Eggs — 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
Eggs — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 114.13 kcal/cap/d in Belgium; the lowest is 0.2 kcal/cap/d in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.59 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 28.75 kcal/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 571.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 343.6%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 76.9%).
Eggs — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 114.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 155.5% | rising |
| 2 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 97.15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 92.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 82.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 5 | China | 82.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 6 | China, Macao SAR | 80.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 75.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 74.99 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 9 | Grenada | 74.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 130.4% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 73.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 343.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Maldives | 69.78 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 64.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 64.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 14 | Paraguay | 60.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 15 | Russia | 58.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 58.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 17 | Belarus | 58.53 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 58.19 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 19 | Ukraine | 56.37 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 20 | Canada | 55.72 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 21 | United States | 54.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 22 | Austria | 53.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 52.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 52.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 51.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 50.7 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 49.9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 28 | Qatar | 49.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 29 | China, Taiwan Province of | 49.45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 48.76 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 31 | Uruguay | 48.14 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 32 | Kuwait | 47.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 46.82 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 34 | Montenegro | 46.62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 35 | Estonia | 46.61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | Armenia | 46.49 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 37 | France | 46.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 38 | Romania | 46.17 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 46.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | Republic of Korea | 45.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 45.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 45.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 43 | Bahamas | 44.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 146.8% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 44.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 45 | Thailand | 43.87 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 43.76 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 165.1% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 43.65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 43.61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 49 | Nauru | 43.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 49 | Nauru | 43.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 51 | Guatemala | 43.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 52 | Fiji | 42.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 141.9% | rising |
| 53 | Moldova | 42.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 53 | Republic of Moldova | 42.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 42.56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 41.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 40.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 40.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 59 | Georgia | 39.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 39.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 61 | Switzerland | 39.19 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 38.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 63 | United Kingdom | 38.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 38.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 65 | Peru | 38.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 66 | New Zealand | 38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 37.74 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 68 | French Polynesia | 37.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 37.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 37.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 71 | Seychelles | 36.78 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 72 | Turkey | 36.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 72 | Türkiye | 36.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 74 | Ireland | 35.99 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 75 | Slovenia | 35.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 76 | Bahrain | 34.82 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 77 | Greece | 33.86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 33.86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 79 | Barbados | 33.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 80 | Chile | 33.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 81 | Cuba | 32.15 kcal/cap/d | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 82 | Czechia | 31.96 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 83 | Iceland | 31.86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 84 | Croatia | 31.39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 85 | Latvia | 31.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 86 | Libya | 30.91 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 87 | El Salvador | 29.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 88 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 29.45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 89 | Australia and New Zealand | 28.61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 90 | New Caledonia | 27.99 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 91 | Slovakia | 27.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 92 | Ecuador | 26.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 93 | Mauritius | 26.83 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 94 | Australia | 26.78 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 95 | Morocco | 26.69 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 25.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 24.7 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 99 | Mongolia | 24.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 100 | Tunisia | 24.35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 101 | Caribbean | 24.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 101 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 24.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 103 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 23.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 104 | Panama | 23.75 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 23.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.52 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 108 | Polynesia | 21.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 21.62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 280.6% | rising |
| 110 | South Africa | 21.35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 111 | Algeria | 21.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 113 | Philippines | 20.33 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 114 | Micronesia | 19.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 268.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Suriname | 19.86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 116 | Oman | 19.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 117 | Poland | 17.96 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 118 | Saint Lucia | 17.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 17.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 120 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 17.74 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 16.66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 124 | Belize | 16.62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 125 | India | 16.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 126 | Jordan | 15.93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 127 | Cabo Verde | 15.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 128 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 15.35 kcal/cap/d | 2018 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 129 | Bhutan | 14.9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 130 | Syria | 14.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 130 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 13.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 133 | Vietnam | 13.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 133 | Viet Nam | 13.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 135 | Pakistan | 13.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 136 | Honduras | 13.63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 13.29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 139 | Tonga | 13.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 140 | Egypt | 12.85 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 12.39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 12.29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 143 | Kiribati | 12.17 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 144 | Senegal | 11.48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 145 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 146 | Zambia | 9.39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 147 | Nigeria | 9.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 148 | Iraq | 8.94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 149 | East Timor | 8.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 149 | Timor-Leste | 8.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 151 | Nepal | 8.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 152 | Myanmar | 7.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 153 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 155 | Djibouti | 6.92 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 220.4% | rising |
| 156 | Gambia | 6.84 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Guinea | 6.5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 158 | Laos | 6.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 158 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 160 | Angola | 6.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Cameroon | 6.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 317.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Yemen | 5.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 163 | Guyana | 5.56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 5.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 165 | Melanesia | 5.48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 166 | Liberia | 5.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 167 | Samoa | 5.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 168 | Comoros | 5.15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 169 | Botswana | 5.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 170 | Eswatini | 4.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 171 | Sierra Leone | 4.4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 172 | Kenya | 4.36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 173 | Cambodia | 3.93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 174 | Mauritania | 3.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 3.78 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 176 | Ghana | 3.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 177 | Malawi | 3.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 178 | Namibia | 3.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 2.92 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 181 | Gabon | 2.82 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 182 | Uganda | 2.61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Afghanistan | 2.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 185 | Lesotho | 1.91 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 186 | Madagascar | 1.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 187 | Mozambique | 1.73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | 1.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 189 | Haiti | 1.39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 190 | Rwanda | 1.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 191 | Ethiopia | 1.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 192 | Niger | 0.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 193 | Congo | 0.66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 78.91 kcal/cap/d
- Central America 62.28 kcal/cap/d
- Northern America 54.42 kcal/cap/d
- United States of America 54.28 kcal/cap/d
- Western Europe 53.91 kcal/cap/d
- Americas 50.43 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 48.97 kcal/cap/d
- Europe 48.17 kcal/cap/d
- European Union (27) 46.03 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Europe 45.47 kcal/cap/d
- South-Eastern Asia 44.89 kcal/cap/d
- South America 44.32 kcal/cap/d
- Asia 43.04 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Europe 39.2 kcal/cap/d
- World 37.82 kcal/cap/d
- Central Asia 36.24 kcal/cap/d
- Western Asia 26.01 kcal/cap/d
- Oceania 21.96 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Africa 19.13 kcal/cap/d
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 18.98 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Asia 16.03 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Africa 15.6 kcal/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 9.72 kcal/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9.13 kcal/cap/d
- Africa 7.35 kcal/cap/d
- Western Africa 6.96 kcal/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.59 kcal/cap/d
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5.17 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Africa 3.55 kcal/cap/d
- Middle Africa 2.21 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.