Barley and products — Food supply in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Barley and products — Food supply was 521,572 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Barley and products — Food supply in United Kingdom, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, barley and products — food supply in United Kingdom stood at 521,572 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 380.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley and products — food supply in United Kingdom peaked at 865,726 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68,383 million Kcal, in 2018.
United Kingdom ranks 10th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley and products — Food supply in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 89,756 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 97,446 million Kcal | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 111,278 million Kcal | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 108,556 million Kcal | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 80,960 million Kcal | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 76,119 million Kcal | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 78,789 million Kcal | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 80,439 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 68,383 million Kcal | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 521,126 million Kcal | +662.1% |
| 2020 | 371,529 million Kcal | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 865,726 million Kcal | +133.0% |
| 2022 | 509,075 million Kcal | -41.2% |
| 2023 | 521,572 million Kcal | +2.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 521,572 million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,159 million Kcal, 84.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 521,572 million Kcal is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,597 million Kcal, 22.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley and products — Food supply in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +662.1% | 68,383 million Kcal | 521,126 million Kcal |
| 2021 | +133.0% | 371,529 million Kcal | 865,726 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 131,285 million Kcal | 68,383 million Kcal | 521,126 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 566,976 million Kcal | 371,529 million Kcal | 865,726 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley and products — food supply in United Kingdom?
- Barley and products — food supply in United Kingdom was 521,572 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley and products — food supply recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 865,726 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest barley and products — food supply recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,383 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for barley and products — food supply?
- United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is barley and products — food supply rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 380.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.