Food supply and consumption — Fat supply by country
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What the numbers show
Food supply and consumption — Fat supply is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 186.9 Grammes per person per day in Austria; the lowest is 57.3 Grammes per person per day in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 141.3 Grammes per person per day, and the mean is 131.61 Grammes per person per day.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 62.1%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 17.0%).
Food supply and consumption — Fat supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 186.9 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 183.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 170.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 163.2 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 163.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 162.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 162.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 160.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 159.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 159.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 156.2 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 12 | Israel | 155.5 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 153.9 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 152.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 152.7 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 150.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 17 | France | 149.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 146.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 143.7 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 141.4 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 141.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 139.7 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 137.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 137.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 136.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 130.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 123.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 28 | Russia | 117.8 Grammes per person per day | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 109.9 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 107.8 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 105 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 103.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 33 | China (People’s Republic of) | 100.4 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 95.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 94.6 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 36 | Japan | 92.4 Grammes per person per day | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 37 | Indonesia | 80.4 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 78.4 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 67.1 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 40 | India | 65.7 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 57.3 Grammes per person per day | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Netherlands 142.3 Grammes per person per day
- Poland 141.1 Grammes per person per day
- Croatia 139.7 Grammes per person per day
- Slovak Republic 139.4 Grammes per person per day
- Lithuania 128 Grammes per person per day
- Korea 126.4 Grammes per person per day
- Slovenia 110.7 Grammes per person per day
About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for fruits and vegetables consumption (survey data), as well as for key food supply (fat, calories, protein, sugar, etc.). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on food supply. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on survey data for consumption of vegetables and fruits.