FAO · Vegetable Supply per Person
Vegetable supply per person by country
How many kilograms of vegetables does the food supply hold per person each year?
Of the 174 countries compared in 2023, China had the highest reading, 412.72, and DR Congo had the lowest reading, 6.89. In the middle country the figure was 102.69. Among the 166 countries measured in every edition since 2010, the middle one moved from 86.05 to 103.12.
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Vegetable supply per person · 2023
Context statistic
Highest of 174China
412.72012023 · values only
Who leads
The three countries at the highest end of 174 compared, the three at the other end, and the first on each continent.
1Photo: Seebeer Edited by Nicholasjf21 · Public domain, greyscale
2Photo: Dirk.heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3Photo: Wolfgang Steinkläubl · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Lowest in 2023
DR Congo6.89
Solomon Islands11.20
Ethiopia11.71
Where a country sits says how it compares with the others measured, and nothing about why.
02Every measured country
Vegetable supply per person on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value — the better end.
- 6.89–43.05
- 44.37–77.57
- 79.93–120.82
- 121.19–165.42
- 165.67–412.72
- No reading in 2023 (2 measured in an earlier edition)
- Europe
146.38
the middle country, of 39 measured · 49 members
Albania382.37
Hungary98.32Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Asia
119.90
the middle country, of 46 measured · 52 members
China412.72
Yemen19.85Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Oceania
72.42
the middle country, of 13 measured · 21 members
Tonga261.75Solomon Islands11.20Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Americas
67.55
the middle country, of 33 measured · 48 members
Guyana315.80
Haiti15.06Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Africa
45.69
the middle country, of 43 measured · 55 members
Tunisia252.42DR Congo6.89Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Every region
22 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- Central Asia
259.51
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Kazakhstan301.47
Turkmenistan130.42Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- Northern Africa
193.31
the middle country, of 5 measured · 6 members
Tunisia252.42
Morocco86.01Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- Western Europe
175.76
the middle country, of 7 measured · 9 members
Luxembourg219.13
France112.76Highest and lowest reading in Western Europe.
- Southern Europe
163.08
the middle country, of 12 measured · 17 members
Albania382.37
Serbia103.07Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Eastern Asia
154.01
the middle country, of 6 measured · 8 members
China412.72
Mongolia102.30Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Northern Europe
148.12
the middle country, of 10 measured · 13 members
Ireland185.62
Lithuania99.61Highest and lowest reading in Northern Europe.
- Western Asia
138.16
the middle country, of 17 measured · 19 members
Oman274.57Yemen19.85Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Eastern Europe
117.97
the middle country, of 10 measured · 10 members
Ukraine180.37Hungary98.32Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Caribbean
101.09
the middle country, of 11 measured · 24 members
Bahamas173.13Haiti15.06Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Central America
67.01
the middle country, of 8 measured · 8 members
El Salvador92.51
Honduras35.73Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- Southern Asia
63.50
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
Maldives195.96
Pakistan30.43Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
- South America
60.48
the middle country, of 12 measured · 12 members
Guyana315.80
Ecuador23.65Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- South-eastern Asia
59.48
the middle country, of 9 measured · 11 members
Laos201.53
Timor-Leste27.83Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Western Africa
45.69
the middle country, of 13 measured · 16 members
Senegal140.51
Guinea-Bissau18.52Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Eastern Africa
45.05
the middle country, of 14 measured · 19 members
Mauritius153.35Ethiopia11.71Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Middle Africa
43.45
the middle country, of 6 measured · 9 members
Cameroon107.04DR Congo6.89Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Southern Africa
31.78
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Botswana48.88
Namibia25.10Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
Australia160.62
New Zealand137.90Highest and lowest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Melanesia
4 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Fiji130.21Solomon Islands11.20Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Micronesia
4 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru.
Marshall Islands92.45
Micronesia39.27Highest and lowest reading in Micronesia.
- Northern America
2 of 4 measured — too few for a middle: Canada, United States.
United States129.06
Canada114.48Highest and lowest reading in Northern America.
- Polynesia
3 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu.
Tonga261.75
Samoa22.90Highest and lowest reading in Polynesia.
03The whole field at once
The spread
174 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 102.69; a quarter are above 148.51, and a quarter below 51.10. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 176 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. No rank or position is shown: too many countries share the same value for an order to mean anything. This is food available, not food eaten: waste in shops and homes is inside the number, so the highest figures overstate what people actually eat. The bottom of the table — diets with almost no vegetables — is where the figure says most.
