Average per capita vegetable 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
1,131 kilograms per year per capita
China
Lowest
14.63 kilograms per year per capita
Chad
Median
273.86 kilograms per year per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214
What the numbers show
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 1,131 kilograms per year per capita in China; the lowest is 14.63 kilograms per year per capita in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 273.86 kilograms per year per capita, and the mean is 295.37 kilograms per year per capita.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 77.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 761.2%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 54.7%).
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,131 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Albania | 1,048 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Croatia | 926.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Guyana | 865.28 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 826.03 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 818.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 7 | Oman | 752.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 719.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 9 | Tonga | 717.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 715.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 711.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 12 | Tunisia | 691.63 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 13 | Turkey | 686.59 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 14 | Algeria | 606.44 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Armenia | 596.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 17 | South Korea | 588.06 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 585.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 19 | Laos | 552.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 537.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 21 | Maldives | 536.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 22 | Libya | 529.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 23 | Vietnam | 524.22 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 518.85 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 494.21 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 27 | Belarus | 488.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 487.75 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 481.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 30 | Qatar | 476.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 31 | Bahamas | 474.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.8% | flat |
| 33 | Hong Kong | 472.81 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 34 | Cuba | 470.7 kilograms per year per capita | 2019 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 453.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 453.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 37 | Kuwait | 446.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 440.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 39 | Australia | 440.1 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 438.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 434.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Iceland | 432.04 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Dominica | 421.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritius | 420.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Denmark | 410.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 46 | Nepal | 408.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Switzerland | 402.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 48 | Norway | 401.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Latvia | 396.07 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 50 | Israel | 392.37 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 51 | Senegal | 385 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 165.9% | volatile |
| 52 | French Polynesia | 383.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 53 | Bahrain | 381.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 54 | Lebanon | 378.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 55 | New Zealand | 377.85 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 56 | Seychelles | 375.43 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 57 | Egypt | 371.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 58 | Macao | 371.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 368.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 761.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Niger | 365.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Estonia | 362.42 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 357.35 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 63 | Fiji | 356.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Greece | 356.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 44.8% | flat |
| 65 | United States | 353.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 66 | Portugal | 348.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 67 | Netherlands | 344.42 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 68 | Romania | 341.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 69 | Poland | 338.55 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 70 | Jamaica | 335.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 71 | Mali | 335.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 72 | North Korea | 332.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2018 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 73 | Barbados | 332.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 332.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 120.2% | rising |
| 75 | Taiwan | 331.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 76 | Italy | 330.14 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 326 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 78 | Jordan | 322.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Slovakia | 321.87 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 80 | Czechia | 317.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 81 | Djibouti | 316.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Japan | 315.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 83 | Canada | 313.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 84 | France | 308.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 85 | Spain | 301.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 86 | Bermuda | 301.57 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 87 | Uruguay | 294.33 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 88 | Cameroon | 293.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 89 | Russia | 292.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 90 | Iran | 288.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 91 | Grenada | 282.68 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Finland | 282.66 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia | 282.41 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 94 | Mongolia | 280.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Cape Verde | 279.72 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Antigua and Barbuda | 276.95 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 274.79 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 37.3% | falling |
| 98 | Lithuania | 272.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 99 | Moldova | 271.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 100 | New Caledonia | 270.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 101 | Hungary | 269.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 102 | Cyprus | 264.49 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 261.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 104 | India | 254.57 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 105 | El Salvador | 253.48 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 106 | Marshall Islands | 253.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 107 | Malawi | 236.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Morocco | 235.67 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 109 | Georgia | 228.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 110 | Myanmar | 220.38 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 111 | Belize | 219.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 112 | Chile | 212.54 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 113 | Iraq | 210.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 114 | Argentina | 209.91 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 115 | Syria | 205.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 116 | Tuvalu | 198.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 196.65 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Benin | 195.12 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 194.38 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Sudan | 188.32 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 185.17 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 122 | Guatemala | 185.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 123 | Mexico | 182.13 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 124 | Paraguay | 178.92 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 125 | Nigeria | 178.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 126 | Brunei | 178.24 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 127 | Malaysia | 177.83 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 128 | Bhutan | 173.99 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 173.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 130 | Peru | 171.5 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 170.92 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 132 | Philippines | 162.97 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 133 | Burkina Faso | 160.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 278.1% | rising |
| 134 | Suriname | 159.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Kenya | 152.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 136 | Gabon | 152.01 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 137 | Angola | 150.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 138 | Brazil | 143.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 142.89 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 141.16 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 140.78 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 142 | Colombia | 139.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 137.62 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Indonesia | 134.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 145 | Botswana | 133.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 146 | Venezuela | 131.36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 147 | Mauritania | 125.19 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Rwanda | 124.78 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 149 | Comoros | 122.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 184.9% | rising |
| 150 | Kiribati | 121.56 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 151 | Bolivia | 117.96 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 152 | Togo | 117.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 153 | Guinea | 117.57 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 154 | Thailand | 116.29 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 155 | Tanzania | 115.46 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 156 | Mozambique | 115.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Panama | 114.72 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 158 | Nauru | 109.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 159 | Netherlands Antilles | 109.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2009 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 160 | Micronesia (country) | 107.58 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 161 | South Africa | 102.23 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 162 | Nicaragua | 101.82 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Burundi | 98.47 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 165 | Cambodia | 98.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 166 | Honduras | 97.9 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 87.73 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 149.6% | rising |
| 168 | Eswatini | 87.08 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 169 | Cote d'Ivoire | 85.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 170 | Lesotho | 85.3 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 171 | Pakistan | 83.38 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 172 | Ghana | 79.93 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 173 | Gambia | 79.84 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Uganda | 76.31 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 175 | East Timor | 76.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 176 | Liberia | 74.25 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 177 | Namibia | 68.77 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 178 | Ecuador | 64.8 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 179 | Samoa | 62.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 58.98 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 181 | Yemen | 54.39 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 182 | Somalia | 52.6 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.74 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 184 | Zambia | 49.18 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 185 | Haiti | 41.26 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 186 | Madagascar | 36.94 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 187 | Congo | 36 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 188 | Ethiopia | 32.09 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | 30.69 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 190 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 18.88 kilograms per year per capita | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 191 | Chad | 14.63 kilograms per year per capita | 2022 | down 28.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 238.49 kilograms per year per capita
About this data
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.