Oilcrops, Other — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) by country
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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...
What the numbers show
Oilcrops, Other — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) is currently reported for 132 countries. The highest value is 27.6 kcal/cap/d in Gambia; the lowest is 0 kcal/cap/d in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.04 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 1.58 kcal/cap/d.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 275,900.0%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Oilcrops, Other — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 27.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 275,900.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Türkiye | 12.45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Ghana | 24.17 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 19.33 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 16.93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 196.5% | rising |
| 5 | Cameroon | 13.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 6 | Samoa | 9.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 7 | Latvia | 9.36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,148.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Congo | 6.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 0.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Jordan | 5.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 5.86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Mauritania | 5.56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 12 | Libya | 5.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2,711.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 2.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 13,950.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Seychelles | 2.37 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3,285.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Serbia | 2.21 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 2.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Bahrain | 1.94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 18 | Kuwait | 1.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,011.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 1.7 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 20 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 256.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Qatar | 1.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 22 | Iraq | 1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 0.94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 24 | Grenada | 0.9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0.88 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 0.75 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0.7 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Maldives | 0.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 0.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 31 | Israel | 0.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 32 | Armenia | 0.54 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Canada | 0.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 0.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 0.42 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 281.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Bhutan | 0.39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 0.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3,700.0% | volatile |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 0.36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Fiji | 0.35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Oman | 0.27 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Bahamas | 0.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Marshall Islands | 0.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 0.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 45 | Switzerland | 0.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 0.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.19 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 48 | New Zealand | 0.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 49 | Romania | 0.15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 50 | India | 0.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Denmark | 0.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 52 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 0.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Malaysia | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Nepal | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Sweden | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 58 | Barbados | 0.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Djibouti | 0.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Portugal | 0.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Iceland | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 66 | Belgium | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 66 | China | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Lesotho | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Mauritius | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 66 | China, Macao SAR | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Chile | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 72 | Cyprus | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Finland | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | France | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Greece | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Lebanon | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Liberia | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Australia | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Georgia | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Italy | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Kiribati | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2021 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Namibia | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Philippines | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Yemen | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 94 | Argentina | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Belarus | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Belize | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Brazil | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Colombia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Cuba | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Czechia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Spain | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Gabon | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Hungary | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Kenya | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Myanmar | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Mongolia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Panama | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Peru | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | French Polynesia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Rwanda | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Eswatini | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Tonga | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Africa 12.86 kcal/cap/d
- Africa 6.03 kcal/cap/d
- Middle Africa 11.3 kcal/cap/d
- Western Asia 4.17 kcal/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.45 kcal/cap/d
- Polynesia 3.38 kcal/cap/d
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Africa 2.21 kcal/cap/d
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.76 kcal/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.81 kcal/cap/d
- Micronesia 2.26 kcal/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.75 kcal/cap/d
- World 1.48 kcal/cap/d
- Asia 0.58 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Europe 0.58 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Asia 0.55 kcal/cap/d
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 0.07 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Africa 0.51 kcal/cap/d
- Melanesia 0.03 kcal/cap/d
- Western Europe 0.42 kcal/cap/d
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.02 kcal/cap/d
- European Union (27) 0.31 kcal/cap/d
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kcal/cap/d
- Republic of Moldova 0 kcal/cap/d
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 kcal/cap/d
- Europe 0.3 kcal/cap/d
- Central Asia 0.3 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Asia 0.24 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 0.21 kcal/cap/d
- Northern America 0.17 kcal/cap/d
- South-Eastern Asia 0.15 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Europe 0.13 kcal/cap/d
- United States of America 0.13 kcal/cap/d
- Oceania 0.09 kcal/cap/d
- Americas 0.06 kcal/cap/d
- Caribbean 0.01 kcal/cap/d
- South America 0 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Africa 0 kcal/cap/d
- Central America 0 kcal/cap/d
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.