Average fat supply per person (3-year average) in Africa

43 countries in Africa, 2022. Unit: g per person per day. World ranking →

First in the ranking
109.6 g
Median country
59.0 g
half above, half below
World
89.7 g
FAO aggregate
Range
21.1 to 109.6
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Mauritius

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Across 43 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Mauritius (109.6 g) and the lowest in Democratic Republic of the Congo (21.1 g).

The median country is at 59.0 g: half are above, half below.

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Source: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Suite of Food Security Indicators. Accessed on 24 September 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS Licence: CC-BY-4.0 · licence

Fat supply over time

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Ranking of countries

2022
In chart Share of the highest value
1Mauritius109.6
2Libya108.4
3Tunisia99.5
4Algeria99.4
5South Africa96.3
6Seychelles85.3
7Zimbabwe81.8
8Cabo Verde79.1
9Guinea-Bissau79.0
10Morocco76.0
11Senegal74.4
12Mauritania68.7
13Botswana67.5
14Namibia65.0
15Djibouti64.8
16Gabon64.1
17Guinea63.8
18Nigeria63.0
19São Tomé and Principe62.6
20Burkina Faso60.5
21Cameroon60.4
22Eswatini59.0
23Niger58.8
24Comoros57.7
25Egypt57.4
26Tanzania57.0
27Republic of the Congo54.4
28Côte d'Ivoire54.0
29Uganda53.2
30Angola50.7
31Kenya50.7
32Zambia50.1
33Ghana49.2
34The Gambia49.0
35Malawi45.0
36Ethiopia44.4
37Mozambique42.4
38Liberia41.6
39Lesotho38.3
40Sierra Leone37.7
41Rwanda36.8
42Madagascar21.8
43Democratic Republic of the Congo21.1
FAO · 2022 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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