Milk and milk products — Riboflavin 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 — Riboflavin supply — Value is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 1.4 mg/cap/d in Estonia; the lowest is 0.01 mg/cap/d in Papua New Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.36 mg/cap/d, and the mean is 0.4555 mg/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 140.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 311.1%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 62.5%).
Milk and milk products — Riboflavin supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 1.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 1.36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Albania | 1.32 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 1.27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 1.24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 1.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 7 | Montenegro | 1.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 9 | Belarus | 1.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 1.15 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 187.5% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 1.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 1.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 1.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 14 | Ireland | 1.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 1.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 1.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 18 | Pakistan | 0.97 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 0.96 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 0.95 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 21 | Iceland | 0.94 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 0.93 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 23 | Uruguay | 0.91 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 0.89 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 0.87 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 0.86 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 0.85 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 28 | Mongolia | 0.84 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 29 | Armenia | 0.83 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 29 | Georgia | 0.83 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 0.83 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 32 | Australia | 0.77 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.76 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 0.75 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.74 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 36 | Croatia | 0.72 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 36 | Portugal | 0.72 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 38 | Algeria | 0.71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 38 | Norway | 0.71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 41 | Spain | 0.68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 0.65 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 0.65 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 44 | France | 0.64 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 44 | Israel | 0.64 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 0.63 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Slovenia | 0.63 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 48 | Canada | 0.62 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 48 | Latvia | 0.62 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 50 | Czechia | 0.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 0.59 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 52 | India | 0.59 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 0.59 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 0.57 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 56 | Mauritania | 0.56 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 57 | Argentina | 0.55 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 0.55 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 57 | Hungary | 0.55 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 60 | Colombia | 0.54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Guyana | 0.53 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 0.51 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 0.49 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 63 | Mexico | 0.49 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritius | 0.48 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Libya | 0.47 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.47 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Bahrain | 0.46 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 0.44 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 70 | Slovak Republic | 0.43 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 0.42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 71 | Maldives | 0.42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 73 | Kenya | 0.41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 74 | Jordan | 0.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 75 | Cuba | 0.38 mg/cap/d | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Grenada | 0.38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Jamaica | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 78 | Lesotho | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 78 | Naoero | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 82 | Kuwait | 0.36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 0.36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 84 | New Caledonia | 0.35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 85 | Peru | 0.34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 0.33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 86 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 86 | Bahamas | 0.33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 86 | Chile | 0.33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 86 | French Polynesia | 0.33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 86 | Qatar | 0.33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 92 | Lebanon | 0.31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 93 | Honduras | 0.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 93 | Nepal | 0.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 93 | Paraguay | 0.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 96 | Seychelles | 0.28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 98 | Uganda | 0.27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 99 | Afghanistan | 0.26 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 99 | Djibouti | 0.26 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 99 | Namibia | 0.26 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 102 | Barbados | 0.25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 102 | Panama | 0.25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 104 | Niger | 0.24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 106 | Fiji | 0.23 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 106 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.23 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 0.22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 108 | South Africa | 0.22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 108 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 111 | Morocco | 0.21 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Samoa | 0.21 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 113 | Belize | 0.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 0.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 113 | Eswatini | 0.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 116 | Gambia | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 116 | Tonga | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 118 | Bhutan | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 118 | Egypt | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 118 | Guatemala | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 118 | Saint Lucia | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 118 | Marshall Islands | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 123 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 123 | Suriname | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 123 | China, mainland | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 0.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 127 | Botswana | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 127 | Malaysia | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 127 | Thailand | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 127 | Yemen | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | China, Macao SAR | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 132 | Gabon | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 132 | Iraq | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 135 | Tuvalu | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 136 | Republic of Korea | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 139 | Guinea | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 139 | Kiribati | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 139 | Rwanda | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 139 | Senegal | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 145 | Comoros | 0.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 145 | Madagascar | 0.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 145 | Philippines | 0.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 148 | Cameroon | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 148 | Indonesia | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | Myanmar | 0.05 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 150 | Malawi | 0.05 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 154 | Angola | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 154 | Congo | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 154 | Ghana | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 154 | Haiti | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 154 | Cambodia | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 154 | Zambia | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 160 | Liberia | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Nigeria | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 162 | Mozambique | 0.01 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 0.01 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 0.92 mg/cap/d
- United States of America 0.74 mg/cap/d
- Cabo Verde 0.41 mg/cap/d
- Côte d'Ivoire 0.03 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.