Countries by protein supply per person
Hong Kong had the highest protein supply per person of 170 countries in 2012, at 138.54 grams per person per day. Democratic Republic of the Congo had the lowest, at 30.08 grams per person per day. The median was 86.6 grams per person per day and the figure for the World was 85.26 grams per person per day. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Map of countries, 2012
- Under 62
- 62 to 72
- 72 to 86
- 86 to 97
- 97 to 110
- 110 and over
- No data
Top 40 countries, 2012
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2012 | Change on 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Estimated | 138.54 | -2.2% |
| 2 | Iceland Estimated | 136.8 | +1.2% |
| 3 | Norway Estimated | 130.51 | -0.8% |
| 4 | Israel Estimated | 126.07 | -1.3% |
| 5 | Australia Estimated | 121.27 | -0.4% |
| 6 | Italy Estimated | 118.19 | -0.8% |
| 7 | Finland Estimated | 117.95 | +1.2% |
| 8 | United States Estimated | 117.48 | +0.5% |
| 9 | Luxembourg Estimated | 117.21 | +0.5% |
| 10 | France Estimated | 116.51 | -0.9% |
| 11 | Maldives Estimated | 116.08 | +0.2% |
| 12 | Portugal Estimated | 115.64 | -2.1% |
| 13 | Serbia Estimated | 115.44 | +2.1% |
| 14 | Lithuania Estimated | 115.21 | +0.3% |
| 15 | Netherlands Estimated | 114.75 | +5.5% |
| 16 | Ireland Estimated | 114.16 | -0.2% |
| 17 | Montenegro Estimated | 114.15 | -2.1% |
| 18 | Russia Estimated | 113.07 | +2.7% |
| 19 | Denmark Estimated | 113.05 | +4.2% |
| 20 | Canada Estimated | 112.04 | +2.2% |
| 21 | Albania Estimated | 111.67 | +0.6% |
| 22 | Kuwait Estimated | 111.48 | -4.5% |
| 23 | Sweden Estimated | 111.17 | -1.9% |
| 24 | French Polynesia Estimated | 110.74 | +0.3% |
| 25 | Greece Estimated | 110.66 | -1.5% |
| 26 | China Estimated | 110.47 | +0.3% |
| 27 | Poland Estimated | 110.19 | -1.4% |
| 28 | Malta Estimated | 110.13 | +0.5% |
| 29 | Macao Estimated | 110.01 | -1.2% |
| 30 | Germany Estimated | 109.5 | -1.6% |
| 31 | Spain Estimated | 108.42 | -0.5% |
| 32 | United Kingdom Estimated | 107.23 | +0.3% |
| 33 | Slovenia Estimated | 106.51 | -1.3% |
| 34 | Türkiye Estimated | 105.88 | +2.3% |
| 35 | Austria Estimated | 105.71 | -5.3% |
| 36 | Romania Estimated | 104.25 | -2.3% |
| 37 | Belarus Estimated | 103.93 | +0.7% |
| 38 | South Korea Estimated | 103.42 | -2.1% |
| 39 | Argentina Estimated | 103.04 | +0.6% |
| 40 | Latvia Estimated | 102.48 | -3.5% |
| 41 | Brazil Estimated | 102.21 | -1.3% |
| 42 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Estimated | 102.19 | +0.6% |
| 43 | Belgium Estimated | 102.12 | +3% |
| 44 | Bahamas Estimated | 101.55 | +8.2% |
| 45 | New Zealand Estimated | 101.52 | -3.7% |
| 46 | Cyprus Estimated | 101.51 | -1.9% |
| 47 | Armenia Estimated | 101.15 | -0.2% |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Estimated | 100.33 | +1.9% |
| 49 | Estonia Estimated | 100.18 | -3% |
| 50 | Tunisia Estimated | 99.89 | +0.5% |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia Estimated | 99.84 | +0.5% |
| 52 | Barbados Estimated | 99.2 | -2.3% |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates Estimated | 98.97 | -4.3% |
