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

12 countries in South America, 2022. Unit: g per person per day. World ranking →

First in the ranking
141.2 g
Brazil
Median country
95.1 g
half above, half below
World
89.7 g
FAO aggregate
Range
57.2 to 141.2
Bolivia - Brazil

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Brazil (141.2 g) and the lowest in Bolivia (57.2 g).

The median country is at 95.1 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
1Brazil141.2
2Argentina137.8
3Uruguay121.6
4Colombia104.7
5Ecuador103.4
6Chile97.1
7Venezuela93.1
8Paraguay89.2
9Guyana73.6
10Suriname69.7
11Peru68.4
12Bolivia57.2
FAO · 2022 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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