Dietary composition by country 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
180.51 kilocalories per day per capita
Grenada
Lowest
0 kilocalories per day per capita
South Africa
Median
9.67 kilocalories per day per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,034
What the numbers show
Dietary composition by country is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 180.51 kilocalories per day per capita in Grenada; the lowest is 0 kilocalories per day per capita in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.67 kilocalories per day per capita, and the mean is 22.19 kilocalories per day per capita.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 2,096.1%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 100.0%).
Dietary composition by country: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada | 180.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 2,096.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 153.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Nauru | 129.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 117.29 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 115.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Macao | 112.66 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Marshall Islands | 109.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 109.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Bahamas | 106.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 10 | French Polynesia | 96.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Belize | 93.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Seychelles | 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 80.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 14 | Tonga | 79.39 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 70.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominica | 69.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Iceland | 66.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Cyprus | 64.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 64.59 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Jamaica | 59.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Botswana | 54.22 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Suriname | 53.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Tuvalu | 52.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 26 | Djibouti | 50.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Brunei | 48.1 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Finland | 47.59 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Maldives | 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Guyana | 43.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Kuwait | 42.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Micronesia (country) | 41.94 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 41.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Qatar | 41.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 39.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Georgia | 36.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Panama | 35.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 35.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Venezuela | 32.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 208.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritius | 31.71 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 42 | East Timor | 31.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Australia | 30.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 30.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Slovenia | 30.15 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Samoa | 29.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 29.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Libya | 29.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 50 | Laos | 27.66 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Bermuda | 27.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Sweden | 26.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Moldova | 26.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 25.66 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Honduras | 25.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Eswatini | 24.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Cambodia | 24.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 681.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Fiji | 24.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Canada | 23.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Gabon | 22.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 61 | El Salvador | 22.57 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 21.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Estonia | 21.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Belarus | 21.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Albania | 21.15 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 20.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Namibia | 20.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Armenia | 19.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Czechia | 19.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Mongolia | 19.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Kiribati | 18.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 123.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Uruguay | 17.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Netherlands Antilles | 17.22 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 75 | Malaysia | 16.85 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Iraq | 16.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Romania | 16.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 16.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 16.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Gambia | 15.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 825.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Latvia | 15.73 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Switzerland | 13.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 12.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 12.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Lesotho | 11.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Comoros | 11.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.37 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 88 | France | 11.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.89 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Israel | 10.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 214.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Lebanon | 10.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Liberia | 10.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 10.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 10.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 10.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Bhutan | 9.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 97 | Paraguay | 9.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea | 9.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Central African Republic | 9.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 500.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Japan | 9.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 9.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 226.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Oman | 8.93 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 76.1% | falling |
| 103 | Philippines | 8.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Yemen | 8 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Bolivia | 7.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Jordan | 7.74 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Congo | 7.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Mali | 7.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Algeria | 7.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | 7.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 111 | Ecuador | 7.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Somalia | 6.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 420.2% | rising |
| 113 | Haiti | 6.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 158.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Ghana | 5.87 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 144.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Italy | 5.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 5.71 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Syria | 5.1 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 118 | Uzbekistan | 5.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Taiwan | 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 4.66 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 4.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 2019 | up 358.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahrain | 4.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 4.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Cameroon | 4.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 4.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Benin | 4.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Zambia | 4.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Rwanda | 3.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 3.78 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Peru | 3.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 133 | North Korea | 3.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 2018 | — | rising |
| 134 | Slovakia | 3.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Niger | 3.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Portugal | 3.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Colombia | 2.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Guatemala | 2.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Sudan | 2.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 141 | New Zealand | 2.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Mozambique | 2.37 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Nigeria | 2.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 2.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Angola | 2.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Lithuania | 2.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Costa Rica | 2.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Turkey | 1.71 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Kenya | 1.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Senegal | 1.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 162.9% | rising |
| 151 | Uganda | 1.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Burundi | 1.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Madagascar | 1.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Morocco | 1.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 156 | Chad | 1.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 157 | China | 1.26 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Vietnam | 1.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 160 | Tunisia | 1.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Belgium | 1.1 kilocalories per day per capita | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Argentina | 0.9797 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Ethiopia | 0.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Malawi | 0.87 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 165 | United States | 0.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Nepal | 0.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Hungary | 0.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Russia | 0.78 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Ukraine | 0.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Bangladesh | 0.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Egypt | 0.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Sri Lanka | 0.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Myanmar | 0.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Iran | 0.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Tanzania | 0.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Austria | 0.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Pakistan | 0.18 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Brazil | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Germany | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Denmark | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Spain | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Croatia | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | — | flat |
| 178 | Indonesia | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | India | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | South Korea | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | — | flat |
| 178 | Mexico | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Netherlands | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Poland | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Serbia | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Thailand | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | South Africa | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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.