Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines by country

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.

Countries reporting
188
Highest
1,450 kilograms per year per capita
Dominica
Lowest
11.7 kilograms per year per capita
Zambia
Median
225.08 kilograms per year per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214

What the numbers show

Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 1,450 kilograms per year per capita in Dominica; the lowest is 11.7 kilograms per year per capita in Zambia.

The median across all reporting countries is 225.08 kilograms per year per capita, and the mean is 252.18 kilograms per year per capita.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 124.

Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 955.6%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 53.0%).

Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Dominica 1,450 kilograms per year per capita 2022 up 33.4% rising
2 Dominican Republic 1,040 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 37.7% rising
3 Guyana 947.76 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 468.5% volatile
4 Bahamas 849.02 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 12.8% volatile
5 Antigua and Barbuda 662.26 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 12.0% rising
6 Papua New Guinea 580.06 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 13.8% falling
7 Uganda 568.85 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 59.3% rising
8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 542.99 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 197.9% volatile
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 538.68 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 68.3% volatile
10 Sao Tome and Principe 526.46 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 6.0% volatile
11 Albania 508.76 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 16.0% volatile
12 Samoa 483.66 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 5.8% falling
13 Malawi 482.08 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 83.6% volatile
14 United States 463.61 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 32.4% rising
15 Maldives 461.7 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 11.0% volatile
16 Turkey 459.69 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 36.5% flat
17 Ghana 452.1 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 7.6% rising
18 Grenada 438.87 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 4.5% rising
19 Cuba 438.13 kilograms per year per capita 2019 up 17.3% volatile
20 Netherlands 432.65 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 11.0% rising
21 Panama 422.73 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 73.8% flat
22 Colombia 421.14 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.2% rising
23 Serbia 404.45 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 5.3% rising
24 Jamaica 394.75 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 33.5% rising
25 Oman 386.83 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 1.5% rising
26 Vanuatu 379.48 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 73.4% rising
27 Mexico 376.42 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 23.6% rising
28 Portugal 373.24 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 8.6% rising
30 Peru 371.41 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 1.3% rising
31 Laos 363.82 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 64.4% volatile
32 Gabon 359.76 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.5% falling
33 Slovenia 359.11 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 7.3% rising
34 Iceland 356.58 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 5.1% rising
35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 351.15 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 26.6% volatile
36 Bahrain 342.88 kilograms per year per capita 2023 rising
37 Moldova 339.98 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 34.4% rising
38 Iran 338.03 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 22.4% rising
39 Greece 333.07 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 9.5% rising
40 Italy 331.84 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 17.1% rising
41 Montenegro 330.88 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 5.5% falling
42 Israel 322.75 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 18.4% falling
43 Austria 321.21 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 1.5% rising
44 Saint Lucia 315.19 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 4.2% falling
45 China 313.35 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 28.0% volatile
46 Norway 311.89 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 20.0% rising
47 Spain 311.89 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 31.6% rising
48 Romania 309.29 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 34.0% rising
49 Canada 307.48 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 18.9% rising
50 Armenia 307.45 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 3.8% rising
51 Tuvalu 306.16 kilograms per year per capita 2023 rising
52 Tunisia 299.7 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 27.9% rising
53 New Zealand 295.76 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 22.1% rising
54 Algeria 293.56 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 2.1% rising
56 Uzbekistan 292.74 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 20.0% rising
57 Brazil 292.55 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 4.0% rising
58 Denmark 291.95 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 2.7% rising
59 Saudi Arabia 288.58 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 6.4% falling
60 France 288.22 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 6.4% rising
61 Croatia 287.64 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 5.9% rising
62 Lebanon 284.33 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 18.4% falling
63 Guinea 283.43 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 5.7% falling
64 Barbados 282.65 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 0.5% rising
65 Vietnam 272.93 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 48.0% rising
66 Rwanda 272.11 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 50.7% falling
67 Bermuda 270.99 kilograms per year per capita 2009 down 50.6% flat
68 Uruguay 270.05 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 34.4% rising
69 Philippines 269.07 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 13.6% rising
70 North Macedonia 267.31 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 4.1% rising
71 Tonga 266.1 kilograms per year per capita 2023 rising
72 Comoros 266.08 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 41.1% rising
73 Switzerland 263.97 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 1.7% falling
74 Brunei 260.91 kilograms per year per capita 2009 up 19.1% rising
75 New Caledonia 258.84 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 21.7% rising
76 Taiwan 258.6 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 5.7% rising
77 Egypt 257.64 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 4.6% rising
78 Nauru 256.8 kilograms per year per capita 2023 rising
79 Cameroon 255.64 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 24.0% flat
80 Kuwait 254.27 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 34.7% rising
81 Finland 252.55 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.2% rising
82 United Kingdom 252.33 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 25.7% rising
83 Venezuela 251.59 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 11.9% falling
84 Azerbaijan 250.22 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 17.7% rising
85 Libya 246.44 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 11.5% falling
86 Morocco 243.83 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 16.6% rising
87 Haiti 239.34 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 15.2% falling
88 Sweden 238.3 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 31.7% rising
89 Germany 237.5 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 6.2% falling
90 Australia 235.86 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 5.2% rising
91 Indonesia 233.94 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 42.4% rising
92 Bolivia 233.31 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 24.5% rising
