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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.8kilograms per person
Median: 0.3kilograms per person
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
Gabon
40.2kilograms per person
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0kilograms per person
Top 5 Countries
1Gabon40.2kilograms per person
2Finland23.2kilograms per person
3Uruguay20.7kilograms per person
4Sweden18.0kilograms per person
5Brazil10.9kilograms per person
By Region
South America5.6kilograms per person(7 countries)
Oceania4.8kilograms per person(2 countries)
Europe3.5kilograms per person(32 countries)
North America2.8kilograms per person(4 countries)
Asia1.8kilograms per person(25 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0kilograms per person)High (40.2kilograms per person)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.8kilograms per person)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (25)
Other (101)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 40.2kilograms per person |
| 2 | Finland | 23.2kilograms per person |
| 3 | Uruguay | 20.7kilograms per person |
| 4 | Sweden | 18.0kilograms per person |
| 5 | Brazil | 10.9kilograms per person |
| 6 | Latvia | 10.6kilograms per person |
| 7 | Eswatini | 8.1kilograms per person |
| 8 | Paraguay | 7.3kilograms per person |
| 9 | Qatar | 6.7kilograms per person |
| 10 | Austria | 6.6kilograms per person |
| 11 | Canada | 6.1kilograms per person |
| 12 | Australia | 5.7kilograms per person |
| 13 | Norway | 5.4kilograms per person |
| 14 | Thailand | 4.7kilograms per person |
| 15 | Slovenia | 4.7kilograms per person |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 4.7kilograms per person |
| 17 | United States of America | 4.3kilograms per person |
| 18 | Uganda | 4.1kilograms per person |
| 19 | Chile | 4.1kilograms per person |
| 20 | New Zealand | 3.9kilograms per person |
| 21 | Portugal | 3.8kilograms per person |
| 22 | Slovakia | 3.6kilograms per person |
| 23 | Lithuania | 3.5kilograms per person |
| 24 | Vietnam | 3.5kilograms per person |
| 25 | Belgium | 3.4kilograms per person |
| 26 | North Korea | 3.4kilograms per person |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 3.3kilograms per person |
| 28 | South Korea | 3.1kilograms per person |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 3.0kilograms per person |
| 30 | People's Republic of China | 2.9kilograms per person |
| 31 | Cambodia | 2.9kilograms per person |
| 32 | South Africa | 2.8kilograms per person |
| 33 | Poland | 2.8kilograms per person |
| 34 | India | 2.8kilograms per person |
| 35 | Czech Republic | 2.8kilograms per person |
| 36 | Japan | 2.5kilograms per person |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 2.5kilograms per person |
| 38 | Bolivia | 2.5kilograms per person |
| 39 | Germany | 2.4kilograms per person |
| 40 | Switzerland | 2.3kilograms per person |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 2.1kilograms per person |
| 42 | Spain | 2.1kilograms per person |
| 43 | Hungary | 2.1kilograms per person |
| 44 | Oman | 2.0kilograms per person |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 2.0kilograms per person |
| 46 | Zambia | 1.9kilograms per person |
| 47 | Ireland | 1.9kilograms per person |
| 48 | Indonesia | 1.8kilograms per person |
| 49 | Cuba | 1.8kilograms per person |
| 50 | France | 1.8kilograms per person |
| 51 | Singapore | 1.7kilograms per person |
| 52 | Türkiye | 1.7kilograms per person |
| 53 | Nepal | 1.7kilograms per person |
| 54 | Denmark | 1.7kilograms per person |
| 55 | Serbia | 1.5kilograms per person |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 1.5kilograms per person |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 1.4kilograms per person |
| 58 | Colombia | 1.3kilograms per person |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.3kilograms per person |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 1.2kilograms per person |
| 61 | Belarus | 1.1kilograms per person |
| 62 | Romania | 1.0kilograms per person |
| 63 | Italy | 1.0kilograms per person |
| 64 | Greece | 1.0kilograms per person |
| 65 | Honduras | 0.9kilograms per person |
| 66 | Kenya | 0.9kilograms per person |
| 67 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.9kilograms per person |
| 68 | Peru | 0.9kilograms per person |
| 69 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.9kilograms per person |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.9kilograms per person |
| 71 | Pakistan | 0.8kilograms per person |
| 72 | Rwanda | 0.7kilograms per person |
| 73 | Venezuela | 0.7kilograms per person |
| 74 | Nigeria | 0.7kilograms per person |
| 75 | Argentina | 0.7kilograms per person |
| 76 | Madagascar | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 77 | Mexico | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 79 | Mozambique | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 80 | Malaysia | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 82 | Netherlands | 0.6kilograms per person |
| 83 | Ukraine | 0.5kilograms per person |
| 84 | Philippines | 0.5kilograms per person |
| 85 | Egypt | 0.4kilograms per person |
| 86 | Sudan | 0.4kilograms per person |
| 87 | Myanmar | 0.4kilograms per person |
| 88 | Ghana | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 90 | Angola | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 91 | Morocco | 0.3kilograms per person |
| 92 | Iraq | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 93 | Algeria | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 94 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 0.2kilograms per person |
| 96 | Ethiopia | 0.1kilograms per person |
| 97 | Burundi | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 98 | Cameroon | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 100 | Central African Republic | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 101 | Chad | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 102 | Comoros | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 103 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 104 | Croatia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 105 | Cyprus | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 106 | Benin | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 107 | Dominica | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 108 | El Salvador | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 109 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 110 | Eritrea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 111 | Estonia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 112 | Fiji | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 113 | Djibouti | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 114 | Georgia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 115 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 116 | Kiribati | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 117 | Grenada | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 118 | Guatemala | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 119 | Guinea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 120 | Guyana | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 121 | Haiti | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 122 | Iceland | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 123 | Israel | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 124 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 125 | Jamaica | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 126 | Jordan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 127 | Kuwait | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 130 | Lesotho | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 131 | Liberia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 132 | Libya | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 133 | Luxembourg | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 134 | Malawi | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 135 | Maldives | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 136 | Mali | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 137 | Malta | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 138 | Mauritania | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 139 | Mauritius | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 140 | Mongolia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 141 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 142 | Montenegro | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 143 | Namibia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 144 | Nauru | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 146 | Niger | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 147 | Niue | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 148 | Panama | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 153 | Senegal | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 154 | Seychelles | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 156 | Somalia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 157 | South Sudan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 158 | Suriname | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 159 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 160 | Tajikistan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 161 | Togo | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 163 | Tunisia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 164 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 166 | Samoa | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 167 | Yemen | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 169 | Albania | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 171 | Bahamas | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 172 | Bahrain | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 173 | Armenia | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 174 | Barbados | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 175 | Bhutan | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 176 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 177 | Botswana | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 178 | Belize | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 0.0kilograms per person |
| 180 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0kilograms per person |
Showing 180 of 180 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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