Showing 25 of 176 countries
Values for 2023. The change column compares 2023 with 2022 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
052010–2023 · 14 reference years
Over time
Each point is one year from 2010, when FAO's current food balance method begins; the older series is a different measure and is not joined on.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 166 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 174 | 102.69 | 51.10 – 148.51 | 103.12 |
| 2022 | 174 | 100.98 | 52.24 – 152.52 | 103.38 |
| 2021 | 174 | 102.79 | 52.41 – 152.50 | 103.99 |
| 2020 | 174 | 98.62 | 52.53 – 153.07 | 99.71 |
| 2019 | 175 | 103.65 | 50.90 – 155.05 | 103.70 |
| 2018 | 168 | 104.11 | 50.04 – 152.77 | 102.76 |
| 2017 | 168 | 97.65 | 49.40 – 154.78 | 95.39 |
| 2016 | 168 | 97.44 | 48.55 – 155.32 | 95.82 |
| 2015 | 168 | 93.27 | 48.69 – 151.37 | 93.03 |
| 2014 | 168 | 92.37 | 48.65 – 150.48 | 90.65 |
| 2013 | 168 | 85.80 | 48.38 – 145.34 | 84.29 |
| 2012 | 168 | 86.94 | 44.97 – 143.40 | 85.78 |
| 2011 | 168 | 91.45 | 46.85 – 142.97 | 90.02 |
| 2010 | 168 | 87.37 | 47.29 – 144.48 | 86.05 |
062022 → 2023
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions — reference years recalculated in one report, not two separate publications. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Improved most
before → after- Marshall Islands56.62 → 92.45+35.83
Iran72.41 → 105.38+32.97- Ukraine149.37 → 180.37+31.00
Portugal100.48 → 127.06+26.58
Belize54.11 → 79.93+25.82
Declined most
before → after
Netherlands178.96 → 125.70−53.26
Nauru77.73 → 40.19−37.54
Qatar201.30 → 173.75−27.55
North Macedonia325.64 → 298.72−26.92
Mozambique66.77 → 42.08−24.69
174 countries were measured in both 2022 and 2023.
07Across every edition
Vegetable supply per person in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
423.04
Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year)
Lowest reading on record
6.89
Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year)
Biggest improvement between editions
+188.49
129.91 → 318.40
Biggest decline between editions
−139.41
244.07 → 104.66
Most improved since first measured
+219.05
118.99 → 338.04
At the top most often
13 of 14
editions, alone at the first-listed end
08The measure
About vegetable supply per person
This is how many kilograms of vegetables a country's food supply holds per person each year, from FAO's food balance sheets — everything produced and imported, less exports, animal feed, seed, losses and other uses. It is the standard way to compare how much of a food group is available to eat across countries.
What the number is: Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year).
09Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
Context, with no vote
This statistic is published in full under Health & Wellbeing and Food & Agriculture, but does not help decide any Country Index standing.
Health & WellbeingFood & AgricultureWhich statistics vote, and why
Moves with
Where vegetable supply per person is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Dietary Energy SupplyKeyFAO · 148 countries in commonρ 0.64
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 154 countries in commonρ 0.64
- Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 169 countries in commonρ 0.64
Moves against
Where vegetable supply per person is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietKeyFAO · 136 countries in commonρ −0.66
- Maternal Mortality RatioKeyMMEIG · 171 countries in commonρ −0.65
- Working Poverty RateILO · 106 countries in commonρ −0.64
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 377 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
10Keep reading
Explore further
The subject
11Questions
Vegetable supply per person: questions and answers
Which country has the highest vegetable supply per person?
China, at 412.72, among the 174 countries compared in 2023.
Which country has the lowest vegetable supply per person?
DR Congo, at 6.89, among the 174 countries compared in 2023.
How many countries does the Vegetable Supply per Person cover?
174 in 2023, and 176 at least once across all editions. The number measured varies from 168 to 175 between editions.
What is the world average vegetable supply per person?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 174 compared in 2023, the figure was 102.69.
Is this Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s own ranking?
No ranking is shown. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything, so none is derived.
How often is the Vegetable Supply per Person published?
This site holds 14 reference years, 2010–2023, all recalculated in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s 2025 report on one method — not 14 separate publications.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under CC BY 4.0. FAOSTAT's Food Balances domain, read from FAO's own bulk download. FAO publishes vegetables and fruit separately, so they are two statistics here rather than a total this site would have to add up. Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
12Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Vegetable Supply per Person — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAOSTAT's Food Balances domain, read from FAO's own bulk download. FAO publishes vegetables and fruit separately, so they are two statistics here rather than a total this site would have to add up.
Newest edition
Report year 2023Data year 2023
Cite the source as: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Food Balances (2010-). Accessed on 3 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FBS Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
Licence: CC BY 4.0, checked 2026-10-03.
How this page reads the numbers
- No rank or position is shown: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything.
- Which end is better follows the publisher’s own reading of the measure.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Photographs
The countries at the top of this statistic, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- China — Seebeer Edited by Nicholasjf21, Public domain
- Albania — Dirk.heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Croatia — Wolfgang Steinkläubl, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Vegetable supply per person by country: Vegetable Supply per Person, data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/vegetable-supply