Table 1.
Potassium estimates (g/day) for Country and Region
| Region | Country | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium intake | Potassium intake | Potassium intake | ||
| Australasia | 2.85 (2.24, 3.47) | 3.05 (2.40, 3.72) | 2.65 (2.08, 3.23) | |
| Australia | 2.86 (2.24, 3.49) | 3.06 (2.39, 3.74) | 2.66 (2.08, 3.25) | |
| New Zealand | 2.86 (2.25, 3.49) | 3.07 (2.41, 3.74) | 2.66 (2.09, 3.24) | |
| Caribbean | 2.97 (2.44, 3.50) | 3.18 (2.61, 3.75) | 2.76 (2.27, 3.25) | |
| Jamaica | 2.94 (2.38, 3.50) | 3.15 (2.55, 3.75) | 2.73 (2.21, 3.25) | |
| St. Lucia | 3.01 (2.45, 3.58) | 3.22 (2.63, 3.84) | 2.80 (2.28, 3.33) | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2.98 (2.43, 3.52) | 3.19 (2.61, 3.77) | 2.77 (2.26, 3.27) | |
| Central Europe | 2.89 (2.51, 3.26) | 3.09 (2.68, 3.50) | 2.68 (2.33, 3.03) | |
| Czech Republic | 2.88 (2.48, 3.28) | 3.09 (2.65, 3.52) | 2.68 (2.30, 3.05) | |
| Hungary | 2.87 (2.42, 3.30) | 3.07 (2.59, 3.53) | 2.67 (2.25, 3.07) | |
| Poland | 2.93 (2.57, 3.29) | 3.13 (2.75, 3.52) | 2.72 (2.39, 3.05) | |
| Central Latin America* | 2.62 (2.02, 3.23) | 2.81 (2.16, 3.46) | 2.44 (1.87, 3.00) | |
| Colombia | 2.63 (2.01, 3.24) | 2.81 (2.16, 3.48) | 2.44 (1.87, 3.01) | |
| Mexico | 2.62 (2.01, 3.23) | 2.81 (2.15, 3.47) | 2.44 (1.87, 3.01) | |
| East Asia | 1.89 (1.55, 2.25) | 2.03 (1.66, 2.41) | 1.76 (1.44, 2.09) | |
| China | 1.90 (1.64, 2.17) | 2.03 (1.75, 2.32) | 1.76 (1.52, 2.01) | |
| Taiwan | 1.86 (1.42, 2.24) | 1.99 (1.52, 2.41) | 1.73 (1.32, 2.08) | |
| Eastern Europe | 3.53 (3.05, 4.01) | 3.78 (3.26, 4.30) | 3.28 (2.83, 3.72) | |
| Latvia | 3.52 (3.00, 4.03) | 3.77 (3.21, 4.31) | 3.27 (2.79, 3.74) | |
| Lithuania | 3.61 (3.10, 4.16) | 3.87 (3.31, 4.46) | 3.36 (2.88, 3.87) | |
| Russia | 3.53 (3.02, 4.04) | 3.78 (3.23, 4.33) | 3.28 (2.80, 3.75) | |
| Eastern Sub Saharan Africa | 2.01 (1.22, 2.77) | 2.15 (1.31, 2.97) | 1.87 (1.14, 2.58) | |
| Tanzania | 1.98 (1.22, 2.73) | 2.12 (1.32, 2.93) | 1.84 (1.14, 2.54) | |
| High income Asia Pacific | 2.41 (2.13, 2.68) | 2.58 (2.28, 2.87) | 2.24 (1.98, 2.49) | |
| Japan | 2.45 (2.23, 2.67) | 2.62 (2.38, 2.86) | 2.27 (2.07, 2.48) | |
| Singapore | 2.40 (2.01, 2.74) | 2.57 (2.15, 2.94) | 2.23 (1.87, 2.55) | |
| South Korea | 2.38 (2.08, 2.66) | 2.55 (2.22, 2.85) | 2.21 (1.93, 2.47) | |
| High income North America | 2.67 (2.27, 3.07) | 2.86 (2.43, 3.29) | 2.48 (2.11, 2.85) | |
| Canada | 2.71 (2.30, 3.12) | 2.90 (2.46, 3.35) | 2.51 (2.14, 2.90) | |
| US | 2.64 (2.25, 3.03) | 2.82 (2.40, 3.24) | 2.45 (2.09, 2.81) | |
| North Africa and Middle East | 2.47 (1.98, 2.96) | 2.65 (2.12, 3.17) | 2.30 (1.85, 2.75) | |
| Iran | 2.48 (1.97, 3.01) | 2.66 (2.11, 3.23) | 2.31 (1.83, 2.80) | |
| Palestine | 2.45 (1.93, 2.97) | 2.62 (2.07, 3.18) | 2.28 (1.79, 2.76) | |
| Turkey | 2.48 (1.98, 2.97) | 2.65 (2.12, 3.18) | 2.30 (1.84, 2.76) | |