93 Seychelles 231.54 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 24.5% rising
95 Mali 227.53 kilograms per year per capita 2022 up 23.6% volatile
96 El Salvador 226.82 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 48.6% rising
97 Angola 225.83 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 25.1% rising
98 Estonia 224.32 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 4.7% rising
99 Hungary 222.65 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 32.4% rising
100 Syria 221.23 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 1.6% rising
101 Ecuador 220.32 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 3.7% falling
102 Belgium 218.1 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 24.3% rising
103 Kenya 217.03 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 45.4% rising
104 Czechia 216.08 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 15.4% rising
105 Paraguay 214.21 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 8.5% falling
106 Cyprus 213.14 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 35.1% falling
107 Fiji 213.09 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 94.7% volatile
108 Costa Rica 211.31 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 26.6% rising
109 Chile 210.46 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 4.5% rising
110 French Polynesia 210.02 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 4.5% rising
111 Eswatini 207.2 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.3% rising
112 Hong Kong 205.69 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 16.6% rising
113 Bulgaria 203.94 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 7.9% falling
114 Argentina 203.06 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 2.6% falling
115 Burundi 202.13 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 38.1% falling
116 Trinidad and Tobago 201.47 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 39.4% rising
117 Russia 200.29 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 3.8% rising
118 Thailand 196.4 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 4.7% rising
119 Qatar 195.14 kilograms per year per capita 2023 falling
120 Guatemala 191.12 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 29.5% rising
121 Kiribati 190.96 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 4.7% rising
122 Netherlands Antilles 188.3 kilograms per year per capita 2009 up 29.4% falling
123 Nigeria 187.06 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 20.6% falling
124 Tanzania 184.07 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 10.5% rising
125 Poland 183.25 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 13.7% rising
126 Macao 181.28 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 6.0% rising
127 India 179.85 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 18.9% rising
128 United Arab Emirates 175.72 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 33.7% rising
129 Kazakhstan 174.13 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 9.4% volatile
130 Suriname 172.56 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 28.9% rising
131 Latvia 171.17 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 31.9% rising
132 Cote d'Ivoire 171 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 7.6% falling
133 Belarus 170.98 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.9% rising
134 Slovakia 167.52 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 11.3% flat
135 Belize 166.95 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 48.0% volatile
136 Malaysia 164.37 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 26.7% falling
137 Burkina Faso 163.99 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 955.6% volatile
138 Sudan 163.93 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 8.0% falling
139 Nicaragua 162.87 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 37.2% falling
140 North Korea 160.59 kilograms per year per capita 2018 up 11.6% rising
141 Lithuania 159.03 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 21.1% rising
142 Honduras 158.24 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 3.4% falling
143 Mauritius 157.91 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 2.5% volatile
144 Central African Republic 150.83 kilograms per year per capita 2022 up 12.0% rising
145 Cape Verde 142.4 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 26.1% rising
146 Ukraine 141.96 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 15.7% rising
147 Turkmenistan 141.25 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 3.1% rising
148 Democratic Republic of Congo 141.03 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 12.2% flat
149 Nepal 140.45 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.2% volatile
150 South Korea 131.68 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 15.9% volatile
151 Georgia 130.86 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 21.3% falling
152 Iraq 130.39 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 35.4% flat
153 Botswana 127.79 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 53.9% volatile
154 Guinea-Bissau 127.22 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 9.4% rising
155 Namibia 127.11 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 35.5% rising
156 Japan 122.51 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 11.5% rising
157 Sri Lanka 117.9 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 19.6% falling
158 Zimbabwe 117.85 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 227.3% rising
159 Benin 116.84 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 25.3% rising
160 Congo 114.26 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 19.0% rising
161 Jordan 111.93 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 15.5% volatile
162 Myanmar 109.96 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 3.9% rising
163 Afghanistan 109.38 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 20.4% falling
164 Kyrgyzstan 108.37 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 45.0% rising
165 Djibouti 108.2 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 97.4% volatile
166 Madagascar 100.56 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 18.9% falling
167 Liberia 99.63 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 11.2% falling
168 Micronesia (country) 89.94 kilograms per year per capita 2023 rising
169 Solomon Islands 88.72 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 32.2% falling
170 Bhutan 84.58 kilograms per year per capita 2023 rising
171 Sierra Leone 84.25 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 12.6% flat
172 Bangladesh 83.16 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 28.9% rising
173 Tajikistan 81.41 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 9.6% rising
174 Yemen 72.53 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 11.7% rising
175 South Africa 72.36 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 11.7% rising
176 Marshall Islands 69.62 kilograms per year per capita 2023 volatile
177 Pakistan 65.9 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 26.9% rising
178 Mauritania 60.31 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 89.1% rising
179 Niger 58.75 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 17.0% volatile
180 Mongolia 57.1 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 14.0% volatile
181 Senegal 53.9 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 0.0% rising
182 Cambodia 48.55 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 22.8% falling
183 Mozambique 45.16 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 45.7% falling
184 East Timor 44.99 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 5.3% falling
185 Lesotho 42.74 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 19.8% rising
186 Somalia 41.39 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 18.6% flat
187 Ethiopia 30.06 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 66.7% rising
188 Togo 21.03 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 21.3% falling
189 Chad 19.66 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 16.6% falling
190 Gambia 16.63 kilograms per year per capita 2023 up 6.7% rising
191 Zambia 11.7 kilograms per year per capita 2023 down 53.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Unit
kilograms per year per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.