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Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita by country

A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.

Countries reporting
182
Highest
82 percent
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Lowest
22 percent
Estonia
Median
42 percent
Years covered
21
2001–2021
Data points
3,691

What the numbers show

Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 82 percent in Congo, Democratic Republic of the; the lowest is 22 percent in Estonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 42 percent, and the mean is 44.76 percent.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 34.5%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 41.0%).

Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 82 percent 2021 unchanged flat
2 Madagascar 79 percent 2021 unchanged flat
3 Cambodia 76 percent 2021 up 5.6% rising
4 Bangladesh 74 percent 2021 down 8.6% falling
5 Mali 73 percent 2021 up 10.6% rising
6 Ethiopia 72 percent 2021 down 4.0% falling
6 Liberia 72 percent 2021 up 10.8% rising
6 Mozambique 72 percent 2021 down 5.3% falling
9 Afghanistan 71 percent 2021 down 4.1% falling
9 Sierra Leone 71 percent 2021 up 6.0% rising
11 Côte d'Ivoire 70 percent 2021 unchanged rising
11 Zambia 70 percent 2021 up 4.5% falling
13 Togo 69 percent 2021 down 1.4% falling
14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68 percent 2021 down 4.2% falling
14 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 68 percent 2017 down 1.4% flat
16 Ghana 67 percent 2021 up 3.1% flat
17 Lesotho 66 percent 2021 down 15.4% falling
17 Malawi 66 percent 2021 down 12.0% falling
19 Burundi 65 percent 2021 up 22.6% rising
19 Guinea-Bissau 65 percent 2021 unchanged falling
19 Nigeria 65 percent 2021 down 3.0% flat
22 Benin 64 percent 2021 down 4.5% falling
22 Egypt 64 percent 2021 unchanged flat
22 Guinea 64 percent 2021 up 8.5% flat
25 Angola 63 percent 2021 up 1.6% falling
25 Myanmar 63 percent 2021 up 21.2% falling
25 Nepal 63 percent 2021 down 6.0% falling
25 Solomon Islands 63 percent 2021 down 7.4% falling
29 Philippines 62 percent 2021 up 5.1% flat
29 Timor-Leste 62 percent 2021 down 8.8% falling
29 Yemen 62 percent 2021 down 1.6% flat
32 Senegal 60 percent 2021 up 5.3% flat
33 Cameroon 59 percent 2021 up 9.3% flat
33 Iraq 59 percent 2021 unchanged falling
33 Sri Lanka 59 percent 2021 down 4.8% rising
33 Morocco 59 percent 2021 unchanged falling
37 Burkina Faso 58 percent 2021 down 10.8% falling
37 Congo 58 percent 2021 down 3.3% flat
37 Tanzania, United Republic of 58 percent 2021 up 1.8% falling
40 Niger 57 percent 2021 down 6.6% falling
40 Chad 57 percent 2021 down 9.5% flat
42 Eswatini 56 percent 2021 up 7.7% flat
42 Viet Nam 56 percent 2021 down 9.7% falling
44 Comoros 55 percent 2021 down 1.8% flat
44 Haiti 55 percent 2021 up 10.0% flat
44 Mauritania 55 percent 2021 up 7.8% rising
44 Paraguay 55 percent 2021 up 17.0% rising
44 Rwanda 55 percent 2021 unchanged rising
49 Indonesia 54 percent 2021 down 23.9% falling
49 India 54 percent 2021 down 8.5% falling
51 Cape Verde 53 percent 2021 up 1.9% rising
51 Djibouti 53 percent 2021 down 10.2% flat
51 Syrian Arab Republic 53 percent 2021 up 10.4% rising