| 54 | Morocco Estimated | 98.45 | +0.2% |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda Estimated | 98.39 | +6.6% |
| 56 | Turkmenistan Estimated | 97.44 | +0.7% |
| 57 | Saint Lucia Estimated | 97.35 | -0.4% |
| 58 | Ukraine Estimated | 96.91 | +1.4% |
| 59 | Samoa Estimated | 96.62 | +1.4% |
| 60 | Uruguay Estimated | 96.55 | +1.6% |
| 61 | Uzbekistan Estimated | 96.39 | +3.8% |
| 62 | Switzerland Estimated | 95.9 | -3.5% |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago Estimated | 94.93 | +1.4% |
| 64 | New Caledonia Estimated | 94.31 | -0.4% |
| 65 | Algeria Estimated | 93.98 | +2.9% |
| 66 | Taiwan Estimated | 93.96 | -0.7% |
| 67 | Czechia Estimated | 93.75 | -4.5% |
| 68 | Chile Estimated | 93.44 | -1.4% |
| 69 | Egypt Estimated | 92.9 | +1.4% |
| 70 | Gabon Estimated | 92.13 | +2.3% |
| 71 | Malaysia Estimated | 91.75 | +2.3% |
| 72 | Mexico Estimated | 91.72 | +0.5% |
| 73 | Azerbaijan Estimated | 91.62 | -1% |
| 74 | Mongolia Estimated | 91.59 | +4% |
| 75 | Oman Estimated | 91.51 | -3.2% |
| 76 | Saint Kitts and Nevis Estimated | 91 | -2.9% |
| 77 | Mauritius Estimated | 90.59 | -0.4% |
| 78 | Guyana Estimated | 90.54 | +4.5% |
| 79 | Cuba Estimated | 90.49 | -0.7% |
| 80 | Croatia Estimated | 90.03 | +2.4% |
| 81 | Myanmar Estimated | 89.47 | +2.3% |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan Estimated | 88.74 | +1.6% |
| 83 | Seychelles Estimated | 88.44 | -3% |
| 84 | Kazakhstan Estimated | 87.24 | +0.4% |
| 85 | Vietnam Estimated | 86.69 | +5.2% |
| 86 | Niger Estimated | 86.5 | -0.9% |
| 87 | Libya Estimated | 86.39 | +3.8% |
| 88 | Bulgaria Estimated | 86.11 | +0.9% |
| 89 | Hungary Estimated | 85.02 | -1.7% |
| 90 | North Macedonia Estimated | 84.92 | +2% |
| 91 | Jamaica Estimated | 84.37 | -0.4% |
| 92 | Iran Estimated | 84.34 | +3.4% |
| 93 | Moldova Estimated | 83.84 | -1.4% |
| 94 | Panama Estimated | 83.2 | +2.3% |
| 95 | Venezuela Estimated | 82.96 | -1.5% |
| 96 | Lebanon Estimated | 82.5 | -0.3% |
| 97 | Mauritania Estimated | 81.97 | -3.1% |
| 98 | Georgia Estimated | 79.94 | -0.2% |
| 99 | South Africa Estimated | 79.69 | +0.6% |
| 100 | Syria Estimated | 79.28 | -2.7% |
| 101 | Grenada Estimated | 79 | -1.8% |
| 102 | Peru Estimated | 78.56 | +4.2% |
| 103 | Belize Estimated | 77.8 | +1.6% |
| 104 | Costa Rica Estimated | 77.24 | +0.1% |
| 105 | Burkina Faso Estimated | 76.86 | +3.1% |
| 106 | Vanuatu Estimated | 76.85 | +2% |
| 107 | Jordan Estimated | 76.52 | +0.3% |
| 108 | Kiribati Estimated | 75.62 | -2.4% |
| 109 | Cameroon Estimated | 75.57 | -0.7% |
| 110 | El Salvador Estimated | 75.35 | +2.4% |
| 111 | Ethiopia Estimated | 74.81 | +3.6% |
| 112 | Slovakia Estimated | 73.79 | -7% |
| 113 | Cape Verde Estimated | 72.72 | -0.3% |
| 114 | Fiji Estimated | 72.28 | -0.1% |
| 115 | Botswana Estimated | 72.26 | -2% |
| 116 | Laos Estimated | 71.16 | -3.4% |
| 117 | Bolivia Estimated | 70.92 | -0.5% |
| 118 | Suriname Estimated | 70.83 | +2.5% |
| 119 | Indonesia Estimated | 70.81 | -0.1% |
| 120 | Ecuador Estimated | 70.65 | -2.3% |
