Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Dietary fibre 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
Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Dietary fibre supply — Value is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 24.4 g/cap/d in Niger; the lowest is 0.4 g/cap/d in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.75 g/cap/d, and the mean is 4.57 g/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 1,011.1%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 76.2%).
Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Dietary fibre supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 24.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 1 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 11.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 6.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 19.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 3 | Rwanda | 16.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 8.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Kiribati | 16.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6.6 g/cap/d | 2018 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 13.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 5.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 11.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 5.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 7 | Comoros | 10.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 7 | Timor-Leste | 4.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 10.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 9 | Malawi | 10.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 10.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 10 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,011.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Naoero | 10 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 11 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 13 | Kenya | 9.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 9.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 15 | Cuba | 9.7 g/cap/d | 2019 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 15 | Norway | 9.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 9.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 18 | Tuvalu | 9 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 19 | India | 8.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 20 | Djibouti | 8.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 21 | Myanmar | 8.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 7.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 23 | Honduras | 7.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 7.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 7.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 25 | Nigeria | 7.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 7.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 7.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 29 | Belize | 6.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 6.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 6.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 6.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 33 | Guatemala | 6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 34 | Solomon Islands | 5.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 35 | Nepal | 5.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 35 | Tunisia | 5.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 38 | Qatar | 5.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 39 | Iraq | 5.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 5.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 42 | Libya | 5.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 42 | Seychelles | 5.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 44 | Grenada | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 44 | Israel | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 44 | Jordan | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 49 | China | 4.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 4.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 4.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 49 | Zambia | 4.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 49 | China, mainland | 4.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 4.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 54 | Mexico | 4.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 54 | Mauritius | 4.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 58 | Ghana | 4.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 4.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 58 | Mozambique | 4.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 58 | Senegal | 4.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 62 | Angola | 4.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 4.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 4.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 63 | Spain | 4.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 63 | Lebanon | 4.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritania | 4.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 4.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 69 | Barbados | 4.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 71 | Algeria | 4.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 73 | Bahrain | 3.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 73 | Guyana | 3.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 73 | New Zealand | 3.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 73 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 77 | Finland | 3.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 79 | Argentina | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Greece | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 79 | Haiti | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 79 | Maldives | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 79 | Paraguay | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 79 | Republic of Korea | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 85 | Austria | 3.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 85 | Belgium | 3.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 3.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 88 | Panama | 3.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | French Polynesia | 3.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Colombia | 3.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 91 | Namibia | 3.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 3.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 94 | Fiji | 3.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 94 | Pakistan | 3.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 96 | Samoa | 3.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Gambia | 3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 97 | Lithuania | 3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 97 | Malaysia | 3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Bhutan | 2.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 100 | Canada | 2.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 46.3% | flat |
| 100 | Guinea | 2.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 100 | Montenegro | 2.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 100 | New Caledonia | 2.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 105 | Portugal | 2.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 105 | Tonga | 2.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 107 | Kuwait | 2.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 107 | Yemen | 2.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Serbia | 2.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 111 | Chile | 2.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 111 | Cyprus | 2.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 111 | Cambodia | 2.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 111 | Thailand | 2.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 115 | Switzerland | 2.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Denmark | 2.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 115 | Croatia | 2.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 118 | Gabon | 2.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 119 | Botswana | 2.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 119 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 121 | Czechia | 2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 121 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 124 | Germany | 1.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Armenia | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 125 | Poland | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 125 | Slovakia | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 125 | Eswatini | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 131 | Jamaica | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 131 | Malta | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 131 | China, Macao SAR | 1.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 136 | Azerbaijan | 1.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 136 | France | 1.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 136 | Uruguay | 1.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 136 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 140 | Lesotho | 1.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 140 | Suriname | 1.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 140 | Sweden | 1.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 143 | Philippines | 1.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 143 | Romania | 1.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 143 | Slovenia | 1.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 146 | Congo | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 146 | Egypt | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 146 | Ireland | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 146 | Liberia | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 146 | Ukraine | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 151 | Hungary | 1.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 1.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 151 | Latvia | 1.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 154 | Bahamas | 1.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 154 | Ecuador | 1.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 154 | Iceland | 1.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 154 | Russian Federation | 1.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 158 | South Africa | 1 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 159 | Georgia | 0.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 159 | Uzbekistan | 0.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 161 | Belarus | 0.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 162 | Madagascar | 0.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 163 | Mongolia | 0.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | 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 3.4 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.