Poultry Meat — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) 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
Poultry Meat — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 87.93 kg/cap in Tonga; the lowest is 0.5 kg/cap in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.88 kg/cap, and the mean is 26.24 kg/cap.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 176.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 536.5%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 61.4%).
Poultry Meat — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 87.93 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 86.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Guyana | 76.85 kg/cap | 2023 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 4 | Marshall Islands | 74.21 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 5 | Israel | 72.82 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 6 | Samoa | 71.99 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 67.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 8 | Bahamas | 66.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Lucia | 64.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 62.97 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Jamaica | 56.79 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 12 | Tuvalu | 54.2 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 13 | Naoero | 53.35 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 14 | Australia | 53.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 15 | Malaysia | 51.9 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 16 | French Polynesia | 51.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 50.01 kg/cap | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 19 | Mauritius | 49.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 20 | Barbados | 48.97 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 48.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 22 | Qatar | 48.28 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 47.55 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 24 | Belize | 47.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 25 | Fiji | 46.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 46.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 46.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 29 | Grenada | 45.7 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 43.69 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 42.94 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 32 | China, Macao SAR | 42.64 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 33 | China, Taiwan Province of | 42.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 41.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 35 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 41.44 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 36 | Seychelles | 40.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 37 | Bahrain | 39.2 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 38.63 kg/cap | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 39 | Mexico | 38.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 38.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 41 | New Caledonia | 38.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 42 | Chile | 37.86 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 43 | Kuwait | 36.81 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 44 | Suriname | 36.64 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 45 | Congo | 36.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 206.3% | rising |
| 46 | Ireland | 36.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 35.69 kg/cap | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 48 | Gabon | 35.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 35.01 kg/cap | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 34.94 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 34.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 52 | South Africa | 33.95 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 32.96 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 32.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 55 | Cyprus | 31.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 56 | Iceland | 31.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 31.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 58 | Libya | 31.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 59 | Poland | 30.95 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 60 | Greece | 30.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 61 | El Salvador | 29.9 kg/cap | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 62 | Guatemala | 29.89 kg/cap | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 63 | Slovenia | 29.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 64 | Cuba | 29.13 kg/cap | 2019 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 65 | Lithuania | 27.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 66 | Malta | 27.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 26.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 68 | New Zealand | 25.96 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 25.91 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 70 | Kiribati | 25.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 25.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 72 | Ukraine | 25.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 73 | Albania | 24.78 kg/cap | 2023 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 74 | France | 24.74 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 24.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 76 | Czechia | 24.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 24.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 78 | Hungary | 24.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 23.39 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 80 | Uruguay | 23.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 81 | Finland | 23.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 82 | Jordan | 23.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 22.63 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 85 | Lebanon | 22.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 86 | Comoros | 21.93 kg/cap | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 87 | Montenegro | 21.9 kg/cap | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 88 | Norway | 21.33 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 89 | Estonia | 20.81 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 90 | Italy | 20.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 91 | Denmark | 20.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 92 | Georgia | 20.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 93 | Tunisia | 20.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 94 | Croatia | 20.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 19.93 kg/cap | 2023 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 19.91 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 97 | Slovakia | 19.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 98 | China | 19.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 99 | Egypt | 18.95 kg/cap | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 100 | Morocco | 18.78 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 101 | China, mainland | 18.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 102 | Armenia | 18.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 103 | Iraq | 17.97 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 104 | Serbia | 17.69 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 105 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 106 | Austria | 17.54 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 107 | Switzerland | 17.52 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 108 | Maldives | 17.5 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 109 | Sweden | 16.88 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 110 | Germany | 16.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 111 | Indonesia | 15.95 kg/cap | 2023 | up 124.6% | rising |
| 112 | Philippines | 15.75 kg/cap | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 15.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 114 | Gambia | 15.53 kg/cap | 2023 | up 536.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Oman | 15.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 116 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14.76 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 117 | Belgium | 13.25 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 118 | Myanmar | 12.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritania | 11.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 120 | Thailand | 10.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 10.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 122 | Haiti | 10.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 123 | Algeria | 9.88 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 124 | Paraguay | 9.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | 9.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 199.0% | rising |
| 126 | Ghana | 9.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 54.8% | falling |
| 128 | Pakistan | 8.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 129 | Senegal | 8.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 8.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 131 | Yemen | 8.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 132 | Namibia | 7.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 133 | Mongolia | 7.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 201.2% | rising |
| 133 | Uzbekistan | 7.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 304.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Lesotho | 7.5 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Angola | 7.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 137 | Nepal | 6.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 333.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 6.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 207.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 6.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 6.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 141 | Mozambique | 6.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 125.6% | rising |
| 142 | Guinea | 5.9 kg/cap | 2023 | up 192.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Bhutan | 5.34 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 144 | Malawi | 4.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 4.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 146 | Eswatini | 4.55 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 147 | Cameroon | 4.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 3.97 kg/cap | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 149 | Cambodia | 3.91 kg/cap | 2023 | up 128.7% | rising |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.89 kg/cap | 2023 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 151 | Liberia | 3.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 58.4% | flat |
| 152 | India | 3.52 kg/cap | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 153 | Zambia | 3.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 154 | Djibouti | 3.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 155 | Madagascar | 2.91 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 156 | Botswana | 2.75 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 157 | Uganda | 1.88 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 158 | Kenya | 1.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 159 | Bangladesh | 1.7 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 160 | Nigeria | 1.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 161 | Niger | 0.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 162 | Rwanda | 0.9 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 163 | Afghanistan | 0.81 kg/cap | 2023 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 0.5 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Polynesia 65.11 kg/cap
- United States of America 54.54 kg/cap
- Northern America 53.21 kg/cap
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 45.17 kg/cap
- Americas 44.7 kg/cap
- Micronesia 38.33 kg/cap
- South America 41.94 kg/cap
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 37.62 kg/cap
- Oceania 37.57 kg/cap
- Republic of Moldova 27.06 kg/cap
- Central America 36.3 kg/cap
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 26.15 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 32.76 kg/cap
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23.47 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 31.34 kg/cap
- Türkiye 21.64 kg/cap
- Caribbean 31.07 kg/cap
- Viet Nam 19.65 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 30.46 kg/cap
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19.04 kg/cap
- Europe 27.25 kg/cap
- Asia 13.06 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 26.32 kg/cap
- Melanesia 8.6 kg/cap
- Cabo Verde 24.8 kg/cap
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.41 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 23.48 kg/cap
- Syrian Arab Republic 5.34 kg/cap
- Western Asia 23.06 kg/cap
- Timor-Leste 5.13 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 19.71 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 4.03 kg/cap
- Western Europe 19.11 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.42 kg/cap
- World 17.38 kg/cap
- United Republic of Tanzania 1.62 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 16.98 kg/cap
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.54 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 14.56 kg/cap
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.76 kg/cap
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.