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 158 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 0.705 kg/cap, and the mean is 2.25 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 79 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 | Uganda | 15.68 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 4 | Honduras | 14.85 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 5 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 14.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,217.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 13.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 12.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 8 | Brazil | 12.33 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 9 | Cuba | 12.14 kg/cap | 2019 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 11.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 11.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 12 | Guatemala | 7.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 7.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 6.93 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 6.74 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 16 | Albania | 6.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 17 | Mozambique, Republic of | 6.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 5.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4,541.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.55 kg/cap | 2023 | up 302.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Malawi | 5.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 22 | Ghana | 4.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 23 | Cambodia | 4.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 24 | India | 3.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 3.59 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 3.57 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Paraguay | 3.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 28 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 3.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 29 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 3.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,063.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 3.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 625.6% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 2.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 2.87 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 34 | Serbia, Republic of | 2.78 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 35 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 2.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 157.9% | rising |
| 36 | Haiti | 2.61 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 2.52 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 38 | Panama | 2.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 39 | Jamaica | 2.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 40 | Iraq | 2.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 42 | Italy | 1.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 43 | Portugal | 1.84 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 43 | Zambia | 1.84 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 1.82 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 46 | Montenegro | 1.8 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 1.54 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Ukraine | 1.51 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 49 | Qatar | 1.48 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 50 | Libya | 1.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Grenada | 1.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 51 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 1.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 54 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | 1.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 56 | Algeria | 1.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 57 | Djibouti | 1.13 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 58 | Greece | 1.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 58 | Malaysia | 1.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 58 | Thailand | 1.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 1.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 1.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 63 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 0.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 64 | Guyana | 0.97 kg/cap | 2023 | up 470.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.95 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 67 | New Zealand | 0.95 kg/cap | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 69 | Uruguay | 0.9 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 70 | Spain | 0.89 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 71 | Lebanon | 0.88 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 73 | Suriname | 0.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 0.81 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 75 | South Africa | 0.76 kg/cap | 2023 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 76 | Cyprus | 0.74 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 77 | Barbados | 0.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 52.1% | falling |
| 78 | Philippines | 0.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 79 | Seychelles | 0.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 787.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Hungary | 0.7 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 80 | New Caledonia | 0.7 kg/cap | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 80 | Nepal | 0.7 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 83 | St. Lucia | 0.68 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 84 | Bhutan | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 85 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 86 | Congo, Republic of | 0.65 kg/cap | 2023 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 87 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.63 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 88 | Belgium | 0.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 89 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 90 | France | 0.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 92 | Israel | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 92 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 94 | Tunisia | 0.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 95 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 96 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 97 | Iceland | 0.4 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 98 | China, Macao SAR | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 101 | Madagascar | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 81.1% | falling |
| 101 | Malta | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Ecuador | 0.35 kg/cap | 2023 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 104 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 325.0% | rising |
| 104 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 107 | Canada | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 107 | China, mainland | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 540.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahamas, The | 0.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Oman | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 112 | Jordan | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 115 | Belize | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Switzerland | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 117 | Kuwait | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Morocco | 0.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 69.2% | flat |
| 119 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 120 | Ireland | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Sweden | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 122 | Maldives | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Austria | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 125 | Slovak Republic | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 126 | Egypt | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 127 | Denmark | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 128 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 128 | Norway | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 130 | Russian Federation | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 131 | Czech Republic | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Liberia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 131 | Namibia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Germany | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 136 | Gambia | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Niger | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Finland | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 140 | Guinea | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Gabon | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Samoa | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 144 | Botswana | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 144 | Mongolia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Nigeria | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 144 | Poland, Republic of | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Senegal | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Tuvalu | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 144 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 144 | 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.
- Americas 5.6 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.23 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.84 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.51 kg/cap
- South America 7.75 kg/cap
- World 2.59 kg/cap
- United States of America 2.09 kg/cap
- Northern America 1.91 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 0.64 kg/cap
- Western Europe 0.28 kg/cap
- Central Asia 4.55 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.