Barley and products — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) 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 quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 33.33 kg/cap in North Macedonia; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.38 kg/cap, and the mean is 2.26 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 57,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Barley and products — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 33.33 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Iceland | 32.46 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 25.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 4 | Finland | 23.78 kg/cap | 2023 | up 337.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 14.67 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 12.62 kg/cap | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Latvia | 12.34 kg/cap | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 8 | Tunisia | 8.55 kg/cap | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 9 | Algeria | 8.51 kg/cap | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 10 | Libya | 8.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Belarus | 7.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 281.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.58 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 13 | Georgia | 6.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 393.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Armenia | 6.22 kg/cap | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 15 | Cyprus | 6.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 5.99 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 57,100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Spain | 5.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 731.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 4.98 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 20 | Grenada | 4.82 kg/cap | 2023 | up 495.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritania | 4.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,257.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Senegal | 4.05 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 3.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 3.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 63.3% | flat |
| 25 | Ukraine | 3.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.25 kg/cap | 2023 | up 269.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Bhutan | 3.15 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 2.98 kg/cap | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 2.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6,550.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 2.63 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 2.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 33 | Barbados | 2.25 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7,400.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 2.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 35 | Lebanon | 1.78 kg/cap | 2023 | up 394.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Bahamas | 1.76 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | China, mainland | 1.63 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,711.1% | volatile |
| 38 | China | 1.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,510.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 1.58 kg/cap | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 1.52 kg/cap | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 1.43 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 43 | Belgium | 1.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 1.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 1.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Jordan | 1.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 287.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Switzerland | 1.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 48 | Colombia | 1.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 49 | Kiribati | 1.07 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Republic of Korea | 1.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 51 | Thailand | 1.01 kg/cap | 2023 | up 494.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 0.89 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 53 | Sweden | 0.88 kg/cap | 2023 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 54 | Croatia | 0.81 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 55 | Gambia | 0.78 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3,800.0% | volatile |
| 56 | France | 0.77 kg/cap | 2023 | up 156.7% | rising |
| 56 | India | 0.77 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0.69 kg/cap | 2023 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 59 | Naoero | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 60 | Mauritius | 0.64 kg/cap | 2023 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 61 | Yemen | 0.61 kg/cap | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 62 | New Zealand | 0.6 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Ireland | 0.59 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Iraq | 0.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 86.7% | falling |
| 65 | Bahrain | 0.54 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 66 | Hungary | 0.49 kg/cap | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Haiti | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Germany | 0.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Nepal | 0.42 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 70 | Liberia | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 72 | Philippines | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 442.9% | volatile |
| 72 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 75 | Italy | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 76 | Albania | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Paraguay | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 78 | Canada | 0.35 kg/cap | 2023 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Malaysia | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2,600.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Indonesia | 0.25 kg/cap | 2023 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 85 | Marshall Islands | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Lesotho | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 87 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Israel | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Namibia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Uganda | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Honduras | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Suriname | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 99 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Czechia | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Tonga | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Samoa | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Comoros | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Maldives | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Mozambique | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 106 | New Caledonia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Seychelles | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | China, Macao SAR | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Botswana | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Congo | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Denmark | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Ecuador | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Egypt | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Ghana | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Kenya | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Cambodia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Kuwait | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 0 kg/cap | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Malta | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Myanmar | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Mongolia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Niger | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Norway | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Oman | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | French Polynesia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Qatar | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Rwanda | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | South Africa | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Africa 5.63 kg/cap
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.45 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 4.16 kg/cap
- Republic of Moldova 2.91 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.87 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 3.92 kg/cap
- Asia 0.9 kg/cap
- United States of America 3.72 kg/cap
- Micronesia 0.53 kg/cap
- Northern America 3.37 kg/cap
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.36 kg/cap
- Central Asia 2.62 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 2.57 kg/cap
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 0.24 kg/cap
- Africa 2.44 kg/cap
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.22 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 2.25 kg/cap
- Europe 2.23 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 0.1 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.19 kg/cap
- Melanesia 0.04 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 1.91 kg/cap
- Polynesia 0.01 kg/cap
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.01 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.88 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 1.5 kg/cap
- Syrian Arab Republic 0 kg/cap
- Americas 1.47 kg/cap
- World 1.37 kg/cap
- Western Europe 0.9 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 0.59 kg/cap
- South America 0.53 kg/cap
- Western Asia 0.51 kg/cap
- Western Africa 0.38 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 0.33 kg/cap
- Caribbean 0.22 kg/cap
- Oceania 0.08 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 0.01 kg/cap
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.