Countries by protein supply per person, 2023
Iceland had the highest protein supply per person of 176 countries in 2023, at 151.69 grams per person per day. Democratic Republic of the Congo had the lowest, at 27.72 grams per person per day. The median was 92.7 grams per person per day and the figure for the World was 92.47 grams per person per day. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Map of countries, 2023
- Under 65
- 65 to 78
- 78 to 91
- 91 to 100
- 100 to 110
- 110 and over
- No data
Top 40 countries, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland Estimated | 151.69 | +0.2% |
| 2 | Ireland Estimated | 136.88 | -0.1% |
| 3 | Serbia Estimated | 135.58 | +0.6% |
| 4 | Montenegro Estimated | 134.43 | +0.7% |
| 5 | Mongolia Estimated | 132.13 | -2.4% |
| 6 | China Estimated | 131.59 | +2.5% |
| 7 | Israel Estimated | 130.74 | -5.4% |
| 8 | Tonga Estimated | 129.3 | +3.3% |
| 9 | Belarus Estimated | 127.95 | +8.5% |
| 10 | Portugal Estimated | 126.35 | +4.2% |
| 11 | Denmark Estimated | 126.33 | +0.5% |
| 12 | Finland Estimated | 126.14 | +0.2% |
| 13 | Norway Estimated | 125.45 | -0.6% |
| 14 | Australia Estimated | 124.99 | +4.9% |
| 15 | Lithuania Estimated | 123.76 | -2.6% |
| 16 | United States Estimated | 123.1 | 0% |
| 17 | Luxembourg Estimated | 122.55 | +3% |
| 18 | Argentina Estimated | 121.54 | +0.2% |
| 19 | Belgium Estimated | 120.26 | +5% |
| 20 | Türkiye Estimated | 119.68 | +4.2% |
| 21 | Marshall Islands Estimated | 119.04 | +5.6% |
| 22 | Hong Kong Estimated | 118.32 | -2.6% |
| 23 | Russia Estimated | 117.83 | -0.1% |
| 24 | Macao Estimated | 117.74 | +5.1% |
| 25 | Poland Estimated | 117.73 | -1.8% |
| 26 | Spain Estimated | 117.64 | +2.3% |
| 27 | Netherlands Estimated | 117.08 | +2.1% |
| 28 | Italy Estimated | 116.6 | +1.1% |
| 29 | France Estimated | 115.99 | -0.7% |
| 30 | Croatia Estimated | 115.3 | +2.3% |
| 31 | Guyana Estimated | 114.21 | +4.4% |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated | 114.02 | -1.8% |
| 33 | Albania Estimated | 113.95 | -0.2% |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Estimated | 113.72 | +4.1% |
| 35 | Canada Estimated | 112.92 | -2.3% |
| 36 | Sweden Estimated | 112.8 | -0.2% |
| 37 | Romania Estimated | 112.42 | +0.3% |
| 38 | Estonia Estimated | 112.13 | +1.1% |
| 39 | Greece Estimated | 112.03 | +1.9% |
| 40 | Uzbekistan Estimated | 111.42 | +1.9% |
| 41 | Nauru Estimated | 111.13 | +0.6% |
| 42 | Latvia Estimated | 110.83 | +4.6% |
| 43 | French Polynesia Estimated | 110.79 | -2.6% |
| 44 | South Korea Estimated | 110.69 | +1.3% |
| 45 | United Kingdom Estimated | 110.01 | +1% |
| 46 | Germany Estimated | 109.22 | +0.1% |
| 47 | Barbados Estimated | 108.64 | -0.8% |
| 48 | Austria Estimated | 108.46 | -1.3% |
| 49 | Kazakhstan Estimated | 106.7 | +5.4% |
| 50 | Brazil Estimated | 106.5 | +2.1% |
| 51 | Malta Estimated | 105.84 | +1.8% |
| 52 | New Caledonia Estimated | 105.77 | -0.7% |
| 53 | Samoa Estimated | 105.3 | +2.3% |
| 54 | Chile Estimated | 105.13 | +3% |
| 55 | Qatar Estimated | 105.09 | -5% |
| 56 | Tunisia Estimated | 105.05 | +0.9% |
| 57 | Mauritius Estimated | 104.96 | +2.7% |
| 58 | Bahamas Estimated | 104.78 | +1.9% |
