Milk and milk products — Calcium 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
Milk and milk products — Calcium supply — Value is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 1,330 mg/cap/d in Estonia; the lowest is 7 mg/cap/d in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 309 mg/cap/d, and the mean is 398.36 mg/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 190.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 227.7%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 63.2%).
Milk and milk products — Calcium supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 1,330 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 1,160 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,159 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 4 | Montenegro | 1,129 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 1,118 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 1,107 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 7 | Iceland | 1,086 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 8 | Albania | 1,082 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 9 | Germany | 1,074 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 1,000 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 991 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 985 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 980 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 959 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 956 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 936 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 934 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 900 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 19 | Romania | 889 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 20 | Uruguay | 862 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 21 | Belarus | 852 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 22 | France | 780 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 778 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 774 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 737 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 734 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 716 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 710 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 29 | Australia | 702 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 694 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 31 | Portugal | 685 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 671 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 668 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 34 | Mongolia | 666 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 665 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 663 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 662 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 660 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 39 | Czechia | 651 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 40 | Canada | 649 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 41 | Israel | 639 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 631 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia | 630 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 44 | Spain | 629 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 615 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 611 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 602 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 580 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 49 | Brazil | 556 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 540 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 535 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 52 | Algeria | 519 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 53 | Ukraine | 509 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 504 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 503 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 56 | Oman | 484 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 57 | Tunisia | 451 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 58 | India | 449 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 59 | Slovak Republic | 432 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 60 | Guyana | 431 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 61 | El Salvador | 414 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 62 | Bahrain | 407 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 63 | Mauritania | 406 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritius | 402 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 65 | Colombia | 401 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 396 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 67 | Mexico | 385 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 381 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 69 | Libya | 380 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 375 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 367 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 72 | Bahamas | 361 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 73 | New Caledonia | 356 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 74 | Grenada | 354 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 75 | Jamaica | 353 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 347 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 77 | Chile | 339 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 78 | Kuwait | 338 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 333 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 80 | French Polynesia | 331 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 81 | Kenya | 315 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 309 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 82 | Maldives | 309 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 84 | Lebanon | 307 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 85 | Jordan | 306 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 86 | Cuba | 299 mg/cap/d | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 87 | Barbados | 292 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 88 | Nauru | 277 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 272 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 227.7% | volatile |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 269 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 90 | Lesotho | 269 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 92 | Qatar | 268 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 93 | Panama | 264 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 94 | Seychelles | 258 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 253 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 96 | Nepal | 251 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 97 | Peru | 244 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 244 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 99 | Honduras | 226 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 100 | Paraguay | 221 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 101 | Djibouti | 204 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 102 | Namibia | 197 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 103 | Uganda | 192 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 104 | Fiji | 191 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 132.9% | rising |
| 104 | New Zealand | 191 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 106 | Egypt | 190 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 107 | Afghanistan | 187 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 187 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 109 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 180 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 110 | China, Taiwan Province of | 178 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 111 | Belize | 173 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 112 | Morocco | 172 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 113 | South Africa | 169 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 114 | Niger | 165 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 115 | Bhutan | 164 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 116 | Samoa | 161 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 117 | Guatemala | 159 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 118 | Eswatini | 152 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 119 | Marshall Islands | 149 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 119 | Suriname | 149 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 119 | Tonga | 149 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 148 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 123 | Gambia | 136 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 124 | China (People’s Republic of) | 127 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 125 | China, mainland | 126 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 117 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 127 | Republic of Korea | 116 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 127 | China, Macao SAR | 116 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 129 | Botswana | 112 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 130 | Iraq | 108 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 130 | Yemen | 108 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 132 | Thailand | 104 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 133 | Malaysia | 99 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 134 | Gabon | 98 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 93 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 136 | Tuvalu | 84 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 80 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 80 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 139 | Rwanda | 64 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 140 | Senegal | 63 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 141 | Philippines | 62 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 61 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 60 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 144 | Guinea | 56 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 144 | Kiribati | 56 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 146 | Comoros | 52 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 147 | Madagascar | 50 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 148 | Indonesia | 47 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 149 | Cameroon | 44 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 150 | Malawi | 41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 215.4% | rising |
| 151 | Myanmar | 40 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 154 | Angola | 25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 154 | Cambodia | 25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 156 | Haiti | 24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 157 | Zambia | 23 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 158 | Ghana | 22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 160 | Nigeria | 15 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 161 | Liberia | 11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 9 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 163 | Mozambique | 7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 63.2% | 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 753 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.