Cereals, other — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day) by country
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What the numbers show
Cereals, other — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 16.94 g/cap/d in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 g/cap/d in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.15 g/cap/d, and the mean is 0.4095 g/cap/d.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 12,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).
Cereals, other — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 16.94 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 2.83 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5,560.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Georgia | 2.68 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 143.6% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 1.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,011.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Liberia | 1.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 1.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 8 | Guinea | 1.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 9 | New Zealand | 1.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 1.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 1.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12,400.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 1.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Ukraine | 1.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 1.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 222.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Montenegro | 0.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 187.9% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 0.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 19 | Bhutan | 0.81 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 20 | Armenia | 0.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 21 | Botswana | 0.66 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 22 | Chile | 0.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritania | 0.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 0.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia | 0.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 26 | Fiji | 0.45 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.45 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 28 | Qatar | 0.43 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Estonia | 0.42 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 30 | China, Macao SAR | 0.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 31 | Belarus | 0.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 0.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 0.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 0.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 35 | Samoa | 0.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Guatemala | 0.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,066.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Mongolia | 0.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Lesotho | 0.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 39 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 41 | Djibouti | 0.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 933.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 0.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Iraq | 0.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Naoero | 0.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Finland | 0.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 46 | Australia | 0.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 0.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 46 | El Salvador | 0.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Malta | 0.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 0.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 49 | Uganda | 0.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 52 | Slovak Republic | 0.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 52 | Tuvalu | 0.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 0.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Tunisia | 0.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 54 | Yemen | 0.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Belize | 0.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 57 | Switzerland | 0.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 0.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 57 | Romania | 0.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 61 | Latvia | 0.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 82.8% | falling |
| 62 | Malaysia | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 62 | Suriname | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 62 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 65 | Maldives | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Oman | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Seychelles | 0.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 68 | France | 0.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Senegal | 0.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 68 | South Africa | 0.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 71 | Canada | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 73 | Hungary | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 0.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 78 | Brazil | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 78 | Barbados | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 78 | Guyana | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Thailand | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 78 | Zambia | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Haiti | 0.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Nepal | 0.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 87 | Bahrain | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 87 | Marshall Islands | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Republic of Korea | 0.13 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 90 | Cambodia | 0.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 0.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 92 | Congo | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Eswatini | 0.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Austria | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Comoros | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Panama | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Portugal | 0.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 98 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 98 | China, mainland | 0.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 101 | Israel | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Niger | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Nigeria | 0.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 104 | Ghana | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Myanmar | 0.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 107 | Bahamas | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Germany | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritius | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 0.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 111 | Colombia | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Gambia | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Greece | 0.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Denmark | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 114 | New Caledonia | 0.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 117 | Grenada | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 117 | Sweden | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 57.1% | rising |
| 117 | Tonga | 0.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Albania | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Cameroon | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Cuba | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Ecuador | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 121 | Honduras | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 121 | Kuwait | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 121 | Libya | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Madagascar | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Norway | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 121 | Pakistan | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 121 | French Polynesia | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Afghanistan | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | United Arab Emirates | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 136 | Gabon | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Croatia | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Iceland | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Jamaica | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Jordan | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Kenya | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Lebanon | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 136 | Namibia | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Angola | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Algeria | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Spain | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Indonesia | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | India | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Kiribati | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Lucia | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Morocco | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Mozambique | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Malawi | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Philippines | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Paraguay | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Rwanda | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Solomon Islands | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 0 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 4.61 g/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.2 g/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.31 g/cap/d
- Africa 1.67 g/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.38 g/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 0.85 g/cap/d
- Central Asia 0.53 g/cap/d
- Cabo Verde 0.49 g/cap/d
- Western Europe 0.48 g/cap/d
- European Union (27) 0.41 g/cap/d
- Oceania 0.39 g/cap/d
- United States of America 0.31 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.