Rape and Mustardseed — 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
Rape and Mustardseed — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 28.32 kcal/cap/d in Canada; the lowest is 0 kcal/cap/d in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.495 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 1.36 kcal/cap/d.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 76,833.3%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 100.0%).
Rape and Mustardseed — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 28.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 23.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 76,833.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Malaysia | 19.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 24,762.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Barbados | 6.73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 5 | Guyana | 5.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Mongolia | 5.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 26,800.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Djibouti | 4.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Iceland | 4.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 10 | Gabon | 4.17 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 11 | New Caledonia | 3.95 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 12 | Nepal | 3.66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 13 | Seychelles | 3.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 259.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Bahamas | 2.96 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Gambia | 2.92 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 16 | French Polynesia | 2.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 17 | Fiji | 2.63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 228.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Maldives | 2.62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 2.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 2.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12,650.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 2.5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 2.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 2.36 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.0% | falling |
| 24 | Montenegro | 2.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 1.92 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 1.91 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 1.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 28 | France | 1.83 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 577.8% | volatile |
| 29 | New Zealand | 1.82 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 30 | El Salvador | 1.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 1.66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 1.65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 1.54 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 1.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 1.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Senegal | 1.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 37 | Ireland | 1.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 1.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 1.43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 146.6% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 1.39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,885.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 1.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 1.3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 1.29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 44 | Suriname | 1.29 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 46 | Qatar | 1.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 46 | Uruguay | 1.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 1.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 49 | Lebanon | 1.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.4% | flat |
| 50 | Bahrain | 1.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 50 | Denmark | 1.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Panama | 1.18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Oman | 1.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 54 | Honduras | 1.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 55 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 56 | Hungary | 1.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | 0.93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,062.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovenia | 0.93 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 0.92 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 0.88 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | 0.88 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 0.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 64 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.75 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 0.71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 0.71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 67 | Belize | 0.7 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Austria | 0.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 0.67 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 6,600.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Portugal | 0.67 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 71 | Albania | 0.65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 124.1% | rising |
| 72 | Sweden | 0.63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Congo | 0.61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 74 | Kuwait | 0.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Latvia | 0.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 74 | China, Macao SAR | 0.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.1% | flat |
| 77 | Finland | 0.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Australia | 0.54 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | Peru | 0.53 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 80 | Morocco | 0.52 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 81 | Italy | 0.5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 82 | Georgia | 0.49 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 0.48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 0.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 84 | Eswatini | 0.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 0.45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovakia | 0.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 91.8% | falling |
| 88 | Jamaica | 0.4 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Haiti | 0.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 660.0% | rising |
| 89 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.38 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.37 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 92 | Lesotho | 0.3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Bhutan | 0.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 0.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 93 | Mexico | 0.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 96 | Botswana | 0.27 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Guinea | 0.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Malta | 0.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 97 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 100 | Tonga | 0.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 0.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 102 | Cuba | 0.23 kcal/cap/d | 2019 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Guatemala | 0.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 0.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.3% | flat |
| 105 | Iraq | 0.19 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cameroon | 0.18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Mauritania | 0.18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Armenia | 0.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 109 | South Africa | 0.14 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 0.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Nigeria | 0.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 0.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 112 | Comoros | 0.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Thailand | 0.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 0.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Belgium | 0.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Brazil | 0.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 0.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Germany | 0.09 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.09 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Colombia | 0.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 122 | Algeria | 0.08 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Egypt | 0.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 124 | Niger | 0.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Naoero | 0.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Cambodia | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 0.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Kiribati | 0.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Belarus | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Liberia | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Angola | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 135 | Philippines | 0.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 137 | China | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 137 | Ghana | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Madagascar | 0.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Grenada | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Indonesia | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Mozambique | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Rwanda | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Uganda | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Samoa | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Yemen | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Zambia | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Russian Federation | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 140 | China, mainland | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Argentina | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Bangladesh | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Czechia | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | India | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Myanmar | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Malawi | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Pakistan | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Tuvalu | 0 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern America 4.56 kcal/cap/d
- Central Asia 3.05 kcal/cap/d
- Americas 1.91 kcal/cap/d
- United States of America 1.84 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Europe 1.08 kcal/cap/d
- Türkiye 0.51 kcal/cap/d
- South-Eastern Asia 1.06 kcal/cap/d
- European Union (27) 0.94 kcal/cap/d
- Western Europe 0.93 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Europe 0.83 kcal/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.82 kcal/cap/d
- Oceania 0.62 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.