Per capita diet composition by country
Countries reporting
192
Highest
1,011
Gambia
Lowest
97.87
Burundi
Median
403.39
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,214
What the numbers show
Per capita diet composition is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 1,011 in Gambia; the lowest is 97.87 in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 403.39, and the mean is 432.1.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 124.3%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 41.6%).
Per capita diet composition: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 1,011 | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 2 | Bhutan | 784.62 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Myanmar | 780.33 | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 771.21 | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 768.05 | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 6 | Comoros | 745.48 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 731.18 | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 8 | East Timor | 727.26 | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 719.07 | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 716.22 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 695.31 | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 12 | Morocco | 693.81 | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 689.18 | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 14 | Laos | 687.73 | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 680.38 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 664.25 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 17 | Senegal | 657.12 | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cuba | 630.44 | 2019 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 630.22 | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 628 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 21 | Mauritania | 617.07 | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 22 | China | 598.82 | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 593.56 | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 584.19 | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 583.97 | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 26 | Guinea | 580.93 | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 27 | Qatar | 576.52 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 572.66 | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 29 | Liberia | 568.68 | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 567.2 | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 31 | Panama | 566.63 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 564.82 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 564.05 | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 557.42 | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritius | 555.81 | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 36 | Algeria | 551.23 | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 544.82 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 38 | Turkey | 540.96 | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 539.78 | 2023 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 533.58 | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 41 | Malta | 533.01 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 42 | Marshall Islands | 526.29 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 43 | Iran | 520.36 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 44 | Tuvalu | 516.94 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | Togo | 514.45 | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 46 | India | 506.06 | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 47 | Djibouti | 505.5 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 503.23 | 2023 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 49 | Iraq | 502.93 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 50 | Botswana | 500.33 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 498 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 52 | Iceland | 497.92 | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 53 | Niger | 497.64 | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 54 | Kuwait | 492.14 | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 490.03 | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 56 | Vanuatu | 487.76 | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 477.92 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 58 | North Korea | 477.18 | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 476.93 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 60 | Armenia | 476.25 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 61 | Georgia | 467.7 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 62 | Portugal | 467.37 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 63 | Uruguay | 463.75 | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 64 | Malaysia | 463.07 | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 65 | Madagascar | 462.16 | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 66 | Suriname | 461.97 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 67 | Syria | 460.82 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 68 | USSR | 460.12 | 1991 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 459.75 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 70 | Eswatini | 457.78 | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 71 | Mexico | 457.51 | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 72 | Seychelles | 454.78 | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 453.92 | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 74 | Guyana | 450.35 | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 75 | Venezuela | 446.25 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 76 | Belize | 440.55 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 77 | Bahrain | 439.89 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 78 | South Africa | 439.48 | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 437.17 | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 435.62 | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 81 | Russia | 435.48 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 431.67 | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 83 | Italy | 424.9 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 84 | South Korea | 424 | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 85 | Israel | 423.92 | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 86 | Cameroon | 423.86 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 423.62 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 423.56 | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 89 | United Kingdom | 420.14 | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 90 | Argentina | 417.04 | 2023 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 91 | Finland | 416.03 | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 92 | Tanzania | 412.44 | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 93 | Peru | 412.36 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 94 | Paraguay | 409.67 | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 403.89 | 2023 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 96 | Namibia | 403.48 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 97 | Nauru | 403.29 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 98 | Gabon | 398.55 | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 99 | French Polynesia | 398.32 | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 100 | Malawi | 397.51 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 101 | Samoa | 397.43 | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 102 | Poland | 395.15 | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 103 | Lebanon | 394.79 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 104 | Haiti | 393.37 | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 105 | Sudan | 391.69 | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 106 | Hungary | 390.27 | 2023 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 107 | Netherlands | 388.74 | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 388.17 | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 109 | Chile | 383.07 | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 110 | Cyprus | 381.86 | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 111 | Benin | 380.73 | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 112 | Latvia | 380.52 | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 113 | Chad | 377.45 | 2022 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 114 | Switzerland | 376.88 | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 115 | Colombia | 376.03 | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 116 | Lesotho | 374.85 | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 374.03 | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 118 | Luxembourg | 371.29 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 119 | Canada | 371.15 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 120 | Moldova | 368.61 | 2023 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 121 | Brunei | 367.33 | 2009 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 122 | Bolivia | 366.19 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 123 | Maldives | 365.44 | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 124 | Guatemala | 365.2 | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 125 | Japan | 364.43 | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 126 | Macao | 363.64 | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 127 | Netherlands Antilles | 363.21 | 2009 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 361.81 | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 129 | Ecuador | 360.82 | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 130 | Denmark | 360.71 | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 131 | Tonga | 360.17 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 359.78 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 133 | Belgium | 359.53 | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 134 | Oman | 355.78 | 2023 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 135 | United States | 355.78 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 352.89 | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 137 | Ukraine | 351.53 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 138 | Sweden | 350.74 | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 139 | Mongolia | 350.25 | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 140 | Zimbabwe | 348.85 | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 141 | France | 348 | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 142 | New Zealand | 347.62 | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 143 | Mozambique | 347.1 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 144 | Ireland | 345.73 | 2023 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 145 | Barbados | 345.44 | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 146 | Pakistan | 345.01 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 147 | Fiji | 343.48 | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 148 | Austria | 342.63 | 2023 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 149 | Brazil | 342.6 | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 150 | Taiwan | 340.82 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 151 | Honduras | 340.71 | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 152 | Yemen | 339.31 | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 153 | Croatia | 338.3 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 154 | Lithuania | 337.51 | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 155 | Kenya | 336.19 | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 156 | Albania | 335.78 | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 157 | Ghana | 333.18 | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 158 | Jamaica | 331.89 | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 159 | Kazakhstan | 330.47 | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 160 | Greece | 330.03 | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 161 | Libya | 329.48 | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 162 | Dominican Republic | 327.4 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 163 | Jordan | 324.08 | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 164 | Zambia | 323.18 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 165 | Kiribati | 319.62 | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 166 | Slovakia | 317.86 | 2023 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 167 | Spain | 317.04 | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 168 | Nigeria | 316.41 | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 169 | Australia | 316.16 | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 170 | Hong Kong | 301.89 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 171 | Bulgaria | 298.74 | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 172 | Uganda | 297.4 | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 173 | Belarus | 286.19 | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 174 | Somalia | 279.63 | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 175 | Germany | 274.77 | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 176 | Czechia | 266.22 | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 262.64 | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 259.67 | 2023 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 179 | Rwanda | 241.75 | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 180 | Estonia | 236.11 | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 233.83 | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 182 | Micronesia (country) | 233.17 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 183 | Angola | 232.3 | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 228.91 | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 185 | Grenada | 207.84 | 2023 | down 41.6% | rising |
| 186 | Bahamas | 207.58 | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 187 | Bermuda | 206.21 | 2009 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 188 | Congo | 193.62 | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 189 | Dominica | 174.49 | 2022 | up 124.3% | falling |
| 190 | Central African Republic | 134.44 | 2022 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 191 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 115.31 | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 192 | Burundi | 97.87 | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |