Barley and products — Food supply (kcal) by country
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...
What the numbers show
Barley and products — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 9.48 million million Kcal in China; the lowest is 0 million Kcal in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,400 million Kcal, and the mean is 229,156 million Kcal.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 579,360.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Barley and products — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 9.48 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,992.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 9.45 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,248.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 5.28 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 4 | India | 2.51 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 5 | Morocco | 2.37 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 6 | Algeria | 968,794 million Kcal | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 635,208 million Kcal | 2023 | up 125.8% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 521,572 million Kcal | 2023 | up 380.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 508,969 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,216.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Peru | 368,259 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 11 | Ukraine | 335,115 million Kcal | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 314,273 million Kcal | 2023 | up 363.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 275,129 million Kcal | 2023 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 271,340 million Kcal | 2023 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 15 | Tunisia | 266,892 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 192,068 million Kcal | 2023 | up 381.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Indonesia | 179,745 million Kcal | 2023 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Senegal | 179,225 million Kcal | 2023 | up 422,402.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 173,163 million Kcal | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 148,308 million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 21 | Libya | 148,094 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 144,639 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 143,858 million Kcal | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 135,982 million Kcal | 2023 | up 507.9% | volatile |
| 25 | France | 121,781 million Kcal | 2023 | up 343.2% | rising |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 110,901 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 104,884 million Kcal | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 28 | Philippines | 101,904 million Kcal | 2023 | up 443.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Germany | 95,508 million Kcal | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 84,345 million Kcal | 2023 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 77,935 million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 69,538 million Kcal | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritania | 68,551 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,303.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 63,457 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6,517.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Iraq | 61,144 million Kcal | 2023 | down 83.0% | falling |
| 36 | Yemen | 55,105 million Kcal | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 37 | Georgia | 55,100 million Kcal | 2023 | up 362.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Armenia | 51,769 million Kcal | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 39 | Pakistan | 48,227 million Kcal | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 46,314 million Kcal | 2023 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 41 | Lebanon | 44,924 million Kcal | 2023 | up 141.3% | rising |
| 42 | Jordan | 41,569 million Kcal | 2023 | up 460.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Romania | 35,951 million Kcal | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 35,637 million Kcal | 2023 | up 579,360.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Belgium | 33,988 million Kcal | 2023 | up 194.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 32,903 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 30,910 million Kcal | 2023 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 28,138 million Kcal | 2023 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 26,787 million Kcal | 2023 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 50 | Malaysia | 26,011 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,214.5% | volatile |
| 51 | China, Taiwan Province of | 24,666 million Kcal | 2023 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 52 | Cyprus | 23,597 million Kcal | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 23,214 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3,831.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Sweden | 22,721 million Kcal | 2023 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 55 | Haiti | 19,846 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,569.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 18,558 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 57 | Greece | 17,028 million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 58 | Estonia | 16,542 million Kcal | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 59 | Slovakia | 13,704 million Kcal | 2023 | down 28.5% | flat |
| 60 | Slovenia | 12,095 million Kcal | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 10,926 million Kcal | 2023 | up 781.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Austria | 9,368 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 7,990 million Kcal | 2023 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Australia and New Zealand | 7,919 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 65 | New Zealand | 7,919 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 66 | Liberia | 7,612 million Kcal | 2023 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 67 | Bhutan | 7,069 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 6,523 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 69 | Paraguay | 6,146 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 6,030 million Kcal | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 71 | Uganda | 5,961 million Kcal | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Ireland | 5,795 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,675 million Kcal | 2023 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Gambia | 5,222 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,577.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 4,661 million Kcal | 2023 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Uruguay | 4,499 million Kcal | 2023 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,960 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 78 | Mexico | 3,249 million Kcal | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 2,612 million Kcal | 2023 | up 794.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 2,520 million Kcal | 2023 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Bahrain | 2,400 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 82 | Grenada | 1,957 million Kcal | 2023 | up 495.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,916 million Kcal | 2023 | up 271.4% | rising |
| 84 | Bahamas | 1,832 million Kcal | 2023 | up 58,791.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Israel | 1,752 million Kcal | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 1,642 million Kcal | 2023 | up 316.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Mauritius | 1,640 million Kcal | 2023 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 88 | Barbados | 1,245 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7,073.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Mozambique | 1,013 million Kcal | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 985.75 million Kcal | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 863.16 million Kcal | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 92 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 780.92 million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 93 | Honduras | 736.39 million Kcal | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Vanuatu | 727.25 million Kcal | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 696.92 million Kcal | 2023 | up 49,326.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 575.44 million Kcal | 2023 | up 305.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho | 569.02 million Kcal | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 98 | Namibia | 532.18 million Kcal | 2023 | up 454.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 516.44 million Kcal | 2023 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Czechia | 516.13 million Kcal | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Kiribati | 438.85 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Botswana | 241.96 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9,696.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Ecuador | 213.34 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 162.93 million Kcal | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 161.45 million Kcal | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Egypt | 84.17 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Suriname | 71.12 million Kcal | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Montenegro | 55.83 million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea | 52 million Kcal | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Denmark | 36.29 million Kcal | 2023 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Kuwait | 27.16 million Kcal | 2023 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Naoero | 24.57 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 113 | Comoros | 22.81 million Kcal | 2023 | up 537.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Serbia | 22.58 million Kcal | 2023 | up 642.8% | volatile |
| 115 | China, Macao SAR | 22.56 million Kcal | 2023 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Mongolia | 21.53 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | 18.9 million Kcal | 2023 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Maldives | 12.46 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Oman | 10.56 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Marshall Islands | 9.93 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Angola | 8.32 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Myanmar | 8.12 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Samoa | 6.88 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Guyana | 6.48 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,214.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 5.69 million Kcal | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 126 | New Caledonia | 5.25 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8,650.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 5.24 million Kcal | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Guatemala | 5.19 million Kcal | 2023 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Ghana | 3.97 million Kcal | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Tonga | 3.38 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Panama | 2.41 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Nigeria | 2.38 million Kcal | 2023 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.25 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Seychelles | 2.04 million Kcal | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.79 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 1.65 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Tuvalu | 1.08 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Australia | 0.69 million Kcal | 2023 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 0.44 million Kcal | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Malta | 0.26 million Kcal | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Malawi | 0.18 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Jamaica | 0.13 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 0.07 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Belize | 0.02 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Cuba | 0.02 million Kcal | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Cambodia | 0.02 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.02 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Cameroon | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Congo | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Djibouti | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Gabon | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Kenya | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Madagascar | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Nicaragua | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Norway | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | French Polynesia | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Qatar | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | South Africa | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Zambia | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 31.27 million million Kcal
- Eastern Asia 9.89 million million Kcal
- Africa 9.56 million million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9.10 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6.34 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 6.26 million million Kcal
- Eastern Africa 5.30 million million Kcal
- Americas 3.88 million million Kcal
- Northern Africa 3.76 million million Kcal
- Northern America 3.24 million million Kcal
- United States of America 3.21 million million Kcal
- Southern Asia 2.71 million million Kcal
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.