Vegetables — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) 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 quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 412.72 kg/cap in China, mainland; the lowest is 6.89 kg/cap in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 103.17 kg/cap, and the mean is 113.88 kg/cap.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 761.2%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 54.7%).
Vegetables — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 412.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 406.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 3 | Albania | 382.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 338.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 199.7% | rising |
| 5 | Guyana | 315.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 169.2% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 301.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 298.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 8 | Oman | 274.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 262.59 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 10 | Tonga | 261.75 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 11 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 260.99 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 259.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 13 | Tunisia | 252.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 250.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 250.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 16 | Algeria | 221.33 kg/cap | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 219.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 18 | Armenia | 217.67 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 19 | Republic of Korea | 214.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 213.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 21 | Laos | 201.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 201.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 196.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 24 | Maldives | 195.96 kg/cap | 2023 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 25 | Libya | 193.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Vietnam | 191.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 191.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 189.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 185.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Ukraine | 180.37 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Belarus | 178.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 178.01 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 175.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 34 | Qatar | 173.75 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 35 | Bahamas | 173.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 172.6 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 37 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 172.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 38 | Cuba | 171.79 kg/cap | 2019 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 165.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 165.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 41 | Montenegro | 165.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 42 | Kuwait | 162.89 kg/cap | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 43 | Slovenia | 160.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 160.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 159.88 kg/cap | 2023 | up 230.2% | rising |
| 46 | Sweden | 158.59 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 47 | Iceland | 157.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 48 | Australia and New Zealand | 156.9 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 49 | Mauritius | 153.35 kg/cap | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 50 | Denmark | 149.86 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 51 | Nepal | 149.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 146.89 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 53 | Norway | 146.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 144.55 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 55 | Israel | 143.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 56 | Senegal | 140.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 165.9% | rising |
| 57 | French Polynesia | 139.88 kg/cap | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 58 | Bahrain | 139.38 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 59 | Lebanon | 138.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 60 | New Zealand | 137.9 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 61 | Seychelles | 137.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 135.7 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 63 | China, Macao SAR | 135.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 134.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 761.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Niger | 133.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 66 | Estonia | 132.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 130.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 68 | Fiji | 130.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 118.3% | rising |
| 69 | Greece | 130.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 70 | United States | 129.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 71 | Portugal | 127.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 72 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 125.7 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 73 | Romania | 124.79 kg/cap | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 74 | Poland | 123.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 75 | Jamaica | 122.62 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 76 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 121.5 kg/cap | 2018 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 77 | Barbados | 121.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 121.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 79 | China, Taiwan Province of | 120.82 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 80 | Italy | 120.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 118.98 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 82 | Moldova | 118.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 82 | Republic of Moldova | 118.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 84 | Polynesia | 118.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 85 | Jordan | 117.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 86 | Slovakia | 117.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 87 | Czechia | 115.89 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 88 | Djibouti | 115.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 89 | Canada | 114.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 90 | France | 112.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 91 | Spain | 110.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 92 | Uruguay | 107.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 93 | Cameroon | 107.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 94 | Russia | 106.74 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 106.74 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 96 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 105.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 97 | Grenada | 103.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 98 | Finland | 103.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 99 | Serbia | 103.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 100 | Mongolia | 102.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 101 | Cabo Verde | 102.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 101.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 100.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 104 | Lithuania | 99.61 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 105 | New Caledonia | 98.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 106 | Hungary | 98.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 107 | Cyprus | 96.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 109 | Caribbean | 94.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 110 | India | 92.91 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | 92.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 112 | Marshall Islands | 92.45 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 113 | Iraq | 89.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 114 | Malawi | 86.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 115 | Morocco | 86.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 116 | Georgia | 83.52 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 117 | Myanmar | 80.43 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 118 | Belize | 79.93 kg/cap | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 119 | Chile | 77.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 120 | Argentina | 76.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 121 | Syria | 74.82 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 121 | Syrian Arab Republic | 74.82 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 123 | Tuvalu | 72.42 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 71.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 125 | United Arab Emirates | 70.94 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 67.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 127 | Guatemala | 67.55 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 128 | Mexico | 66.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 129 | Paraguay | 65.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 130 | Nigeria | 65.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 131 | Malaysia | 64.9 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 132 | Bhutan | 63.5 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 63.41 kg/cap | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 134 | Peru | 62.59 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 62.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 136 | Philippines | 59.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 58.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 278.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Suriname | 58.37 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 139 | Melanesia | 57.42 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 140 | Kenya | 55.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 141 | Gabon | 55.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 142 | Angola | 54.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 143 | Brazil | 52.4 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 52.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 51.52 kg/cap | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 51.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 147 | Colombia | 51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 149 | Indonesia | 49.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 150 | Botswana | 48.88 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 151 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 47.94 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 152 | Micronesia | 46.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 153 | Mauritania | 45.69 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 154 | Rwanda | 45.54 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 155 | Comoros | 44.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 184.9% | rising |
| 156 | Kiribati | 44.37 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 157 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 43.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 158 | Guinea | 42.91 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 159 | Thailand | 42.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 160 | United Republic of Tanzania | 42.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 161 | Mozambique | 42.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 162 | Panama | 41.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 163 | Nauru | 40.19 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 163 | Nauru | 40.19 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 165 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 39.27 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 166 | South Africa | 37.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 167 | Nicaragua | 37.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 168 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 36.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 169 | Cambodia | 35.86 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 170 | Honduras | 35.73 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 149.6% | rising |
| 172 | Eswatini | 31.78 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.33 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 173 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.33 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 175 | Lesotho | 31.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 176 | Pakistan | 30.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 177 | Ghana | 29.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 178 | Gambia | 29.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 179 | Uganda | 27.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 180 | East Timor | 27.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 180 | Timor-Leste | 27.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 182 | Liberia | 27.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 183 | Namibia | 25.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 184 | Ecuador | 23.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 185 | Samoa | 22.9 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 186 | Yemen | 19.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 187 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.52 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 188 | Zambia | 17.95 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 189 | Haiti | 15.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 190 | Madagascar | 13.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 191 | Congo | 13.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 192 | Ethiopia | 11.71 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 11.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.89 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 373.55 kg/cap
- Central Asia 253.52 kg/cap
- Asia 189.59 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 158.27 kg/cap
- Western Europe 151.42 kg/cap
- World 148 kg/cap
- Western Asia 143.98 kg/cap
- Europe 137.81 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 137.48 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 136.33 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 134.2 kg/cap
- United States of America 129.06 kg/cap
- Oceania 127.66 kg/cap
- Northern America 127.56 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 122.47 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 88.36 kg/cap
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 86.64 kg/cap
- Americas 85.37 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 82.36 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 75.68 kg/cap
- Western Africa 67.94 kg/cap
- Central America 64.15 kg/cap
- Africa 63.32 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 60.34 kg/cap
- South America 56.11 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 55.42 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 47.66 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 36.92 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 35.8 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 30.41 kg/cap
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.