Beans — 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
Beans — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 30.81 kg/cap in Rwanda; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.84 kg/cap, and the mean is 2.47 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 4,541.7%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 100.0%).
Beans — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 30.81 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 2 | El Salvador | 19.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 15.68 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 5 | Honduras | 14.85 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 14.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,217.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Kenya | 13.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 12.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 12.33 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 10 | Cuba | 12.14 kg/cap | 2019 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 11.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 11.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 13 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10.65 kg/cap | 2018 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 14 | Guatemala | 7.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 7.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 6.93 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 6.74 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 18 | East Timor | 6.57 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 18 | Timor-Leste | 6.57 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 20 | Albania | 6.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 21 | Mozambique | 6.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 5.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4,541.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.55 kg/cap | 2023 | up 302.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Malawi | 5.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 27 | Caribbean | 5.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 28 | Ghana | 4.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 29 | Moldova | 4.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Moldova | 4.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 31 | Cabo Verde | 4.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | Cambodia | 4.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 33 | India | 3.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 34 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.94 kg/cap | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 3.59 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 36 | Australia | 3.57 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Paraguay | 3.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 3.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,063.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Colombia | 3.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 625.6% | rising |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 2.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 2.87 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 44 | Serbia | 2.78 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 44 | Turkey | 2.78 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 2.78 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 2.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 157.9% | rising |
| 48 | Haiti | 2.61 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 49 | Vietnam | 2.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 2.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 51 | Mauritania | 2.52 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 52 | Panama | 2.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 53 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 54 | Jamaica | 2.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 55 | United States | 2.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 56 | Iraq | 2.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Lesotho | 2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 1.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 59 | Portugal | 1.84 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 59 | Zambia | 1.84 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 1.82 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 62 | Montenegro | 1.8 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 1.54 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 65 | Ukraine | 1.51 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 66 | Qatar | 1.48 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 67 | Libya | 1.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Grenada | 1.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 68 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 70 | Romania | 1.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 71 | Eswatini | 1.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 1.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 73 | Algeria | 1.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 74 | Djibouti | 1.13 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Greece | 1.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 75 | Malaysia | 1.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 75 | Thailand | 1.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 78 | Pakistan | 1.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 79 | Chile | 1.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 81 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 0.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 81 | Guyana | 0.97 kg/cap | 2023 | up 470.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Armenia | 0.95 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 84 | New Zealand | 0.95 kg/cap | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 86 | Uruguay | 0.9 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 87 | Spain | 0.89 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 88 | Lebanon | 0.88 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 89 | Indonesia | 0.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.84 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 90 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.84 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 92 | Suriname | 0.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 93 | Mauritius | 0.81 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 94 | South Africa | 0.76 kg/cap | 2023 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 95 | Cyprus | 0.74 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 96 | Barbados | 0.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 52.1% | falling |
| 97 | Philippines | 0.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 98 | Seychelles | 0.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 787.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Hungary | 0.7 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 0.7 kg/cap | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 99 | Nepal | 0.7 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 102 | Laos | 0.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 54.5% | falling |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 0.68 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 102 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 54.5% | falling |
| 105 | Bhutan | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 106 | Croatia | 0.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 107 | Congo | 0.65 kg/cap | 2023 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 108 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.63 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 109 | Belgium | 0.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 110 | Yemen | 0.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 111 | France | 0.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 113 | Israel | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 113 | Slovenia | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 115 | Tunisia | 0.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 116 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 118 | Iceland | 0.4 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 119 | China, Macao SAR | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 122 | Madagascar | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 81.1% | falling |
| 122 | Malta | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | 0.35 kg/cap | 2023 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 125 | China | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 325.0% | rising |
| 125 | Comoros | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Marshall Islands | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Bahrain | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 128 | Canada | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 128 | China, mainland | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 540.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Bahamas | 0.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Oman | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 133 | Jordan | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 136 | Belize | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Switzerland | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 138 | Kuwait | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Morocco | 0.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 69.2% | flat |
| 140 | Fiji | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 141 | Ireland | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Sweden | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 141 | Syria | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 145 | United Kingdom | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 145 | Maldives | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Austria | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 149 | Slovakia | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Egypt | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 151 | Denmark | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 152 | Estonia | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 152 | Norway | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 154 | Russia | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 154 | Russian Federation | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 156 | Czechia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Liberia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 156 | Namibia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Germany | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 161 | Gambia | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 163 | Niger | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Micronesia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Polynesia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Finland | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 166 | Melanesia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 168 | Guinea | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Gabon | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Botswana | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Mongolia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Nigeria | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Poland | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Sierra Leone | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 8.6 kg/cap
- Central America 8.32 kg/cap
- South America 7.75 kg/cap
- Americas 5.6 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.23 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.84 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 4.78 kg/cap
- Central Asia 4.55 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.97 kg/cap
- Africa 3.85 kg/cap
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 3.54 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.51 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 3.03 kg/cap
- World 2.59 kg/cap
- Oceania 2.2 kg/cap
- United States of America 2.09 kg/cap
- Northern America 1.91 kg/cap
- Asia 1.86 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 1.66 kg/cap
- Western Asia 1.41 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 1.37 kg/cap
- Western Africa 0.86 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 0.75 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 0.64 kg/cap
- Europe 0.6 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 0.56 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 0.43 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 0.39 kg/cap
- Western Europe 0.28 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 0.14 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.