54 Gabon 52 percent 2021 up 4.0% flat
54 Gambia 52 percent 2021 down 10.3% falling
54 Iran, Islamic Republic of 52 percent 2021 up 2.0% falling
54 Namibia 52 percent 2021 down 1.9% falling
54 Turkmenistan 52 percent 2021 down 5.5% falling
59 China 51 percent 2021 down 5.6% falling
59 Kenya 51 percent 2021 down 13.6% flat
59 Nicaragua 51 percent 2021 unchanged falling
59 Tajikistan 51 percent 2021 down 15.0% falling
59 Zimbabwe 51 percent 2021 up 4.1% falling
64 Botswana 50 percent 2021 up 11.1% flat
64 Algeria 50 percent 2021 unchanged falling
64 Peru 50 percent 2021 down 3.8% falling
67 Azerbaijan 49 percent 2021 down 15.5% falling
67 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49 percent 2021 up 2.1% falling
67 Sudan 49 percent 2021 down 5.8% falling
67 Serbia 49 percent 2021 up 8.9% rising
67 Thailand 49 percent 2021 unchanged falling
72 Georgia 48 percent 2021 down 5.9% falling
72 El Salvador 48 percent 2021 unchanged falling
72 Vanuatu 48 percent 2021 up 14.3% flat
75 Kyrgyzstan 47 percent 2021 down 13.0% falling
75 Pakistan 47 percent 2021 down 7.8% flat
75 Sao Tome and Principe 47 percent 2021 up 9.3% falling
75 Tunisia 47 percent 2021 down 2.1% falling
79 Brunei Darussalam 46 percent 2008 down 8.0% falling
79 Saudi Arabia 46 percent 2021 up 4.5% falling
79 Uzbekistan 46 percent 2021 down 11.5% falling
82 Papua New Guinea 45 percent 2021 up 12.5% rising
82 South Africa 45 percent 2021 down 10.0% falling
84 Cuba 44 percent 2021 unchanged falling
84 Guatemala 44 percent 2021 down 4.3% falling
86 Central African Republic 43 percent 2021 down 6.5% falling
86 Honduras 43 percent 2021 unchanged falling
86 Ukraine 43 percent 2021 up 4.9% falling
89 Fiji 42 percent 2021 down 8.7% falling
89 Jordan 42 percent 2021 down 2.3% falling
89 Maldives 42 percent 2021 unchanged flat
89 Mexico 42 percent 2021 up 2.4% falling
89 Mauritius 42 percent 2021 down 6.7% falling
89 Somalia 42 percent 2021 down 14.3% falling
89 Suriname 42 percent 2021 unchanged flat
89 Uganda 42 percent 2021 down 8.7% flat
89 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 42 percent 2021 up 13.5% flat
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41 percent 2021 down 10.9% falling
98 Lebanon 41 percent 2021 up 10.8% flat
98 Panama 41 percent 2021 down 2.4% falling
98 Trinidad and Tobago 41 percent 2021 up 7.9% rising
102 Ecuador 40 percent 2021 up 5.3% rising
102 Kuwait 40 percent 2021 unchanged flat
102 Libya 40 percent 2021 down 9.1% falling
102 Russian Federation 40 percent 2021 up 2.6% falling
102 Seychelles 40 percent 2021 down 14.9% falling
102 Türkiye 40 percent 2021 down 11.1% falling
108 Armenia 39 percent 2021 down 4.9% falling
108 Chile 39 percent 2021 down 9.3% falling
108 Jamaica 39 percent 2021 unchanged flat
108 Japan 39 percent 2021 down 4.9% flat
108 Malaysia 39 percent 2021 down 9.3% falling
108 Samoa 39 percent 2021 up 34.5% rising
114 Guyana 38 percent 2021 down 19.1% falling
114 Slovenia 38 percent 2021 up 5.6% flat
116 United Arab Emirates 37 percent 2021 down 7.5% falling
116 Belize 37 percent 2021 down 5.1% falling
116 Cyprus 37 percent 2021 down 2.6% rising
116 Romania 37 percent 2021 down 2.6% falling
120 Republic of Moldova 36 percent 2021 up 2.9% falling
