Pimento — 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
Pimento — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 65.18 kcal/cap/d in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 0 kcal/cap/d in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.815 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 3.63 kcal/cap/d.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 5,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).
Pimento — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | Jamaica | 56.66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 48.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 32.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 320.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Ghana | 25.92 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 24.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 136.5% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 21.65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 19.21 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 17.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 14.35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 11 | Malaysia | 12.94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 11.71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 13 | India | 11.48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 14 | Niger | 10.66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 15 | Maldives | 9.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | Tunisia | 9.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 284.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 8.61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,112.7% | volatile |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 7.48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 19 | Cambodia | 6.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 20 | Qatar | 5.54 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 5.53 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 4.95 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 4.63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 4.35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 4.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 26 | Djibouti | 4.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | Seychelles | 4.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 4.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 29 | Bahrain | 4.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 4.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 735.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Algeria | 3.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 3.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 3.3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 3.29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 36 | Oman | 3.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 37 | Albania | 2.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5,100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Libya | 2.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 70.6% | rising |
| 39 | Bhutan | 2.52 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 2.4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 41 | Kuwait | 2.35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 2.34 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 43 | Barbados | 2.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 2.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 44 | Nigeria | 2.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 46 | Slovakia | 2.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 2.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 2.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 49 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 118.0% | rising |
| 50 | Mauritius | 1.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 51 | Switzerland | 1.87 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 1.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 53 | Israel | 1.75 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.74 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Australia | 1.67 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 57 | Montenegro | 1.67 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 59 | Sweden | 1.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 60 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.58 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 61 | Germany | 1.56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 62 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 63 | Denmark | 1.45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 1.4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 1.36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Indonesia | 1.35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 1.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 594.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 1.29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Poland | 1.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 70 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 71 | New Zealand | 1.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Argentina | 0.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 72 | Georgia | 0.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 72 | Ireland | 0.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 653.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Romania | 0.94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Grenada | 0.92 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 88.0% | falling |
| 77 | China | 0.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 78 | China, mainland | 0.88 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 79 | Finland | 0.82 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 80 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Greece | 0.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 83 | Portugal | 0.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 84 | Iceland | 0.78 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 85 | El Salvador | 0.75 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium | 0.73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 86 | France | 0.73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 86 | Malta | 0.73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 89 | Lebanon | 0.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 90 | Uruguay | 0.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 91 | Norway | 0.63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 92 | Iraq | 0.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Cyprus | 0.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Guatemala | 0.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 95 | Chile | 0.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 205.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Guyana | 0.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Russian Federation | 0.53 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 98 | Fiji | 0.5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 98 | Malawi | 0.5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 100 | Kenya | 0.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 101 | Madagascar | 0.46 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 101 | Suriname | 0.46 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Uganda | 0.46 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 104 | Ukraine | 0.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 105 | Marshall Islands | 0.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 0.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.0% | flat |
| 107 | Panama | 0.35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 108 | Gambia | 0.33 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Italy | 0.33 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 110 | Bahamas | 0.29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 0.27 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 575.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Latvia | 0.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 113 | China, Macao SAR | 0.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Guinea | 0.15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Mongolia | 0.15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 0.12 kcal/cap/d | 2019 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Haiti | 0.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Philippines | 0.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 117 | French Polynesia | 0.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 0.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 121 | Brazil | 0.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 0.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 0.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.0% | flat |
| 124 | Belarus | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 57.1% | flat |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Liberia | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 0.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 0.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Lesotho | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Paraguay | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 130 | Eswatini | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Yemen | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Botswana | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritania | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Angola | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Congo | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Gabon | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Uzbekistan | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Vanuatu | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Comoros | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Spain | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Kiribati | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Mozambique | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Namibia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Peru | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Rwanda | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Zambia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | 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.
- Côte d'Ivoire 35.12 kcal/cap/d
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.71 kcal/cap/d
- Cabo Verde 23.99 kcal/cap/d
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9.32 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Asia 11.7 kcal/cap/d
- Viet Nam 8.93 kcal/cap/d
- South-Eastern Asia 9.7 kcal/cap/d
- Asia 6.87 kcal/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7.78 kcal/cap/d
- Middle Africa 3.13 kcal/cap/d
- Western Africa 6.58 kcal/cap/d
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 3.04 kcal/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 6.35 kcal/cap/d
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.89 kcal/cap/d
- World 5.39 kcal/cap/d
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.37 kcal/cap/d
- Africa 4.97 kcal/cap/d
- Türkiye 1.64 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Africa 4.94 kcal/cap/d
- United Republic of Tanzania 0.82 kcal/cap/d
- United States of America 4.3 kcal/cap/d
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.34 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Africa 4.26 kcal/cap/d
- Republic of Moldova 0.31 kcal/cap/d
- Caribbean 4.23 kcal/cap/d
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.22 kcal/cap/d
- Northern America 4.07 kcal/cap/d
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.17 kcal/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.06 kcal/cap/d
- Timor-Leste 0.07 kcal/cap/d
- Central America 3.24 kcal/cap/d
- Micronesia 0.06 kcal/cap/d
- Polynesia 0.06 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Africa 3.11 kcal/cap/d
- Central Asia 2.49 kcal/cap/d
- Melanesia 0.04 kcal/cap/d
- Americas 2.31 kcal/cap/d
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.02 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Europe 2.26 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Europe 1.39 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.