Vegetables, other — Protein supply quantity (g/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, other — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 17 g/cap/d in China, mainland; the lowest is 0.27 g/cap/d in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.3 g/cap/d, and the mean is 2.99 g/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 63.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 423.5%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 78.6%).
Vegetables, other — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 2 | China | 16.77 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 3 | Laos | 12.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 6 | Vietnam | 10.78 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 10.78 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 8 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 9 | Tonga | 9.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 10 | Nepal | 9.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 11 | Oman | 8.76 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 144.0% | rising |
| 12 | Albania | 8.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 8.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 14 | Guyana | 7.92 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 156.3% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 7.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6.62 g/cap/d | 2018 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 6.55 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 18 | Armenia | 6.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 19 | Cuba | 5.82 g/cap/d | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 5.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 21 | Tunisia | 5.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 22 | Bahamas | 5.53 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 23 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Belarus | 5.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 25 | Algeria | 5.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 26 | China, Macao SAR | 5.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 27 | Fiji | 5.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 140.7% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 4.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 4.76 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 4.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 32 | Belgium | 4.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 4.55 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 4.45 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 423.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Myanmar | 4.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 36 | New Zealand | 4.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 37 | Tuvalu | 4.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 4.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 39 | Turkey | 3.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 39 | Türkiye | 3.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 3.61 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 362.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Jamaica | 3.53 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 43 | India | 3.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 3.38 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 45 | Philippines | 3.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 46 | Serbia | 3.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 47 | Libya | 3.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 48 | Seychelles | 3.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 49 | Qatar | 3.15 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 50 | Moldova | 3.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 50 | Republic of Moldova | 3.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 52 | Caribbean | 3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 53 | Barbados | 2.97 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 54 | France | 2.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 54 | New Caledonia | 2.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 2.94 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 57 | Melanesia | 2.91 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 58 | Portugal | 2.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 2.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 2.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 61 | Malta | 2.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 2.83 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 63 | Mauritius | 2.81 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 64 | Austria | 2.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 65 | Montenegro | 2.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 65 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 67 | Polynesia | 2.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 68 | Canada | 2.66 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 68 | Kuwait | 2.66 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 70 | Switzerland | 2.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 71 | Maldives | 2.64 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 72 | Russia | 2.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 2.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 74 | Djibouti | 2.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 74 | Mongolia | 2.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 2.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 77 | Kiribati | 2.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 2.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 80 | Niger | 2.53 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 80 | Romania | 2.53 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 82 | Egypt | 2.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 83 | Grenada | 2.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 83 | Ireland | 2.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 85 | Cameroon | 2.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 86 | Denmark | 2.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 87 | Peru | 2.46 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 88 | Slovakia | 2.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.0% | flat |
| 89 | Nigeria | 2.42 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 89 | Slovenia | 2.42 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 91 | Italy | 2.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 92 | Australia | 2.38 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 93 | United Kingdom | 2.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 95 | United States | 2.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 96 | Bahrain | 2.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 96 | Germany | 2.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 98 | El Salvador | 2.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 99 | Sweden | 2.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 100 | Cambodia | 2.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 100 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 102 | Norway | 2.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 103 | Chile | 2.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 103 | Poland | 2.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 105 | Senegal | 2.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 277.6% | rising |
| 106 | Malaysia | 2.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 107 | Kenya | 2.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 108 | Greece | 2.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 109 | Cyprus | 2.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 110 | Micronesia | 2.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 111 | Latvia | 2.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 112 | Spain | 2.02 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 113 | Guinea | 2.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 114 | Belize | 2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 115 | Iceland | 1.99 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 115 | Jordan | 1.99 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 115 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.99 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 118 | Finland | 1.97 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.97 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 120 | Morocco | 1.93 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 120 | Thailand | 1.93 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 1.92 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 123 | Syria | 1.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 125 | Bhutan | 1.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 126 | Lithuania | 1.88 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 1.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 127 | Czechia | 1.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 127 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 130 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.85 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 131 | Malawi | 1.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 1.74 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 133 | Estonia | 1.74 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 135 | Angola | 1.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 135 | East Timor | 1.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 1.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 138 | Suriname | 1.72 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 138 | Uruguay | 1.72 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 140 | Indonesia | 1.71 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.71 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 142 | Afghanistan | 1.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 1.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 144 | Argentina | 1.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 144 | Cabo Verde | 1.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 146 | Marshall Islands | 1.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 147 | Botswana | 1.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 148 | Mexico | 1.48 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 1.38 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 149 | Gabon | 1.38 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 151 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 151 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.37 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 153 | Rwanda | 1.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 154 | Liberia | 1.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 155 | Saudi Arabia | 1.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 156 | Guatemala | 1.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 158 | Georgia | 1.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 159 | Brazil | 1.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 160 | Uganda | 1.23 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 161 | Lesotho | 1.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 161 | Paraguay | 1.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 163 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 164 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 165 | Iraq | 1.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.99 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 167 | Zambia | 0.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 168 | Honduras | 0.94 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.92 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 170 | Colombia | 0.85 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Ecuador | 0.85 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 170 | Haiti | 0.85 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 173 | South Africa | 0.82 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 174 | Nicaragua | 0.79 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.74 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Madagascar | 0.74 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 177 | Samoa | 0.71 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 178 | Pakistan | 0.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 179 | Eswatini | 0.68 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 180 | Ethiopia | 0.66 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 180 | Panama | 0.66 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 182 | Costa Rica | 0.63 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 183 | Gambia | 0.61 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 184 | Comoros | 0.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 185 | Mauritania | 0.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 186 | Nauru | 0.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 186 | Nauru | 0.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 188 | Namibia | 0.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 0.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 190 | Congo | 0.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 191 | Mozambique | 0.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 192 | Ghana | 0.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 193 | Yemen | 0.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 15.33 g/cap/d
- Asia 7.39 g/cap/d
- Central Asia 5.53 g/cap/d
- World 5.18 g/cap/d
- South-Eastern Asia 3.69 g/cap/d
- Southern Asia 2.97 g/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 2.88 g/cap/d
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2.86 g/cap/d
- Northern Africa 2.76 g/cap/d
- Southern Europe 2.76 g/cap/d
- Oceania 2.75 g/cap/d
- Europe 2.72 g/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.72 g/cap/d
- Western Europe 2.69 g/cap/d
- European Union (27) 2.49 g/cap/d
- Northern America 2.36 g/cap/d
- Western Asia 2.36 g/cap/d
- United States of America 2.33 g/cap/d
- Northern Europe 2.3 g/cap/d
- Western Africa 2.19 g/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.92 g/cap/d
- Americas 1.8 g/cap/d
- Africa 1.76 g/cap/d
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.73 g/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.71 g/cap/d
- Central America 1.39 g/cap/d
- South America 1.36 g/cap/d
- Eastern Africa 1.31 g/cap/d
- Middle Africa 0.88 g/cap/d
- Southern Africa 0.84 g/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.