Sweets and sugars — Zinc 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
Sweets and sugars — Zinc supply — Value is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 1.11 mg/cap/d in Iceland; the lowest is 0.01 mg/cap/d in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.185 mg/cap/d, and the mean is 0.2537 mg/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 111.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 94.4%).
Sweets and sugars — Zinc supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 1.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.79 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 2 | Montenegro | 0.97 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 2 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0.95 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 0.8 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.15 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 5 | Malta | 0.79 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.5% | flat |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 0.69 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 0.69 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 8 | Slovenia | 0.68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 8 | Timor-Leste | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 10 | New Caledonia | 0.64 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 11 | French Polynesia | 0.6 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 12 | Belarus | 0.59 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.58 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 0.58 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 0.58 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.01 mg/cap/d | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Portugal | 0.57 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 0.55 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 17 | Seychelles | 0.55 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 189.5% | rising |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 0.54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 19 | Israel | 0.54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 0.51 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 22 | Oman | 0.51 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 24 | China, Macao SAR | 0.5 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 25 | Cyprus | 0.48 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 0.48 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 27 | France | 0.47 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 0.46 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 0.46 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 30 | Bahamas | 0.45 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 31 | Greece | 0.44 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 31 | Marshall Islands | 0.44 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 33 | Libya | 0.43 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 34 | Australia | 0.42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 0.42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 0.42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 37 | Qatar | 0.41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 0.41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 0.41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 40 | Hungary | 0.4 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 41 | Bahrain | 0.39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 41 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.39 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 43 | Armenia | 0.38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 43 | Kuwait | 0.38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 43 | Nauru | 0.38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 43 | Tonga | 0.38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 47 | Mauritius | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 47 | Samoa | 0.37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 51 | Albania | 0.34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 51 | Belgium | 0.34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 277.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 0.34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 51 | Sweden | 0.34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 55 | Maldives | 0.33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 56 | Grenada | 0.32 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 0.31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 57 | Guyana | 0.31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 59 | Colombia | 0.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 59 | Vanuatu | 0.3 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 61 | Barbados | 0.29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 61 | Uruguay | 0.29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 0.28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 64 | Chile | 0.28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 66 | Canada | 0.27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 66 | Panama | 0.27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 66 | Slovakia | 0.27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 0.27 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 0.26 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 71 | Lebanon | 0.25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 72 | Belize | 0.24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 0.22 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 75 | Fiji | 0.21 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 75 | Iraq | 0.21 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 0.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 77 | Peru | 0.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 0.2 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Suriname | 0.19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 87 | Brazil | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 87 | Ukraine | 0.18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 89 | Thailand | 0.17 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 90 | Germany | 0.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 0.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 90 | Indonesia | 0.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 90 | Paraguay | 0.16 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 94 | Argentina | 0.15 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 94 | Djibouti | 0.15 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Kiribati | 0.15 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Italy | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 97 | Myanmar | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 97 | Namibia | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 97 | Republic of Korea | 0.14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 101 | Bhutan | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 101 | Botswana | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 101 | Egypt | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 101 | Jamaica | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Jordan | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 101 | Philippines | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 101 | Russian Federation | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 101 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 109 | Austria | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 109 | Comoros | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 109 | Gambia | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | Morocco | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 109 | Madagascar | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 109 | El Salvador | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 109 | Eswatini | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 0.12 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 118 | Cameroon | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Honduras | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 118 | Haiti | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 118 | Kenya | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Malaysia | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Yemen | 0.11 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 124 | Algeria | 0.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 124 | Mauritania | 0.1 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 126 | Cuba | 0.09 mg/cap/d | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.09 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 126 | South Africa | 0.09 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 126 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.09 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 130 | Congo | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 130 | Gabon | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 130 | Nepal | 0.08 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Poland | 0.07 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 134 | Ecuador | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 134 | India | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 134 | Lesotho | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 134 | Senegal | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 0.06 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 140 | Mexico | 0.05 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 0.05 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 142 | Angola | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 142 | Liberia | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 142 | Mozambique | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 142 | Pakistan | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 0.04 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 147 | China | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Guinea | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Cambodia | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 147 | Rwanda | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 147 | China, mainland | 0.03 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 153 | Afghanistan | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Bangladesh | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 153 | Ghana | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 153 | Malawi | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 153 | Nigeria | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 153 | Uganda | 0.02 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Niger | 0.01 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Zambia | 0.01 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
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 0.36 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.