Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Energy 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 — Energy supply — Value is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 728 kcal/cap/d in Kiribati; the lowest is 16 kcal/cap/d in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 110 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 138.29 kcal/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 46.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 451.5%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 87.2%).
Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Energy supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 728 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 2 | Niger | 674 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 615 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 544 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 520 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 6 | Tuvalu | 425 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 7 | Nauru | 402 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 8 | Comoros | 384 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 9 | Rwanda | 304 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 10 | Myanmar | 279 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 267 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 12 | Cameroon | 262 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 13 | Nigeria | 252 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 227 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 225 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 332.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 217 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 16 | El Salvador | 217 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 18 | Senegal | 210 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 19 | Uganda | 208 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 20 | India | 207 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 207 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 22 | Maldives | 196 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 23 | Malawi | 195 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 23 | Seychelles | 195 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 192 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 190 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 26 | Djibouti | 190 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 189 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 29 | Indonesia | 186 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 185 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 184 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 31 | Cuba | 184 kcal/cap/d | 2019 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 31 | Ghana | 184 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 184 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 182 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 451.5% | volatile |
| 35 | China, mainland | 182 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 181 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 37 | China | 181 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 179 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 40 | Libya | 176 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 41 | Qatar | 168 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 42 | Belize | 167 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 43 | Lebanon | 159 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 44 | French Polynesia | 158 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 155 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 46 | Brazil | 154 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 46 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 154 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 152 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 49 | Spain | 151 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 50 | China, Taiwan Province of | 150 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 51 | Grenada | 149 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 52 | Canada | 147 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 52 | Gabon | 147 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 54 | Barbados | 146 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 54 | Estonia | 146 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 146 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 145 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 57 | Samoa | 145 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | 144 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 59 | Saint Lucia | 144 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 143 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 62 | Tonga | 141 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 63 | New Zealand | 139 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 139 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 139 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 66 | Iraq | 138 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 263.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 138 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 68 | Honduras | 137 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 135 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 70 | Nepal | 134 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 71 | Albania | 133 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 71 | Fiji | 133 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 71 | Italy | 133 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 74 | Austria | 132 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 74 | Bahrain | 132 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 76 | Mauritius | 127 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 77 | Morocco | 122 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 78 | Angola | 113 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 113 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 80 | Guinea | 112 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 111 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 82 | Mexico | 110 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 82 | New Caledonia | 110 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 84 | Switzerland | 108 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 107 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium | 105 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 86 | Finland | 105 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 128.3% | rising |
| 86 | Mozambique | 105 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 89 | Montenegro | 104 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 90 | Guyana | 103 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 91 | Lithuania | 102 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 102 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 93 | Peru | 100 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 94 | Malaysia | 99 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 95 | Germany | 98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 96 | Cyprus | 97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 96 | Algeria | 97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 98 | Serbia | 96 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 96 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 269.2% | rising |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 95 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 101 | Gambia | 94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 101 | Haiti | 94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 101 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 104 | Kuwait | 93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 106 | Mauritania | 91 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 107 | Panama | 88 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 107 | Portugal | 88 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 109 | Denmark | 86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 110 | Croatia | 85 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 111 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 80 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 112 | Bulgaria | 79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 112 | Chile | 79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 112 | Malta | 79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 115 | Colombia | 78 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 78 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 118 | China, Macao SAR | 76 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 119 | France | 75 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 120 | Argentina | 73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 231.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 122 | Sweden | 72 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 123 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 124 | Czechia | 70 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 125 | Namibia | 69 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 126 | Thailand | 68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 127 | Georgia | 65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 127 | Ireland | 65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 129 | Bhutan | 64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 130 | Armenia | 63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 130 | Pakistan | 63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 130 | Romania | 63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 133 | Yemen | 62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 134 | Iceland | 61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 134 | Poland | 61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 134 | Eswatini | 61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 137 | Bahamas | 59 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 137 | Slovakia | 59 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 139 | Botswana | 58 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 140 | Antigua and Barbuda | 56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 140 | Cambodia | 56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 140 | Latvia | 56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 54 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 144 | Philippines | 53 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 145 | Uruguay | 51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 146 | Congo | 49 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 146 | Suriname | 49 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 149 | Jamaica | 47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 150 | Liberia | 46 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Ukraine | 43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 155 | Russian Federation | 40 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 156 | Belarus | 37 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 157 | Egypt | 36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 157 | South Africa | 36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 159 | Ecuador | 35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 160 | Lesotho | 32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 161 | Hungary | 30 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 162 | Mongolia | 18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Madagascar | 16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 564 kcal/cap/d
- Cabo Verde 152 kcal/cap/d
- Türkiye 285 kcal/cap/d
- United States of America 148 kcal/cap/d
- United Republic of Tanzania 244 kcal/cap/d
- Côte d'Ivoire 64 kcal/cap/d
- Viet Nam 203 kcal/cap/d
- Syrian Arab Republic 155 kcal/cap/d
- Republic of Moldova 135 kcal/cap/d
- Timor-Leste 124 kcal/cap/d
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 124 kcal/cap/d
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 122 kcal/cap/d
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 101 kcal/cap/d
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 96 kcal/cap/d
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 71 kcal/cap/d
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 55 kcal/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.