Fish, shellfish and their products — Zinc 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 — Zinc supply — Value is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 1.71 mg/cap/d in China, Macao SAR; the lowest is 0.01 mg/cap/d in Syrian Arab Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.24 mg/cap/d, and the mean is 0.3403 mg/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 171.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 66.7%).
Fish, shellfish and their products — Zinc supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Macao SAR | 1.71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 2 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 3 | Iceland | 1.44 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 1.44 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 5 | Maldives | 1.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 6 | China | 1.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 6 | China, mainland | 1.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 1.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.09 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 1.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 11 | Kiribati | 0.93 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 12 | Malaysia | 0.89 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 13 | Norway | 0.86 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | French Polynesia | 0.84 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 0.82 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 16 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.81 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 17 | Samoa | 0.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Seychelles | 0.79 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 0.74 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 20 | Tuvalu | 0.71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 0.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 22 | Cambodia | 0.69 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 23 | Barbados | 0.68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 0.67 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.66 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 26 | France | 0.65 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 26 | Guyana | 0.65 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 28 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.63 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 29 | Bahamas | 0.61 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 30 | Marshall Islands | 0.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.59 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 0.58 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 33 | Malta | 0.57 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 0.56 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 0.56 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 36 | Fiji | 0.54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Belize | 0.53 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritius | 0.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 39 | Vanuatu | 0.49 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 40 | Australia | 0.48 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 40 | Myanmar | 0.48 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 42 | Lithuania | 0.47 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 42 | New Zealand | 0.47 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.46 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 45 | Jamaica | 0.44 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 45 | Tonga | 0.44 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 0.43 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 0.43 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 49 | Latvia | 0.42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 0.42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 0.42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 52 | Canada | 0.41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 52 | New Caledonia | 0.41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 54 | Belgium | 0.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 55 | Finland | 0.39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 0.39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 0.39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 58 | Gabon | 0.38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 59 | Croatia | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 59 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 61 | Greece | 0.36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 0.35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 0.34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 63 | Cyprus | 0.34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 0.33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 0.32 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 67 | Grenada | 0.32 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.32 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 70 | Qatar | 0.31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 71 | Israel | 0.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 71 | Mexico | 0.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 71 | Oman | 0.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 71 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 75 | Nauru | 0.29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 75 | Suriname | 0.29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 75 | Ukraine | 0.29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 75 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 79 | Switzerland | 0.28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 79 | Ireland | 0.28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 79 | Panama | 0.28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 82 | Egypt | 0.27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 82 | Republic of Moldova | 0.27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 85 | Cameroon | 0.26 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 85 | Gambia | 0.26 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 87 | Austria | 0.24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 87 | Chile | 0.24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 87 | Congo | 0.24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 87 | Slovenia | 0.24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 91 | Morocco | 0.23 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 91 | Montenegro | 0.23 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 93 | Bahrain | 0.22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 93 | Comoros | 0.22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 0.22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 93 | Kuwait | 0.22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 93 | Uganda | 0.22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 98 | Germany | 0.21 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 0.21 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 98 | Tunisia | 0.21 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 101 | Angola | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 101 | Albania | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 101 | Estonia | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 101 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2018 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 106 | Argentina | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Libya | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 106 | Mauritania | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 109 | Mozambique | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 109 | Senegal | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 109 | Uruguay | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 109 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 109 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 114 | Belarus | 0.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 114 | Colombia | 0.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 114 | Guinea | 0.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 114 | Poland | 0.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 118 | India | 0.15 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 118 | Namibia | 0.15 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 120 | Czechia | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 120 | Romania | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 120 | Zambia | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 120 | Cabo Verde | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 125 | Ecuador | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 125 | Georgia | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 125 | Serbia | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 125 | Slovakia | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 130 | Brazil | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 130 | El Salvador | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 133 | Bhutan | 0.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 133 | Cuba | 0.1 mg/cap/d | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 133 | Hungary | 0.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 133 | Malawi | 0.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 133 | Timor-Leste | 0.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 139 | Armenia | 0.09 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.09 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 139 | Paraguay | 0.09 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 142 | Djibouti | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 142 | Guatemala | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 142 | Haiti | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 142 | Nigeria | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Türkiye | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 142 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Honduras | 0.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.0% | flat |
| 149 | Lebanon | 0.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 149 | Nepal | 0.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 149 | Rwanda | 0.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Jordan | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 153 | Liberia | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 153 | Madagascar | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 157 | Eswatini | 0.05 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 157 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.05 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 159 | Algeria | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 159 | Iraq | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 162 | Azerbaijan | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 162 | Botswana | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Kenya | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 162 | Lesotho | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Pakistan | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 162 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 170 | Mongolia | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 170 | Niger | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 170 | Yemen | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 0.01 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 0.01 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 0.01 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.01 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
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 0.42 mg/cap/d
- South Africa 0.07 mg/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.