| South Asia | 1.99 (1.54, 2.46) | 2.13 (1.65, 2.64) | 1.85 (1.43, 2.29) | |
| Bangladesh | 2.01 (1.52, 2.52) | 2.15 (1.63, 2.70) | 1.86 (1.41, 2.34) | |
| India | 1.95 (1.54, 2.37) | 2.09 (1.65, 2.54) | 1.81 (1.43, 2.20) | |
| Southeast Asia | 2.00 (1.45, 2.54) | 2.15 (1.55, 2.73) | 1.86 (1.35, 2.36) | |
| Malaysia | 2.02 (1.45, 2.59) | 2.16 (1.55, 2.77) | 1.88 (1.34, 2.40) | |
| Philippines | 2.00 (1.41, 2.57) | 2.14 (1.52, 2.75) | 1.86 (1.31, 2.39) | |
| Thailand | 1.97 (1.38, 2.53) | 1.99 (1.52, 2.41) | 1.73 (1.32, 2.08) | |
| Southern Latin America | 2.23 (1.45, 3.00) | 2.39 (1.55, 3.21) | 2.07 (1.34, 2.79) | |
| Argentina | 2.22 (1.45, 2.98) | 2.37 (1.55, 3.20) | 2.06 (1.34, 2.77) | |
| Southern Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.06 (1.42, 2.70) | 2.21 (1.52, 2.89) | 1.92 (1.32, 2.51) | |
| South Africa | 2.04 (1.43, 2.64) | 2.19 (1.53, 2.83) | 1.90 (1.33, 2.45) | |
| Tropical Latin America | 2.62 (2.06, 3.17) | 2.80 (2.21, 3.40) | 2.43 (1.91, 2.94) | |
| Brazil | 2.62 (2.11, 3.14) | 2.80 (2.26, 3.36) | 2.44 (1.96, 2.92) | |
| Western Europe | 3.30 (3.13, 3.47) | 3.53 (3.34, 3.73) | 3.07 (2.91, 3.22) | |
| Austria | 3.27 (2.94, 3.55) | 3.50 (3.14, 3.81) | 3.04 (2.73, 3.30) | |
| Belgium | 3.29 (3.00, 3.56) | 3.52 (3.21, 3.82) | 3.06 (2.79, 3.31) | |
| Denmark | 3.31 (3.03, 3.60) | 3.54 (3.24, 3.86) | 3.07 (2.82, 3.34) | |
| Estonia | 3.51 (2.99, 4.02) | 3.76 (3.20, 4.31) | 3.26 (2.78, 3.74) | |
| Finland | 3.33 (3.05, 3.68) | 3.57 (3.26, 3.94) | 3.10 (2.83, 3.42) | |
| France | 3.22 (2.91, 3.45) | 3.45 (3.12, 3.71) | 2.99 (2.71, 3.21) | |
| Germany | 3.24 (2.90, 3.48) | 3.47 (3.10, 3.74) | 3.01 (2.70, 3.24) | |
| Greece | 3.25 (2.92, 3.51) | 3.48 (3.12, 3.77) | 3.02 (2.72, 3.26) | |
| Ireland | 3.29 (2.99, 3.57) | 3.52 (3.20, 3.83) | 3.06 (2.78, 3.31) | |
| Italy | 3.33 (3.09, 3.59) | 3.56 (3.30, 3.85) | 3.09 (2.88, 3.34) | |
| Netherlands | 3.39 (3.14, 3.72) | 3.63 (3.36, 3.99) | 3.15 (2.92, 3.46) | |
| Norway | 3.34 (3.07, 3.66) | 3.58 (3.29, 3.92) | 3.10 (2.86, 3.40) | |
| Portugal | 3.33 (3.04, 3.66) | 3.57 (3.25, 3.93) | 3.09 (2.83, 3.40) | |
| Spain | 3.31 (3.06, 3.57) | 3.55 (3.27, 3.83) | 3.08 (2.85, 3.32) | |
| Sweden | 3.28 (2.98, 3.55) | 3.52 (3.19, 3.81) | 3.05 (2.77, 3.30) | |
| Switzerland | 3.27 (2.94, 3.54) | 3.50 (3.15, 3.80) | 3.04 (2.74, 3.29) | |
| UK | 3.37 (3.16, 3.64) | 3.61 (3.37, 3.90) | 3.13 (2.94, 3.38) | |
| Western Sub Saharan Africa | 1.92 (1.42, 2.43) | 2.06 (1.52, 2.61) | 1.79 (1.32, 2.26) | |
| Cameroon | 1.91 (1.37, 2.45) | 2.04 (1.47, 2.62) | 1.77 (1.28, 2.27) | |
| Ghana | 1.96 (1.42, 2.51) | 2.10 (1.53, 2.70) | 1.82 (1.32, 2.37) | |
| Nigeria | 1.88 (1.37, 2.38) | 2.01 (1.46, 2.55) | 1.74 (1.27, 2.21) |
Mean (95% credible intervals)
*Estimates including adults only: Central Latin America- 2.96 (2.33, 3.60), Columbia-2.95 (2.30, 3.59), Mexico-3.00 (2.35, 3.66)