| 59 | Turkmenistan Estimated | 104.65 | +1.3% |
| 60 | Uruguay Estimated | 104.53 | +1.5% |
| 61 | Seychelles Estimated | 104.35 | +4.5% |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia Estimated | 103.8 | -2% |
| 63 | Armenia Estimated | 103.18 | -1.3% |
| 64 | North Macedonia Estimated | 103.11 | -0.7% |
| 65 | Tuvalu Estimated | 103.1 | +3.2% |
| 66 | Vietnam Estimated | 102.2 | +3.5% |
| 67 | Azerbaijan Estimated | 101.95 | +4% |
| 68 | Slovenia Estimated | 101.46 | +1.2% |
| 69 | Switzerland Estimated | 101.41 | -3% |
| 70 | New Zealand Estimated | 100.93 | -3.8% |
| 71 | Mexico Estimated | 100.29 | +0.8% |
| 72 | Bahrain Estimated | 99.79 | -7.8% |
| 73 | Taiwan Estimated | 98.77 | -2.5% |
| 74 | Cyprus Estimated | 98.73 | +2.4% |
| 75 | Grenada Estimated | 98.43 | +0.8% |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda Estimated | 98.12 | -0.6% |
| 77 | Morocco Estimated | 98.09 | +0.2% |
| 78 | Maldives Estimated | 97.41 | -3% |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates Estimated | 96.68 | -4.1% |
| 80 | Czechia Estimated | 96.08 | -0.8% |
| 81 | Kuwait Estimated | 95.5 | -4.8% |
| 82 | Hungary Estimated | 93.64 | +2.6% |
| 83 | Algeria Estimated | 93.59 | -1.9% |
| 84 | Panama Estimated | 93.54 | -0.9% |
| 85 | Malaysia Estimated | 93.33 | -1% |
| 86 | Moldova Estimated | 93.1 | +2.8% |
| 87 | Saint Lucia Estimated | 93.03 | -2.6% |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan Estimated | 92.84 | -1.1% |
| 89 | Burkina Faso Estimated | 92.56 | -2.5% |
| 90 | Niger Estimated | 92.53 | +1.7% |
| 91 | Costa Rica Estimated | 91.85 | +3.5% |
| 92 | Jamaica Estimated | 91.68 | -0.6% |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated | 90.98 | +1.7% |
| 94 | Ukraine Estimated | 90.53 | +2.9% |
| 95 | Georgia Estimated | 90.25 | +2.9% |
| 96 | Dominican Republic Estimated | 90.04 | +3.5% |
| 97 | Egypt Estimated | 89.77 | -0.6% |
| 98 | El Salvador Estimated | 88.88 | +2.9% |
| 99 | Belize Estimated | 88.63 | -1.2% |
| 100 | Peru Estimated | 88.55 | -2% |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago Estimated | 87.44 | -0.8% |
| 102 | Fiji Estimated | 87.01 | +3.2% |
| 103 | Libya Estimated | 86.53 | -0.7% |
| 104 | Bulgaria Estimated | 86.49 | +2.2% |
| 105 | Oman Estimated | 85.62 | -7.7% |
| 106 | Gabon Estimated | 84.78 | +0.1% |
| 107 | Kiribati Estimated | 83.37 | -1.2% |
| 108 | Mauritania Estimated | 83.2 | -3.9% |
| 109 | Colombia Estimated | 83.15 | -0.9% |
| 110 | Tajikistan Estimated | 83.14 | -0.1% |
| 111 | Cape Verde Estimated | 82.7 | -3% |
| 112 | Nepal Estimated | 81.74 | -2.1% |
| 113 | Laos Estimated | 81.68 | +1% |
| 114 | Slovakia Estimated | 81.31 | -3.3% |
| 115 | Bolivia Estimated | 80.84 | 0% |
| 116 | Ethiopia Estimated | 79.88 | +0.4% |
| 117 | Iran Estimated | 79.61 | -1.7% |
| 118 | Lebanon Estimated | 79.58 | +0.9% |
| 119 | South Africa Estimated | 79.18 | +0.4% |
| 120 | Myanmar Estimated | 78.39 | -0.4% |
| 121 | Indonesia Estimated | 77.8 | -0.7% |
| 122 | Philippines Estimated | 77.49 | -0.8% |
| 123 | Djibouti Estimated | 74.87 | -0.9% |
| 124 | Vanuatu Estimated | 74.63 | +1.6% |
| 125 | India Estimated | 74.57 | +1.9% |
| 126 | Iraq Estimated | 74.51 | +8% |
