154 | Malaysia | 4.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 155 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 156 | Cuba | 4.05 g/cap/d | 2019 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 157 | Spain | 3.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 158 | Belgium | 3.53 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 159 | Fiji | 3.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 3.42 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 161 | Dominican Republic | 3.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 162 | Czechia | 3.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 163 | Congo | 2.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 164 | Papua New Guinea | 2.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 10.18 g/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 9.41 g/cap/d
- Northern Europe 9.02 g/cap/d
- Central America 9.63 g/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7.77 g/cap/d
- Northern Africa 9.38 g/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7.2 g/cap/d
- World 6.82 g/cap/d
- Eastern Africa 8.96 g/cap/d
- Americas 6.6 g/cap/d
- Eastern Asia 8.12 g/cap/d
- United States of America 6.19 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.