Meat and meat products — Fat 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
Meat and meat products — Fat supply — Value is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 53.7 g/cap/d in Tonga; the lowest is 1.2 g/cap/d in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.1 g/cap/d, and the mean is 17.66 g/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 172.3%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 57.1%).
Meat and meat products — Fat supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 53.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 48.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 43.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 4 | China, Macao SAR | 38.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Montenegro | 38.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 6 | Bahamas | 36.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 36.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 36 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 36 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 35.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 35.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 11 | Nauru | 35.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 14 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 34.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 14 | China, mainland | 34.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 16 | China | 34.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 17 | Samoa | 33.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 32.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 19 | Brazil | 32.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 31.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 21 | New Caledonia | 31.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 22 | Chile | 31.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 23 | China, Taiwan Province of | 30.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 30.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 29.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 26 | Israel | 29.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 29.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 28.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 28 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 30 | French Polynesia | 27.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 27.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 32 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 27 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 26.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 34 | Tuvalu | 26.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 26.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 26.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 26.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 38 | France | 26.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 39 | Mexico | 26.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 25.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 41 | Grenada | 25.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 25.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 25.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 24.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 46 | Cuba | 24.6 g/cap/d | 2019 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 47 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 48 | Norway | 24.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 49 | Bahrain | 24.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 50 | Canada | 24 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 51 | New Zealand | 23.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 23.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 53 | Uruguay | 23.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 54 | Hungary | 23.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 55 | Sweden | 23 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 56 | Switzerland | 22.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 56 | Guyana | 22.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 22.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 21.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 59 | Romania | 21.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 61 | Belize | 21.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 62 | Italy | 21.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 21.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 21.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 65 | Cyprus | 21.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 65 | Estonia | 21.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 21.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 68 | Armenia | 21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 69 | Colombia | 20.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 69 | Seychelles | 20.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 71 | Malta | 20.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 72 | Germany | 20.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 73 | Slovakia | 20.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 20 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 19.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 75 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 19.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 77 | Barbados | 19.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 19.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 79 | Qatar | 18.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 80 | Kuwait | 18.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 81 | Belgium | 18.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 18.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 17.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 85 | Fiji | 17.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 86 | Gabon | 17.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 87 | Malaysia | 17.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 17.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 88 | Türkiye | 17.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 16.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 16.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 91 | Ecuador | 16.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 94 | Slovenia | 16.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 16.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 96 | Jamaica | 16.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | 15.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 98 | Ukraine | 15.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 98 | Cabo Verde | 15.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 100 | Peru | 15.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 101 | Congo | 15.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 14.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 104 | Kiribati | 14.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 104 | Saudi Arabia | 14.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 14.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 107 | Suriname | 14.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 14 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 109 | Georgia | 13.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 110 | Guatemala | 13.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 112 | Malawi | 12.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 172.3% | rising |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 12.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 114 | Philippines | 12.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 115 | Republic of Moldova | 12.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 116 | Libya | 12.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 116 | El Salvador | 12.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 118 | Oman | 11.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritania | 11.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 120 | Botswana | 10.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 121 | Lebanon | 10.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 122 | Thailand | 10.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 123 | Paraguay | 10.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 124 | Honduras | 9.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 125 | Morocco | 9.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 126 | Jordan | 9.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 9.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 9.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 129 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 130 | Tunisia | 8.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 131 | Namibia | 8.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 132 | Eswatini | 8.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 133 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 135 | Algeria | 7.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 136 | Maldives | 7.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 137 | Haiti | 7.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 137 | Myanmar | 7.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 139 | Angola | 7.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 139 | Egypt | 7.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 139 | Cambodia | 7.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 142 | Lesotho | 7.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 143 | Senegal | 6.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 144 | Zambia | 6.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 145 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 146 | Comoros | 6.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 146 | Liberia | 6.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 149 | Iraq | 5.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 150 | Guinea | 5.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 150 | Pakistan | 5.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 5.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 153 | Indonesia | 5.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 154 | Cameroon | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 154 | Djibouti | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 156 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 157 | Bhutan | 4.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 157 | Gambia | 4.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 159 | Ghana | 4.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 160 | Uganda | 4.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 160 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4.5 g/cap/d | 2018 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 162 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 163 | Kenya | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 163 | Yemen | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 165 | Mozambique | 3.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 166 | Nepal | 3.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 3.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 2.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 169 | Ethiopia | 2.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 169 | Nigeria | 2.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 2.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 172 | Niger | 2.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 173 | Rwanda | 2.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 174 | Madagascar | 1.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 175 | India | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 176 | Bangladesh | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 177 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.2 g/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 31.9 g/cap/d
- South Africa 19.8 g/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.