Vegetables and their products — Calcium 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
Vegetables and their products — Calcium supply — Value is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 634 mg/cap/d in Lao People's Democratic Republic; the lowest is 12 mg/cap/d in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.5 mg/cap/d, and the mean is 108.29 mg/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 468.8%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 76.0%).
Vegetables and their products — Calcium supply — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 634 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 587 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 70 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 547 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 532 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 3 | China | 525 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 317 mg/cap/d | 2018 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Nepal | 471 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 117 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 448 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 5 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 103 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 6 | Oman | 363 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 91 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 7 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 293 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 89 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 8 | Tonga | 292 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 80 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 275 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 9 | Timor-Leste | 71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Armenia | 256 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 11 | Cuba | 255 mg/cap/d | 2019 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 11 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 12 | Belarus | 252 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 13 | Albania | 236 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 14 | Bahamas | 234 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 15 | Fiji | 227 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 136.5% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 220 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 219 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 18 | Tuvalu | 209 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 209 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 185 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 182 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 468.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Guyana | 181 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 166.2% | rising |
| 23 | China, Taiwan Province of | 173 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 171 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 170 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 347.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 168 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 165 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 28 | China, Macao SAR | 158 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 153 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 150 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 265.9% | volatile |
| 31 | India | 137 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 136 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 33 | Kiribati | 135 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 33 | New Zealand | 135 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 135 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 133 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 37 | Djibouti | 130 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 38 | Libya | 129 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 39 | Seychelles | 126 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 122 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 41 | Nigeria | 121 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 42 | Cambodia | 119 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 118 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 44 | New Caledonia | 117 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 45 | Belgium | 115 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 46 | Jamaica | 114 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 112 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 112 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 49 | Niger | 111 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 50 | Barbados | 110 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 51 | Mongolia | 108 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 102 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 53 | Kuwait | 101 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 54 | Grenada | 99 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 55 | Qatar | 95 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 56 | Mauritius | 93 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 57 | Maldives | 92 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 91 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 59 | Malta | 90 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 60 | Austria | 89 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 60 | Slovenia | 89 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 62 | Croatia | 88 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 87 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 87 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 65 | Switzerland | 86 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 65 | Romania | 86 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 65 | Slovakia | 86 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 68 | Montenegro | 83 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 69 | Canada | 81 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 69 | Lebanon | 81 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 69 | Portugal | 81 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 72 | France | 80 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 72 | Lithuania | 80 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 74 | Germany | 79 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 74 | Poland | 79 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 74 | El Salvador | 79 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 77 | Argentina | 78 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 77 | Latvia | 78 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 79 | Serbia | 77 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 80 | Bahrain | 75 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 80 | Denmark | 75 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 82 | Angola | 74 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 82 | Senegal | 74 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | 71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 85 | Gabon | 71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 85 | Sweden | 71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 71 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 89 | Botswana | 70 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 90 | Czechia | 68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 90 | Ireland | 68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 90 | Uganda | 68 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 67 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 93 | Uruguay | 67 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 67 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 96 | Egypt | 65 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 96 | Norway | 65 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 98 | Estonia | 64 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 99 | Guinea | 63 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 100 | Belize | 62 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 100 | Suriname | 62 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 102 | Australia | 61 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 102 | Thailand | 61 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 102 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 61 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 105 | Finland | 60 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 105 | Iceland | 60 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 107 | Liberia | 59 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 58 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 108 | Brazil | 58 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 110 | Greece | 57 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 110 | Malaysia | 57 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 112 | Chile | 56 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 112 | Italy | 56 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 114 | Bhutan | 55 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 114 | Lesotho | 55 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 116 | Spain | 54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 116 | Guinea-Bissau | 54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 116 | Jordan | 54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 54 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 53 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 53 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 122 | Hungary | 52 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 123 | Cyprus | 51 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 48 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 125 | Zambia | 46 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 126 | Georgia | 45 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 126 | Morocco | 45 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 126 | Marshall Islands | 45 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 126 | Rwanda | 45 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 130 | French Polynesia | 42 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 133 | Nauru | 40 mg/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 134 | Haiti | 38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 38 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 136 | Indonesia | 37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 136 | Madagascar | 37 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 138 | Mauritania | 36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 138 | Paraguay | 36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 36 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 141 | Iraq | 35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 141 | Samoa | 35 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 143 | Honduras | 34 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 144 | Mozambique | 33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 144 | Peru | 33 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 146 | Colombia | 32 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 147 | Eswatini | 31 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 148 | Guatemala | 30 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 148 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 150 | Comoros | 29 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 151 | Costa Rica | 28 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 152 | Gambia | 26 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 153 | Mexico | 25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 25 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 155 | Congo | 24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 155 | Namibia | 24 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 157 | Ethiopia | 23 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 157 | South Africa | 23 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 159 | Panama | 20 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 160 | Pakistan | 19 mg/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Ecuador | 18 mg/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 162 | Ghana | 13 mg/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 163 | Yemen | 12 mg/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 70 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.