Milk and milk products — Protein 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 — Protein supply — Value is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 40.1 g/cap/d in Estonia, Republic of; the lowest is 0.2 g/cap/d in Papua New Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.3 g/cap/d, and the mean is 11.72 g/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 200.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 233.3%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 62.5%).
Milk and milk products — Protein supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia, Republic of | 40.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 35.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 34.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 4 | Montenegro | 34.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 34.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 34 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 33.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 33.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania, Republic of | 31.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 10 | Albania | 30.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 29 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 29 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 28.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 14 | Poland, Republic of | 27.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 27.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 16 | Sweden | 27.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 17 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 27.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 18 | France | 27.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 26.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 25.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 25.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus, Republic of | 25.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 24.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia, Republic of | 24.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 23.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia, Republic of | 23.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 21.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 21.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 21.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Slovenia, Republic of | 20.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 20.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 32 | Australia | 20.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 20 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 19.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 19.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 37 | Israel | 19.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 38 | Canada | 19.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 40 | Cyprus | 18.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia, Republic of | 18.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 42 | Armenia | 18.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 18.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 44 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 18.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 45 | Mongolia | 17.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 17.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 16.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 49 | Georgia | 16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 50 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 15.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 51 | Brazil | 14.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 51 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 14.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 53 | Algeria | 14.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 54 | Argentina | 14.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 55 | Oman | 13.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 55 | Ukraine | 13.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 57 | Slovak Republic | 13.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 12.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 59 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 12.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 60 | Guyana | 12 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 60 | El Salvador | 12 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritius | 11.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 63 | India | 11.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 64 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 11.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 65 | Bahamas, The | 11.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 66 | Libya | 11.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 11 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 10.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 68 | Grenada | 10.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 10.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 71 | Chile | 10.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 72 | Colombia | 10.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Ecuador | 10.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 72 | Mexico | 10.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 10.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 76 | Kuwait | 10.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 77 | French Polynesia | 10.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 78 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 79 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 9.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 80 | Jordan | 9.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 81 | Barbados | 9.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 82 | Lebanon | 9.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 84 | Maldives | 9.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Jamaica | 8.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 86 | Cuba | 8.5 g/cap/d | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 87 | Kenya | 8.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 88 | Panama | 8.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 89 | United Arab Emirates | 8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 89 | Seychelles | 8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 116.2% | rising |
| 91 | Nauru, Republic of | 7.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 91 | Qatar | 7.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 94 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 7.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 97 | Peru | 6.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 98 | Nepal | 6.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 99 | Honduras | 6.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 100 | Djibouti | 5.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 100 | Egypt | 5.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 102 | St. Lucia | 5.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 102 | Paraguay | 5.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 104 | New Zealand | 5.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 105 | Fiji, Republic of | 5.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 129.2% | rising |
| 106 | Namibia | 5.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 107 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 5.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 108 | Belize | 5.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 109 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 5.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 109 | Morocco | 5.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 111 | Niger | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 111 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 113 | Uganda | 4.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 114 | Bhutan | 4.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 114 | Guatemala | 4.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 116 | South Africa | 4.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 117 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 4.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 117 | Suriname | 4.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 117 | Samoa | 4.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 120 | Tonga | 4.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 4.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 122 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 123 | Gambia | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 124 | Botswana | 3.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 124 | Republic of Korea | 3.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 126 | China (People’s Republic of) | 3.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 127 | Iraq | 3.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 127 | China, mainland | 3.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 127 | China, Macao SAR | 3.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 130 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 3.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 130 | Yemen, Republic of | 3.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 132 | Malaysia | 3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 133 | Gabon | 2.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 133 | Thailand | 2.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 2.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 136 | Tuvalu | 2.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 2.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 2.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Philippines | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 140 | Rwanda | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 140 | Senegal | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 140 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 143 | Kiribati | 1.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 145 | Guinea | 1.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 146 | Comoros, Union of the | 1.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 147 | Indonesia | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 147 | Madagascar | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 149 | Cameroon | 1.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 149 | Myanmar | 1.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 151 | Malawi | 1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 0.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 0.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 154 | Angola | 0.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 155 | Congo, Republic of | 0.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 155 | Haiti | 0.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 155 | Cambodia | 0.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 155 | Zambia | 0.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 159 | Ghana | 0.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.5% | flat |
| 160 | Nigeria | 0.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 161 | Liberia | 0.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 162 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | 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 22.6 g/cap/d
- Côte d'Ivoire 0.6 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.