Cream — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) 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
Cream — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 138.42 kcal/cap/d in Belgium; the lowest is 0 kcal/cap/d in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 9.62 kcal/cap/d.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 10,977.8%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Cream — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 138.42 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 120.14 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 926.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Finland | 74.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 73.43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 60 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 56.9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Slovakia | 56.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 352.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 51.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 51.3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 45.96 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 11 | Canada | 43.78 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 43.74 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 42.99 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 14 | France | 42.37 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 38.29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 16 | Czechia | 36.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 35.78 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 18 | Slovenia | 34.95 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 19 | French Polynesia | 28.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 27.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 21 | New Caledonia | 27.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 27.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belarus | 22.91 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 325.0% | rising |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 22.14 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 15.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Barbados | 14.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.09 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 12.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 10.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 31 | Armenia | 9.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10,977.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 9.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Botswana | 9.21 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 358.2% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Macao SAR | 8.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 8.54 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 36 | Marshall Islands | 7.99 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Mauritius | 7.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 38 | Tunisia | 7.91 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 39 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 6.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 427.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Maldives | 5.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Lebanon | 5.42 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 42 | Hungary | 5.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Tonga | 5.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 44 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5.18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 4.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 295.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Libya | 4.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Malta | 4.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 48 | Fiji | 3.87 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 706.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Kenya | 3.53 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 50 | Georgia | 3.19 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 490.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Cambodia | 3.18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Samoa | 3.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Malaysia | 2.96 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 199.0% | rising |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.84 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 234.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 2.83 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 56 | Jordan | 2.74 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Comoros | 2.65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 381.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 2.4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 2.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 2.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Albania | 1.99 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 665.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.76 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 1.71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 263.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 1.63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Australia | 1.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 68 | China | 1.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 70 | Montenegro | 1.3 kcal/cap/d | 2019 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 71 | China, mainland | 1.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 1.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 73 | Serbia | 1.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 0.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 75 | Belize | 0.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Iraq | 0.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 77 | Switzerland | 0.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 78 | Panama | 0.75 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 79 | Naoero | 0.74 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.72 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Bahamas | 0.69 kcal/cap/d | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 814.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Argentina | 0.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 84 | Chile | 0.52 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 0.49 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 0.42 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.37 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 88 | Indonesia | 0.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 0.29 kcal/cap/d | 2018 | — | rising |
| 89 | Senegal | 0.29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 91 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 92 | South Africa | 0.27 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 93 | Mozambique | 0.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritania | 0.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Ireland | 0.21 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Liberia | 0.19 kcal/cap/d | 2021 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Yemen | 0.17 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 0.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Uruguay | 0.15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Congo | 0.14 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Gabon | 0.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 89.2% | falling |
| 101 | El Salvador | 0.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 0.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Brazil | 0.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Colombia | 0.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 106 | Peru | 0.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 0.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 108 | Pakistan | 0.09 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 0.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 0.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Angola | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Djibouti | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Gambia | 0.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Cuba | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Haiti | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Suriname | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Seychelles | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Uganda | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Egypt | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 88.5% | rising |
| 119 | Honduras | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Cameroon | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 122 | Guinea | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Algeria | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Madagascar | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Malawi | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 125 | New Zealand | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Thailand | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Bangladesh | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Ghana | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Grenada | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Guyana | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Kiribati | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Kuwait | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Lithuania | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Morocco | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Mexico | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Myanmar | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Niger | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Nigeria | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Oman | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Philippines | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Paraguay | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Rwanda | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Ukraine | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Zambia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kcal/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.
- Western Europe 39.82 kcal/cap/d
- Republic of Moldova 21.65 kcal/cap/d
- European Union (27) 36.12 kcal/cap/d
- Polynesia 14.85 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Europe 26.59 kcal/cap/d
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.85 kcal/cap/d
- Europe 24.34 kcal/cap/d
- Micronesia 1.12 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Europe 15.81 kcal/cap/d
- Melanesia 1.02 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 15.56 kcal/cap/d
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 kcal/cap/d
- Northern America 4.52 kcal/cap/d
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.84 kcal/cap/d
- Central Asia 3.35 kcal/cap/d
- Asia 0.83 kcal/cap/d
- Western Asia 3.19 kcal/cap/d
- Viet Nam 0.49 kcal/cap/d
- Türkiye 0.49 kcal/cap/d
- World 3.04 kcal/cap/d
- Americas 1.86 kcal/cap/d
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.43 kcal/cap/d
- Oceania 1.42 kcal/cap/d
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.17 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Asia 1.36 kcal/cap/d
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.15 kcal/cap/d
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.15 kcal/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.7 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Africa 0.64 kcal/cap/d
- Timor-Leste 0.1 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Africa 0.55 kcal/cap/d
- Middle Africa 0.03 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Africa 0.5 kcal/cap/d
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.01 kcal/cap/d
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.01 kcal/cap/d
- South-Eastern Asia 0.44 kcal/cap/d
- Africa 0.34 kcal/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.34 kcal/cap/d
- United Republic of Tanzania 0 kcal/cap/d
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kcal/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.