Vegetables — 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...
Countries reporting
194
Highest
18.45 g/cap/d
China, mainland
Lowest
0.31 g/cap/d
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
3.01 g/cap/d
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Vegetables — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 18.45 g/cap/d in China, mainland; the lowest is 0.31 g/cap/d in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.01 g/cap/d, and the mean is 3.81 g/cap/d.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 489.3%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 74.9%).
Vegetables — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 18.45 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 18.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.85 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Laos | 12.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 11.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 11.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 11.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 9 | Oman | 10.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 9.85 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 11 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9.73 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 12 | Guyana | 9.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 12 | Tonga | 9.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 14 | Nepal | 9.32 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 9.29 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 8.83 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 17 | Tunisia | 8.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 8.16 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 7.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 7.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 21 | Algeria | 7.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 22 | Turkey | 7.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 7.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 24 | Cuba | 7.04 g/cap/d | 2019 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 25 | Belarus | 7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 27 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6.78 g/cap/d | 2018 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 28 | Ukraine | 6.53 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 29 | Bahamas | 6.48 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 6.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 31 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5.77 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Fiji | 5.65 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 123.3% | rising |
| 33 | China, Macao SAR | 5.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 34 | Libya | 5.49 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Belgium | 5.48 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 5.44 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 5.43 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 5.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 249.3% | rising |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 4.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 489.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 4.88 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 41 | New Zealand | 4.85 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 4.78 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 4.68 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 4.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 45 | Niger | 4.5 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 46 | Egypt | 4.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 47 | India | 4.39 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 48 | Kuwait | 4.36 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 49 | Moldova | 4.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 4.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 51 | Lebanon | 4.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 52 | Maldives | 4.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 53 | Tuvalu | 4.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 54 | Seychelles | 4.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 4.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 56 | Mauritius | 4.03 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 57 | Jamaica | 3.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 3.87 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 59 | Cameroon | 3.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 59 | Djibouti | 3.86 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 61 | Portugal | 3.83 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 62 | Austria | 3.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 63 | Montenegro | 3.77 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 64 | France | 3.76 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 65 | Bahrain | 3.72 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 66 | Serbia | 3.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 67 | Russia | 3.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 3.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 69 | Ireland | 3.61 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 70 | United States | 3.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 70 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.6 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 72 | Greece | 3.59 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 72 | Romania | 3.59 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 74 | Canada | 3.58 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 75 | Germany | 3.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 76 | Barbados | 3.54 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 77 | Senegal | 3.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 78 | Poland | 3.48 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 79 | Spain | 3.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 80 | Philippines | 3.46 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 81 | Switzerland | 3.45 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 81 | Caribbean | 3.45 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 83 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.43 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 3.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 84 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 86 | Slovenia | 3.4 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 87 | Australia | 3.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 87 | Denmark | 3.35 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 89 | Jordan | 3.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 89 | Sweden | 3.27 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 91 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 3.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 251.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 3.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 94 | Mongolia | 3.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 95 | New Caledonia | 3.09 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 96 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 97 | Italy | 3.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 97 | Nigeria | 3.01 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 99 | Malawi | 3 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 100 | Slovakia | 2.98 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.8% | flat |
| 101 | Polynesia | 2.97 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 102 | Chile | 2.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 103 | Melanesia | 2.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 104 | Lithuania | 2.94 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 104 | El Salvador | 2.94 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 2.93 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 107 | Iceland | 2.9 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 108 | Morocco | 2.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 109 | Latvia | 2.87 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 110 | Grenada | 2.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | 2.84 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 112 | Czechia | 2.83 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 2.81 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 114 | Cabo Verde | 2.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 115 | Cyprus | 2.79 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 116 | Malaysia | 2.77 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 116 | Norway | 2.77 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 118 | Peru | 2.76 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 119 | Argentina | 2.7 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 120 | Finland | 2.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 2.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 120 | Syria | 2.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 120 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.67 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 124 | Estonia | 2.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 124 | Kiribati | 2.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 126 | Uruguay | 2.53 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 2.51 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 128 | Kenya | 2.43 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 2.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 130 | Iraq | 2.33 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 131 | Belize | 2.28 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 132 | Cambodia | 2.24 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 133 | Angola | 2.22 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 134 | Bhutan | 2.21 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | falling |
| 135 | Guinea | 2.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 136 | Mexico | 2.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 137 | Georgia | 2.18 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 138 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 139 | Guatemala | 2.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 139 | Micronesia | 2.14 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 141 | Suriname | 2.12 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.11 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | 2.1 g/cap/d | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Indonesia | 2.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 144 | Thailand | 2.07 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 2.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 147 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.99 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 149 | Brazil | 1.93 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 150 | Afghanistan | 1.89 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 151 | Marshall Islands | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 151 | Nauru | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 151 | Nauru | 1.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | — | rising |
| 154 | East Timor | 1.75 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 1.75 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 156 | Gabon | 1.72 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 157 | Colombia | 1.64 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 158 | Botswana | 1.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 158 | Paraguay | 1.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 160 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.61 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 161 | Rwanda | 1.59 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 1.57 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 163 | Costa Rica | 1.55 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 164 | Uganda | 1.48 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 165 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 165 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.47 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 167 | Mauritania | 1.43 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 168 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.41 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 169 | Liberia | 1.38 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 170 | Mozambique | 1.34 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 171 | South Africa | 1.3 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 172 | Panama | 1.26 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 173 | Nicaragua | 1.25 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 174 | Lesotho | 1.2 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 175 | Comoros | 1.19 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.17 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 177 | Honduras | 1.08 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.06 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 179 | Zambia | 1.05 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 181 | Pakistan | 1.04 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 182 | Samoa | 0.97 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 183 | Eswatini | 0.96 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 184 | Ecuador | 0.95 g/cap/d | 2023 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 185 | Haiti | 0.93 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 186 | Namibia | 0.81 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 187 | Ghana | 0.8 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 188 | Gambia | 0.79 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 189 | Madagascar | 0.78 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 0.74 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 191 | Congo | 0.64 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 192 | Yemen | 0.62 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 0.56 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.31 g/cap/d | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 16.66 g/cap/d
- Asia 8.38 g/cap/d
- Central Asia 7.83 g/cap/d
- World 6.11 g/cap/d
- Northern Africa 4.51 g/cap/d
- Western Asia 4.15 g/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 4.05 g/cap/d
- South-Eastern Asia 3.99 g/cap/d
- Southern Europe 3.83 g/cap/d
- Europe 3.81 g/cap/d
- Southern Asia 3.77 g/cap/d
- Western Europe 3.74 g/cap/d
- Northern America 3.6 g/cap/d
- United States of America 3.6 g/cap/d
- European Union (27) 3.53 g/cap/d
- Oceania 3.4 g/cap/d
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.4 g/cap/d
- Northern Europe 3.3 g/cap/d
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 3.25 g/cap/d
- Western Africa 2.8 g/cap/d
- Americas 2.67 g/cap/d
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.44 g/cap/d
- Africa 2.43 g/cap/d
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.24 g/cap/d
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.15 g/cap/d
- Central America 2.07 g/cap/d
- South America 2.02 g/cap/d
- Eastern Africa 1.62 g/cap/d
- Southern Africa 1.29 g/cap/d
- Middle Africa 1.19 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.