120 Mongolia 36 percent 2021 down 14.3% falling
120 New Caledonia 36 percent 2021 up 16.1% flat
120 Uruguay 36 percent 2021 down 5.3% falling
124 Saint Lucia 35 percent 2021 up 2.9% rising
124 Malta 35 percent 2021 up 9.4% falling
124 French Polynesia 35 percent 2021 up 2.9% flat
127 Colombia 34 percent 2021 up 3.0% falling
127 Korea 34 percent 2021 down 20.9% falling
127 North Macedonia 34 percent 2021 down 2.9% falling
127 Montenegro 34 percent 2021 up 3.0% falling
127 Poland 34 percent 2021 down 12.8% falling
132 Albania 33 percent 2021 down 10.8% falling
132 Argentina 33 percent 2021 down 10.8% falling
132 Bulgaria 33 percent 2021 down 17.5% falling
132 Belarus 33 percent 2021 down 5.7% falling
132 Finland 33 percent 2021 up 3.1% flat
132 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33 percent 2021 up 3.1% rising
132 Kiribati 33 percent 2021 down 2.9% falling
139 Costa Rica 32 percent 2021 unchanged falling
139 Kazakhstan 32 percent 2021 down 5.9% falling
139 Lithuania 32 percent 2021 down 15.8% falling
139 New Zealand 32 percent 2021 up 18.5% rising
143 Brazil 31 percent 2021 down 6.1% falling
143 Barbados 31 percent 2021 up 3.3% falling
143 Israel 31 percent 2021 down 8.8% falling
143 Italy 31 percent 2021 down 3.1% falling
143 Macau, China 31 percent 2021 up 3.3% falling
143 Norway 31 percent 2021 up 6.9% falling
143 Portugal 31 percent 2021 down 3.1% flat
150 Slovakia 30 percent 2021 down 11.8% falling
150 Sweden 30 percent 2021 up 15.4% flat
150 Chinese Taipei 30 percent 2021 down 3.2% flat
153 France 29 percent 2021 unchanged flat
153 Iceland 29 percent 2021 up 26.1% rising
153 Saint Kitts and Nevis 29 percent 2021 up 3.6% flat
153 Luxembourg 29 percent 2021 unchanged rising
153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29 percent 2021 down 19.4% falling
158 Antigua and Barbuda 28 percent 2021 up 7.7% falling
158 Canada 28 percent 2021 down 6.7% flat
158 Croatia 28 percent 2021 down 9.7% falling
158 Hungary 28 percent 2021 down 6.7% flat
158 Latvia 28 percent 2021 down 17.6% falling
158 Oman 28 percent 2021 down 22.2% falling
164 Dominican Republic 27 percent 2021 down 12.9% falling
164 Greece 27 percent 2021 down 6.9% falling
164 Hong Kong, China 27 percent 2021 down 10.0% falling
164 Ireland 27 percent 2021 down 18.2% falling
168 Austria 26 percent 2021 up 4.0% falling
168 Switzerland 26 percent 2021 up 13.0% rising
168 Dominica 26 percent 2021 down 21.2% falling
168 Denmark 26 percent 2021 down 7.1% falling
168 Spain 26 percent 2021 down 3.7% flat
168 Netherlands 26 percent 2021 down 3.7% rising
174 Bahamas 24 percent 2021 up 9.1% falling
174 Bermuda 24 percent 2008 up 4.3% rising
174 Germany 24 percent 2021 down 11.1% falling
177 Australia 23 percent 2021 unchanged falling
177 Belgium 23 percent 2021 down 17.9% falling
177 Czechia 23 percent 2021 down 23.3% falling
177 Grenada 23 percent 2021 down 41.0% rising
177 United States of America 23 percent 2021 down 4.2% falling
182 Estonia 22 percent 2021 down 38.9% falling

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Indicator
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,691 data points, 2001–2021
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.