| 121 | Colombia Estimated | 70.22 | +3.6% |
| 122 | Nepal Estimated | 69.44 | +1.7% |
| 123 | Djibouti Estimated | 68.66 | +4.4% |
| 124 | Namibia Estimated | 67.64 | +0.1% |
| 125 | Iraq Estimated | 67.59 | -1.2% |
| 126 | Lesotho Estimated | 67.02 | -0.1% |
| 127 | Ghana Estimated | 66.32 | -0.9% |
| 128 | Thailand Estimated | 66.25 | +3.8% |
| 129 | Guatemala Estimated | 66.24 | +0.8% |
| 130 | Philippines Estimated | 66.05 | -0.6% |
| 131 | Paraguay Estimated | 65.54 | -6.5% |
| 132 | Pakistan Estimated | 65.17 | -0.2% |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea Estimated | 64.95 | -0.9% |
| 134 | Tajikistan Estimated | 64.34 | +3.7% |
| 135 | Cambodia Estimated | 64.08 | +0.3% |
| 136 | Sri Lanka Estimated | 63.81 | +2.2% |
| 137 | Nicaragua Estimated | 63.54 | +0.1% |
| 138 | Timor-Leste Estimated | 62.9 | -0.3% |
| 139 | Dominican Republic Estimated | 62.86 | -3.9% |
| 140 | Afghanistan Estimated | 62.67 | -1.7% |
| 141 | Malawi Estimated | 62.25 | +3.4% |
| 142 | Senegal Estimated | 61.48 | +2.7% |
| 143 | Zimbabwe Estimated | 60.8 | +1.4% |
| 144 | Comoros Estimated | 60.73 | +0.4% |
| 145 | India Estimated | 60.72 | +0.1% |
| 146 | Yemen Estimated | 60.65 | +7.2% |
| 147 | North Korea Estimated | 60.41 | 0% |
| 148 | Kenya Estimated | 60.39 | -0.3% |
| 149 | Nigeria Estimated | 60.3 | -0.7% |
| 150 | Gambia Estimated | 59.22 | -2.4% |
| 151 | Solomon Islands Estimated | 59.05 | -4% |
| 152 | Uganda Estimated | 58.68 | -5% |
| 153 | Honduras Estimated | 58.64 | -1.1% |
| 154 | Rwanda Estimated | 58.51 | -0.4% |
| 155 | Côte d’Ivoire Estimated | 58.38 | -0.6% |
| 156 | Tanzania Estimated | 57.21 | +1% |
| 157 | Sierra Leone Estimated | 57.2 | +0.8% |
| 158 | Bangladesh Estimated | 56.8 | +1.4% |
| 159 | São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated | 55.23 | -2% |
| 160 | Eswatini Estimated | 53.88 | +5.8% |
| 161 | Guinea Estimated | 53.26 | +1.9% |
| 162 | Angola Estimated | 52.67 | +2.9% |
| 163 | Zambia Estimated | 50.8 | +2.7% |
| 164 | Haiti Estimated | 49.49 | +0.9% |
| 165 | Mozambique Estimated | 49.27 | +3.5% |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau Estimated | 47.31 | +1.1% |
| 167 | Republic of the Congo Estimated | 43.25 | +0.3% |
| 168 | Madagascar Estimated | 42.61 | -0.5% |
| 169 | Liberia Estimated | 38.78 | -2.5% |
| 170 | Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated | 30.08 | -3.7% |
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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. 8 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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Which country has the highest protein supply per person?
Hong Kong, with 138.54 grams per person per day in 2012, 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 30.08 grams per person per day in 2012.
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, protein supply quantity, g/capita/day (item 2901, element 674). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 8 countries have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.