Barley and products — Import quantity 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...
Countries reporting
164
Highest
11,414 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Median
29.5 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,006
What the numbers show
Barley and products — Import quantity is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 11,414 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).
The median across all reporting countries is 29.5 1000 t, and the mean is 375.27 1000 t.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 1,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Barley and products — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 11,414 1000 t | 2023 | up 360.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 11,335 1000 t | 2023 | up 381.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Spain | 3,639 1000 t | 2023 | up 779.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,916 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 2,242 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 2,077 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.3% | falling |
| 7 | Belgium | 2,023 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 8 | Germany | 1,917 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 9 | Turkey | 1,614 1000 t | 2023 | up 460.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 1,614 1000 t | 2023 | up 460.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Tunisia | 1,459 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 12 | Morocco | 1,136 1000 t | 2023 | up 510.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Jordan | 1,106 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 1,099 1000 t | 2023 | up 222.3% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 1,099 1000 t | 2023 | up 222.3% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 1,006 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.3% | volatile |
| 17 | United States | 981 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 18 | Italy | 969 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 615 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 599 1000 t | 2023 | up 267.5% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 591 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 539 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 519 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,472.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Poland | 474 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 25 | Kuwait | 420 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 397 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 388 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 356 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 355 1000 t | 2023 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 30 | Ireland | 329 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 311 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 299 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 299 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 267 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 35 | Algeria | 256 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.7% | rising |
| 36 | Libya | 234 1000 t | 2023 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Qatar | 198 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 193 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 39 | India | 192 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 186 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Peru | 180 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 42 | Canada | 168 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 167 1000 t | 2023 | up 198.2% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 164 1000 t | 2023 | up 382.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Indonesia | 158 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 46 | Denmark | 147 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.5% | flat |
| 47 | Belarus | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 419.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Sweden | 120 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 117 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 50 | France | 114 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 51 | Oman | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 52 | Croatia | 107 1000 t | 2023 | up 132.6% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 83 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 54 | China, Taiwan Province of | 79 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 55 | Chile | 78 1000 t | 2023 | down 41.8% | flat |
| 55 | Norway | 78 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 57 | Caribbean | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 58 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 71 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 983.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Czechia | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 62 | United Republic of Tanzania | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 63 | Switzerland | 57 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 66 | Armenia | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 55 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Iraq | 46 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Georgia | 45 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 71 | Egypt | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 44 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 71 | Paraguay | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 74 | Uganda | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 75 | Lebanon | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 78.3% | falling |
| 76 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 40 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 77 | Laos | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 825.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 825.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 81 | Latvia | 32 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Lithuania | 30 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 83 | Finland | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Uruguay | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Syria | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 87 | Australia and New Zealand | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 89 | Estonia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 89 | Mauritius | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 92 | Congo | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 92 | Mauritania | 21 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Nepal | 20 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Iceland | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 96 | New Zealand | 18 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Russia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Russian Federation | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Albania | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 102 | Malta | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 12 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 104 | Serbia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Haiti | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 108 | Pakistan | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Mongolia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.9% | rising |
| 111 | Zambia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Australia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 113 | Guinea | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Lesotho | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Montenegro | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Ukraine | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Melanesia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Eswatini | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 121 | Bahrain | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 121 | Barbados | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 121 | Bhutan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 121 | Kenya | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Liberia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Suriname | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Argentina | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Gambia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 129 | Samoa | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Polynesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2 1000 t | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Bahamas | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Djibouti | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 135 | Moldova | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Angola | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Cameroon | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Ghana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Jamaica | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Cambodia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Madagascar | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Myanmar | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Mozambique | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Niger | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Nigeria | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Panama | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Rwanda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | East Timor | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 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.
- World 48,887 1000 t
- Asia 24,387 1000 t
- Europe 15,445 1000 t
- European Union (27) 14,950 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 13,561 1000 t
- Western Europe 7,393 1000 t
- Western Asia 6,645 1000 t
- Southern Europe 5,519 1000 t
- Americas 4,931 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4,740 1000 t
- Africa 4,091 1000 t
- Northern Africa 3,130 1000 t
- South America 3,069 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 2,915 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 1,426 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,264 1000 t
- Northern America 1,149 1000 t
- Northern Europe 1,108 1000 t
- United States of America 981 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 928 1000 t
- Central Asia 806 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 650 1000 t
- Central America 640 1000 t
- Southern Asia 461 1000 t
- Southern Africa 366 1000 t
- Western Africa 323 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 165 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 115 1000 t
- Middle Africa 106 1000 t
- Oceania 32 1000 t
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.