| 127 | Guatemala Estimated | 74.39 | +3.7% |
| 128 | Nicaragua Estimated | 73.77 | -4% |
| 129 | Venezuela Estimated | 73.58 | +1.7% |
| 130 | Pakistan Estimated | 73.39 | +0.8% |
| 131 | Botswana Estimated | 73.01 | -5% |
| 132 | Micronesia Estimated | 71.96 | -3.9% |
| 133 | Bhutan Estimated | 71.76 | -3.5% |
| 134 | Senegal Estimated | 71.66 | +3.2% |
| 135 | Cameroon Estimated | 71.3 | -2.3% |
| 136 | Jordan Estimated | 71.1 | -2.1% |
| 137 | Syria Estimated | 70.56 | +2.1% |
| 138 | Ecuador Estimated | 69.6 | +1.4% |
| 139 | Zimbabwe Estimated | 69.11 | +2.9% |
| 140 | Thailand Estimated | 68.63 | +1.6% |
| 141 | Suriname Estimated | 68.32 | -6% |
| 142 | Bangladesh Estimated | 67.99 | -1.3% |
| 143 | Ghana Estimated | 67.94 | -1.5% |
| 144 | Sri Lanka Estimated | 67.54 | +3.3% |
| 145 | Paraguay Estimated | 66.47 | -7.2% |
| 146 | Malawi Estimated | 65.67 | -0.1% |
| 147 | Timor-Leste Estimated | 65.4 | +1% |
| 148 | Côte d’Ivoire Estimated | 65.01 | -3.1% |
| 149 | Cambodia Estimated | 64.43 | +7.3% |
| 150 | Namibia Estimated | 64.23 | -4.8% |
| 151 | Comoros Estimated | 63.04 | -4.5% |
| 152 | Honduras Estimated | 63.03 | +0.2% |
| 153 | Afghanistan Estimated | 62.58 | +1.7% |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea Estimated | 62.19 | +0.4% |
| 155 | Tanzania Estimated | 60.46 | +0.6% |
| 156 | Republic of the Congo Estimated | 58.89 | +5.9% |
| 157 | Eswatini Estimated | 58.78 | +0.5% |
| 158 | Guinea Estimated | 58.23 | +1.1% |
| 159 | Gambia Estimated | 58.12 | -1.9% |
| 160 | Sierra Leone Estimated | 57.58 | -1.2% |
| 161 | Rwanda Estimated | 57.05 | -0.8% |
| 162 | Nigeria Estimated | 57.03 | -2.3% |
| 163 | Uganda Estimated | 56.43 | -2.5% |
| 164 | Kenya Estimated | 55.77 | -1.4% |
| 165 | Solomon Islands Estimated | 54.5 | +1.5% |
| 166 | São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated | 54.39 | -3.7% |
| 167 | Guinea-Bissau Estimated | 52.12 | +4.2% |
| 168 | Lesotho Estimated | 50.54 | +4.4% |
| 169 | Zambia Estimated | 48.26 | +1.8% |
| 170 | Angola Estimated | 47.47 | -4.4% |
| 171 | Haiti Estimated | 46.01 | +5.5% |
| 172 | Liberia Estimated | 45.04 | -1% |
| 173 | Yemen Estimated | 45 | -11.9% |
| 174 | Mozambique Estimated | 44.69 | -4% |
| 175 | Madagascar Estimated | 39.53 | -1.3% |
| 176 | Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated | 27.72 | -2.6% |
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About this ranking
Protein 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 countries are compared on one definition. 2 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Food Balances: Food Balances (2010-) (FBS): Grand Total, protein supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 674). 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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Which country has the highest protein supply per person?
Iceland, with 151.69 grams per person per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Which country has the lowest protein supply per person?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 27.72 grams per person per day in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
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