EU countries by fat supply per person
Denmark had the highest fat supply per person of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 173.05 grams per person per day. Cyprus had the lowest, at 102.9 grams per person per day. The median was 137.16 grams per person per day. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Map of EU countries, 2018
- Under 120
- 120 to 130
- 130 to 140
- 140 to 150
- 150 and over
All EU countries, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Estimated | 173.05 | +11.2% |
| 2 | Austria Estimated | 170.86 | -0.9% |
| 3 | Belgium Estimated | 169.06 | -1.7% |
| 4 | Greece Estimated | 155.46 | +2.6% |
| 5 | Hungary Estimated | 153.32 | +4% |
| 6 | Spain Estimated | 152.99 | +0.9% |
| 7 | Germany Estimated | 152.9 | +4% |
| 8 | Italy Estimated | 150.55 | -0.5% |
| 9 | France Estimated | 150.3 | +5% |
| 10 | Ireland Estimated | 150.19 | -1.9% |
| 11 | Czechia Estimated | 146.71 | +3% |
| 12 | Netherlands Estimated | 139.99 | +10.9% |
| 13 | Slovakia Estimated | 139.09 | +2.7% |
| 14 | Portugal Estimated | 137.16 | +2.9% |
| 15 | Finland Estimated | 135 | +2.9% |
| 16 | Luxembourg Estimated | 134.6 | +1% |
| 17 | Sweden Estimated | 132.85 | -2.1% |
| 18 | Latvia Estimated | 130.57 | +1% |
| 19 | Poland Estimated | 129.09 | +3% |
| 20 | Romania Estimated | 126.95 | -0.4% |
| 21 | Estonia Estimated | 125.67 | +7.4% |
| 22 | Malta Estimated | 122.01 | -3% |
| 23 | Croatia Estimated | 118.11 | +2% |
| 24 | Slovenia Estimated | 116.59 | -1.4% |
| 25 | Bulgaria Estimated | 110.73 | +13.3% |
| 26 | Lithuania Estimated | 106.36 | +0.6% |
| 27 | Cyprus Estimated | 102.9 | -3.4% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Fat available for human consumption, in grams, per person per day from all foods, as published in FAOSTAT's food balances (item "Grand Total"). FAO converts each food's supply into nutrients with food composition factors and divides by the resident population.
Supply, not intake: the food available for human consumption at retail level, from production plus imports minus exports, stock changes and non-food uses, divided by the population. Household waste and what is not eaten are included, so it is higher than what people actually eat. FAO compiles these balances itself from national production and trade data, so every value is marked as estimated. The series starts in 2010 with FAO's current food balance method; FAO's older balances for 1961 to 2013 use another method and are not included. FAO revises past years with each release.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, fat supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 684). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/FoodBalanceSheets_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Citation styles
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, fat supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 684) (EU countries by fat supply per person, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/FoodBalanceSheets_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
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Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, fat supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 684), EU countries by fat supply per person, 2018. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 28 Oct. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/FoodBalanceSheets_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fat-supply-per-person/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, fat supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 684), EU countries by fat supply per person, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/FoodBalanceSheets_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fat-supply-per-person/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which EU country has the highest fat supply per person?
Denmark, with 173.05 grams per person per day in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Which EU country has the lowest fat supply per person?
Cyprus, with 102.9 grams per person per day in 2018.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, fat supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 684). Retrieved 2026-10-12.