Vegetables — 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
Vegetables — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 310.42 kcal/cap/d in China, mainland; the lowest is 4.51 kcal/cap/d in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 63.18 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 74.3 kcal/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 69.
Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 699.1%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 70.1%).
Vegetables — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 310.42 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 306.37 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 3 | Albania | 257.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 221 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 5 | Guyana | 208.61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 161.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 203.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 7 | Oman | 191.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 121.5% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 189.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 185.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 182.66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 11 | Tunisia | 177.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 12 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 175.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 13 | Tonga | 173.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 14 | Algeria | 170.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 163.58 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 163.58 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 155.67 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 155.59 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 153.71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 148.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 21 | Laos | 143.48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 143.48 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 23 | Vietnam | 142.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 142.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 134.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 26 | Belarus | 130.14 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.6% | flat |
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 127.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 28 | Libya | 123.92 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 29 | Cuba | 120.75 kcal/cap/d | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 30 | Israel | 119.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 31 | Nepal | 115.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 32 | Bahamas | 108.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 33 | Belgium | 108.49 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 107.94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 215.3% | rising |
| 35 | China, Taiwan Province of | 107.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 36 | Qatar | 105.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 37 | Niger | 104.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 103.96 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 39 | Moldova | 101.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 39 | Republic of Moldova | 101.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 41 | Senegal | 101.76 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 42 | Maldives | 100.91 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 99.69 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 44 | China, Macao SAR | 97.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 45 | Kuwait | 97.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 46 | Lebanon | 94.95 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 93.34 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 699.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Fiji | 92.62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 49 | Hungary | 91.37 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 50 | New Zealand | 90.15 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 51 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 90.07 kcal/cap/d | 2018 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 52 | Bahrain | 88.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 53 | Montenegro | 86.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 85.71 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 84.18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 82.39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 57 | Spain | 81.87 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 81.45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 59 | Austria | 81.17 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 60 | Ireland | 80.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 61 | Greece | 78.32 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 62 | Australia and New Zealand | 78.31 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 63 | Canada | 78.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 64 | United States | 77.61 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 65 | Poland | 77.3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 66 | Seychelles | 76.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 76.68 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 68 | India | 76.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 69 | Australia | 76 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 70 | Jamaica | 75.73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 71 | Serbia | 75.65 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 72 | France | 75.57 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 73 | Denmark | 75.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 74 | Germany | 74.52 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 75 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 74.47 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 76 | Jordan | 73.56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 73.43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 77 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 73.43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 79 | Slovenia | 73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 80 | Djibouti | 72.62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 81 | Myanmar | 71.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 71.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 83 | Russia | 70.86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 83 | Russian Federation | 70.86 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 85 | Cameroon | 70.56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 70.18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 87 | Switzerland | 69.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 69.06 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 89 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 68.59 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 90 | Mongolia | 67.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 91 | Chile | 67.27 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 92 | Barbados | 67.26 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 93 | Morocco | 67.1 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 94 | Latvia | 64.88 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 95 | Caribbean | 63.83 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 96 | Iceland | 63.7 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 97 | Lithuania | 63.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 62.92 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 99 | El Salvador | 61.89 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 100 | Slovakia | 61.74 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.5% | flat |
| 101 | Czechia | 61.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 102 | Estonia | 61.45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 61.3 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 104 | Cyprus | 60.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 105 | Finland | 59.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 105 | Italy | 59.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 107 | Malawi | 59.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 108 | Cabo Verde | 58.2 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 109 | Polynesia | 58.18 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 110 | Peru | 57.85 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 111 | Norway | 57.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 112 | Iraq | 57.11 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 113 | Malaysia | 56.9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 114 | Argentina | 56.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 54.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 116 | Uruguay | 54.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 117 | Syria | 53.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 117 | Syrian Arab Republic | 53.97 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 119 | Mexico | 53.43 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 52.77 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 121 | Tuvalu | 52.76 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 122 | Guatemala | 51.83 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 123 | Georgia | 51.64 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 124 | Grenada | 51.35 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 51.19 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 126 | Philippines | 50.34 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 127 | Nigeria | 48.9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 128 | Melanesia | 48.85 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 129 | New Caledonia | 47.72 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 47.63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 45.75 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 132 | Bhutan | 44.07 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 133 | Indonesia | 43.62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 134 | Guinea | 43.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 135 | Burkina Faso | 42.88 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 252.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Afghanistan | 42.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 137 | Belize | 41.05 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 40.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.12 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 140 | Suriname | 39.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 141 | Colombia | 39.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 142 | Paraguay | 39 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 143 | Brazil | 38.73 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 144 | Nauru | 37.94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 144 | Nauru | 37.94 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 146 | Angola | 37.85 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 147 | Kenya | 37.5 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 148 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 37.27 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 149 | Costa Rica | 37.03 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 36.87 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 151 | Thailand | 35.76 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 34.98 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 153 | United Republic of Tanzania | 34.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 154 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 33.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 155 | Mauritania | 33.02 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 156 | South Africa | 32.45 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 157 | Kiribati | 31.44 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 158 | Rwanda | 31.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 159 | Panama | 30.63 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 30.56 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 161 | Mozambique | 29.67 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 162 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 162 | Côte d'Ivoire | 29.66 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 164 | Micronesia | 28.42 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 165 | Gabon | 26.67 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 166 | Botswana | 26.16 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 167 | Cambodia | 25.79 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 168 | Nicaragua | 25.62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 169 | East Timor | 25.42 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 169 | Timor-Leste | 25.42 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 171 | Pakistan | 25.19 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 172 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 24.28 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 173 | Comoros | 23.9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 174 | Uganda | 22.6 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.22 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22.01 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 177 | Honduras | 21.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 178 | Eswatini | 20.41 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 179 | Ecuador | 20.13 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 180 | Liberia | 20.09 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 181 | Namibia | 19.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 182 | Samoa | 18.8 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 183 | Ghana | 18.55 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 184 | Lesotho | 16.9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 185 | Zambia | 15.62 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 186 | Yemen | 15.23 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 187 | Haiti | 14.04 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.37 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 189 | Gambia | 13.24 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 12.81 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 191 | Congo | 10.25 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 192 | Madagascar | 9.96 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 8.9 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.51 kcal/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 280.42 kcal/cap/d
- Central Asia 179.84 kcal/cap/d
- Asia 144.42 kcal/cap/d
- World 109.12 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Africa 104.88 kcal/cap/d
- Western Asia 94.36 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 82.87 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Europe 81.74 kcal/cap/d
- Europe 79.26 kcal/cap/d
- Northern America 77.66 kcal/cap/d
- United States of America 77.61 kcal/cap/d
- Western Europe 76.43 kcal/cap/d
- European Union (27) 75.09 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Europe 71.5 kcal/cap/d
- Oceania 69.42 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Asia 67.4 kcal/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 64.34 kcal/cap/d
- South-Eastern Asia 62.01 kcal/cap/d
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 59.5 kcal/cap/d
- Americas 57.64 kcal/cap/d
- Western Africa 50.3 kcal/cap/d
- Central America 49.58 kcal/cap/d
- Africa 47.48 kcal/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 44.4 kcal/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 43.25 kcal/cap/d
- South America 42.74 kcal/cap/d
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 38 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Africa 31 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Africa 26.97 kcal/cap/d
- Middle Africa 20.37 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.