Salt Consumption by Country 2025

Sodium Intake 2023 (g/Day)

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17.7 g/Day

14.3 g/Day

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12.9 g/Day

Country
Sodium Intake 2023 (g/Day)
Sodium Intake Male 2010 (g/Day)
Sodium Intake Male 1990 (g/Day)
China17.75.054.63
Hungary14.34.434.5
Czech Republic13.04.173.97
Slovenia13.04.434.07
Romania12.94.323.97
Bulgaria12.93.83.82
Serbia12.93.873.37
Croatia12.93.883.42
Slovakia12.84.463.82
Bosnia and Herzegovina12.83.623.43
Albania12.83.863.64
North Macedonia12.84.13.48
Montenegro12.83.813.31
North Korea12.74.013.49
South Korea12.35.465.15
Colombia12.04.294.31
Singapore11.52.375.25
Brunei11.44.624.59
Poland11.14.034.02
Thailand10.85.585.49
Mauritius10.85.715.28
Sri Lanka10.74.074.1
Indonesia10.53.533.59
Vietnam10.54.834.67
Myanmar10.54.714.77
Malaysia10.53.743.57
Timor-Leste10.54.694.8
Philippines10.44.494.39
Cambodia10.44.654.76
Honduras10.33.073.02
Laos10.34.694.78
Maldives10.33.473.84
Japan10.25.124.93
Venezuela10.23.723.52
Guatemala10.23.082.99
Nicaragua10.23.273.3
Costa Rica10.23.323.13
Panama10.23.543.52
El Salvador10.13.363.35
India9.83.883.95
Russia9.74.383.91
Italy9.74.654.65
Malta9.64.314.19
Chile9.42.922.92
Uruguay9.42.872.9
Argentina9.23.153.16
Canada9.13.883.74
Bolivia9.13.773.67
Paraguay9.14.524.23
Brazil9.04.314.08
Uzbekistan9.05.915.62
Peru9.03.223.2
Ecuador9.03.173
Tajikistan9.05.75.29
Turkmenistan9.05.695.35
Kyrgyzstan9.05.645.34
Mongolia9.05.385.43
United States8.93.783.62
Pakistan8.94.054.2
Bangladesh8.93.713.84
Nepal8.94.074.06
Kazakhstan8.96.315.16
Portugal8.94.464.2
Azerbaijan8.95.314.79
Bhutan8.93.83.88
Mexico8.82.892.85
Georgia8.85.574.95
Armenia8.85.195.07
Germany8.73.723.73
Austria8.64.164.2
Israel8.543.97
Cyprus8.54.294.05
Luxembourg8.54.284.18
Zimbabwe8.43.253.21
Switzerland8.43.83.93
Finland8.44.054.02
Iceland8.43.773.79
Belgium8.33.643.76
Greece8.33.973.82
Kuwait8.34.013.81
San Marino8.3
Spain8.24.244.01
Ghana8.22.452.65
Netherlands8.23.53.72
Sweden8.23.843.77
Denmark8.23.433.8
Monaco8.2
Cook Islands8.1
Tanzania8.02.882.94
New Zealand8.03.653.44
Niue8.0
Norway7.84.013.96
Namibia7.72.782.72
Botswana7.72.663.63
Lesotho7.72.762.79
Eswatini7.72.672.77
Andorra7.74.013.85
Palau7.7
France7.63.964
Latvia7.64.373.75
Tuvalu7.6
Seychelles7.54.574.59
Tonga7.52.882.72
Australia7.43.593.55
Benin7.42.973.01
Lithuania7.44.273.77
Trinidad and Tobago7.43.072.9
Fiji7.43.012.99
Comoros7.41.741.79
Micronesia7.42.682.62
Ivory Coast7.32.942.9
South Sudan7.3
Dominican Republic7.32.72.57
Cuba7.32.752.94
Ireland7.33.933.91
Jamaica7.32.012
Guyana7.32.562.47
Suriname7.33.032.79
Belize7.32.752.8
Bahamas7.33.133.19
Saint Lucia7.33.082.98
Grenada7.32.732.55
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7.32.942.83
Antigua and Barbuda7.32.812.85
Dominica7.32.822.74
Saint Kitts and Nevis7.3
Mozambique7.22.362.24
Madagascar7.22.312.25
Malawi7.21.731.71
Rwanda7.21.671.59
Haiti7.22.782.56
Qatar7.24.293.61
Equatorial Guinea7.22.42.61
Vanuatu7.22.332.26
Ethiopia7.12.382.42
United Kingdom7.13.83.75
Uganda7.12.212.05
Angola7.12.612.58
Zambia7.12.382.39
Somalia7.12.172.14
Burundi7.11.821.7
United Arab Emirates7.13.763.5
Republic of the Congo7.12.352.42
Central African Republic7.12.942.89
Oman7.13.933.5
Eritrea7.12.52.43
Moldova7.14.133.8
Gabon7.12.092.02
Djibouti7.12.482.39
Kiribati7.12.312.27
Marshall Islands7.12.682.6
Ukraine7.04.414.05
Papua New Guinea7.02.582.57
Belarus7.04.554.19
Solomon Islands7.02.442.37
Saudi Arabia6.93.333.08
Cameroon6.92.192.18
Niger6.93.053.24
Mali6.93.313.38
Burkina Faso6.93.043.07
Chad6.93.023
Senegal6.93.323.11
Guinea6.92.922.84
Togo6.92.942.96
Sierra Leone6.92.632.64
Liberia6.92.822.76
Mauritania6.93.123.25
Gambia6.93.223.18
Cape Verde6.93.423.16
Sao Tome and Principe6.92.472.48
Guinea-Bissau6.83.173.09
Barbados6.83.593.56
Nauru6.8
Bahrain6.65.574.56
South Africa6.52.612.53
Nigeria6.42.962.94
Egypt6.43.853.81
Sudan6.42.492.43
Iraq6.43.953.64
Afghanistan6.43.553.44
Yemen6.43.553.43
Jordan6.44.313.69
Iran6.34.214.03
Algeria6.34.514.09
Libya6.34.453.9
Morocco6.24.534.17
Lebanon6.23.32.72
Kenya6.11.551.5
Tunisia6.14.634.31
Syria6.04.373.97
DR Congo5.72.542.39
Estonia5.74.153.67
Turkey5.34.33.94
Samoa5.12.162.25
Taiwan4.13.55
Palestine4.043.47
  • 1990 and 2010 data are age-standardized estimates of sodium intake (grams/day) for persons aged 20 and over, with (95% uncertainty intervals).