Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Magnesium 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 — Magnesium supply — Value is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 310 mg/cap/d in Niger; the lowest is 6 mg/cap/d in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 43 mg/cap/d, and the mean is 50.35 mg/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 455.6%), and the largest decrease in Sao Tome and Principe (down 72.3%).
Pulses, seeds and nuts and their products — Magnesium supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 310 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 258 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 3 | Rwanda | 157 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 4 | Cameroon | 127 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 5 | Comoros | 124 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 6 | Myanmar | 115 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 6 | Nigeria | 115 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 8 | Kiribati | 107 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 9 | Uganda | 106 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 10 | El Salvador | 105 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 11 | Cuba | 101 mg/cap/d | 2019 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 100 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 455.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Israel | 96 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 14 | Marshall Islands | 94 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 15 | Kenya | 92 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 90 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 88 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 17 | Norway | 88 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 82 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 20 | Indonesia | 80 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 21 | Belize | 78 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | India | 78 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 23 | Libya | 75 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 23 | Naoero | 75 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 23 | Senegal | 75 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 23 | China, Taiwan Province of | 75 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Australia | 73 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 102.8% | rising |
| 28 | Tunisia | 72 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | China | 71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 29 | China, mainland | 71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 70 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 32 | Honduras | 70 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 69 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 35 | Guatemala | 68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 35 | Zambia | 68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 40 | Djibouti | 66 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 64 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 63 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 43 | Jordan | 63 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 63 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 43 | Tuvalu | 63 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 61 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 408.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 61 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 49 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 59 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 49 | Maldives | 59 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 59 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 52 | Barbados | 57 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 52 | Canada | 57 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 57 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 55 | Austria | 56 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 53 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 53 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 59 | Albania | 51 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 59 | Bahrain | 51 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 59 | Morocco | 51 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 51 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 59 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 50 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 64 | Mozambique | 50 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritania | 50 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 64 | Nepal | 50 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 64 | Seychelles | 50 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 69 | Angola | 49 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 49 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 71 | Italy | 48 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 71 | Mexico | 48 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 73 | Gabon | 47 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 75 | Estonia | 46 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea | 46 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 75 | Iraq | 46 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Belgium | 45 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 78 | Mauritius | 45 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Gambia | 43 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 80 | Grenada | 43 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 80 | Namibia | 43 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 43 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 330.0% | rising |
| 84 | Malaysia | 42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 86 | Switzerland | 39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 86 | Cyprus | 39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 86 | Haiti | 39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 86 | Peru | 39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 91 | Kuwait | 37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 94 | Guyana | 36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 94 | Lithuania | 36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 94 | Montenegro | 36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 97 | Algeria | 35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 97 | Fiji | 35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 97 | Panama | 35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 97 | Serbia | 35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 97 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Germany | 34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 102 | New Caledonia | 34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 105 | Argentina | 33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 371.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Finland | 33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 105 | Thailand | 33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 109 | Portugal | 32 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 110 | Colombia | 31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 110 | French Polynesia | 31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 110 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 113 | Chile | 30 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 113 | Croatia | 30 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 30 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 113 | Tonga | 30 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 117 | Botswana | 29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 117 | Denmark | 29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 117 | Samoa | 29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 120 | Cambodia | 28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 120 | Slovenia | 28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 122 | Malta | 27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 122 | China, Macao SAR | 27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 124 | Yemen | 26 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | France | 25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 125 | Pakistan | 25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 125 | Eswatini | 25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 128 | Bhutan | 24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 128 | Latvia | 24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 128 | Sweden | 24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 128 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 132 | Afghanistan | 23 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 132 | Czechia | 23 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 134 | Azerbaijan | 22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 134 | Iceland | 22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 134 | Romania | 22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 137 | Ireland | 21 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 137 | Poland | 21 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 139 | Armenia | 20 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 139 | Congo | 20 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 142 | Slovakia | 19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 144 | Bahamas | 18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 144 | Georgia | 18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 72.3% | falling |
| 144 | Suriname | 18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 148 | Liberia | 17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 148 | Uruguay | 17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Philippines | 16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 153 | Ukraine | 15 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 154 | Egypt | 14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 154 | Lesotho | 14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 157 | South Africa | 13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Ecuador | 12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 158 | Russian Federation | 12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 160 | Hungary | 11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 161 | Belarus | 10 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 162 | Mongolia | 8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 163 | Madagascar | 6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United Republic of Tanzania 109 mg/cap/d
- Cabo Verde 74 mg/cap/d
- Türkiye 97 mg/cap/d
- United States of America 56 mg/cap/d
- Viet Nam 92 mg/cap/d
- Côte d'Ivoire 23 mg/cap/d
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 86 mg/cap/d
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 65 mg/cap/d
- Syrian Arab Republic 57 mg/cap/d
- Republic of Moldova 55 mg/cap/d
- Timor-Leste 53 mg/cap/d
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 41 mg/cap/d
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 39 mg/cap/d
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 39 mg/cap/d
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 35 mg/cap/d
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 24 mg/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.