Fish, shellfish and their products — Energy 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
Fish, shellfish and their products — Energy supply — Value is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 161 kcal/cap/d in Iceland; the lowest is 1 kcal/cap/d in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 30 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 36.64 kcal/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 161.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 266.7%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 60.0%).
Fish, shellfish and their products — Energy supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 161 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 2 | Maldives | 156 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 3 | Kiribati | 146 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 113 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 5 | Samoa | 107 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 6 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 101 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 8 | Barbados | 95 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 91 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | Cambodia | 90 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 90 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 14 | Myanmar | 88 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 15 | Marshall Islands | 86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 15 | Seychelles | 86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 15 | China, Macao SAR | 86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 84 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 19 | Indonesia | 83 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 80 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 70 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 24 | Solomon Islands | 65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 24 | Thailand | 65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 26 | Tonga | 64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 28 | China | 63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 28 | China, mainland | 63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 30 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 32 | Fiji | 58 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 58 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 58 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 32 | Mauritius | 58 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 36 | Finland | 57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 36 | Gabon | 57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 39 | Jamaica | 55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 39 | Philippines | 55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 54 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 52 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 43 | Italy | 52 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 43 | Sweden | 52 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 46 | France | 51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 47 | Bahamas | 50 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 47 | Ghana | 50 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 50 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 47 | Peru | 50 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 52 | Nauru | 48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 53 | China, Taiwan Province of | 47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 54 | Grenada | 45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 54 | Oman | 45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 59 | Guyana | 44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 60 | Israel | 43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 60 | New Caledonia | 43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 42 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 65 | Congo | 40 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 65 | New Zealand | 40 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 67 | Australia | 39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 67 | Egypt | 39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 69 | Belgium | 38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 69 | Gambia | 38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 69 | Republic of Moldova | 38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 72 | Croatia | 36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Qatar | 36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 74 | Cameroon | 34 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 74 | Comoros | 34 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 74 | Ireland | 34 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 34 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 78 | Morocco | 33 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 78 | Suriname | 33 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 80 | Bahrain | 32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 80 | Greece | 32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 80 | Uganda | 32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 80 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 85 | Canada | 31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 181.8% | rising |
| 85 | Panama | 31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Tunisia | 31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 89 | Angola | 30 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 89 | Ukraine | 30 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 91 | Cyprus | 29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 92 | Libya | 28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 93 | Switzerland | 27 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 94 | Austria | 26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 94 | Germany | 26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Mexico | 26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 94 | Senegal | 26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 98 | Poland | 25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Kuwait | 24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Mozambique | 24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 103 | Guinea | 23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 103 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 23 kcal/cap/d | 2018 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 106 | Belize | 22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 106 | Chile | 22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 106 | Colombia | 22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 109 | Belarus | 21 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 109 | Montenegro | 21 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 109 | Slovakia | 21 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 109 | Uruguay | 21 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 20 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 113 | Georgia | 20 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 113 | Slovenia | 20 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 116 | Estonia | 19 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 116 | Namibia | 19 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 118 | Czechia | 18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 118 | India | 18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 118 | Serbia | 18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 121 | Albania | 17 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 121 | Malawi | 17 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 123 | Romania | 16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 123 | Cabo Verde | 16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 123 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritania | 15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 127 | El Salvador | 15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 131 | Brazil | 14 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 131 | Bhutan | 14 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 14 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 134 | Hungary | 13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 134 | Nigeria | 13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 134 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 137 | Argentina | 12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 137 | Djibouti | 12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 137 | Haiti | 12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 141 | Cuba | 11 kcal/cap/d | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 141 | Ecuador | 11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 141 | Paraguay | 11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 141 | Rwanda | 11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 141 | Uzbekistan | 11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Armenia | 10 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 148 | Honduras | 9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 148 | Jordan | 9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 148 | Lebanon | 9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 148 | Liberia | 9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 148 | Nepal | 9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 148 | Türkiye | 9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | 8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 154 | Eswatini | 8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 156 | Guatemala | 7 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 156 | Madagascar | 7 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 159 | Algeria | 6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 160 | Botswana | 5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 160 | Guinea-Bissau | 5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 160 | Iraq | 5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 160 | Kenya | 5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | 5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 166 | Azerbaijan | 4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 166 | Lesotho | 4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 166 | Niger | 4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 166 | Yemen | 4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 166 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 171 | Mongolia | 3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 171 | Pakistan | 3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 174 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Ethiopia | 1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | 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 29 kcal/cap/d
- South Africa 10 kcal/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.