Bovine Meat — Food supply (kcal) by country
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What the numbers show
Bovine Meat — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 20.16 million million Kcal in China, People's Republic of; the lowest is 82.87 million Kcal in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 123,854 million Kcal, and the mean is 698,440 million Kcal.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 789.0%), and the largest decrease in Poland, Republic of (down 94.8%).
Bovine Meat — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, People's Republic of | 20.16 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 19.73 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 13.09 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 4 | Argentina | 4.58 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 3.64 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 3.35 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 7 | India | 3.32 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 2.96 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 2.35 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 2.03 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 11 | France | 2.02 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 1.65 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 13 | Republic of Korea | 1.56 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 1.51 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 1.50 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 1.46 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.41 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Canada | 1.37 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Colombia | 1.36 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 1.34 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.08 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 22 | Australia | 965,382 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 23 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 882,467 million Kcal | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 826,721 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 800,408 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 774,999 million Kcal | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 655,392 million Kcal | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 591,355 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Philippines | 563,430 million Kcal | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 30 | Morocco | 539,719 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 31 | Kenya | 487,737 million Kcal | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 32 | Israel | 485,230 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 483,427 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.0% | flat |
| 34 | Uganda | 479,814 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 35 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 468,315 million Kcal | 2023 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 463,995 million Kcal | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 37 | Ecuador | 433,715 million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 38 | Zambia | 430,014 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 39 | Belarus, Republic of | 427,325 million Kcal | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 424,036 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 409,784 million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 42 | Malaysia | 383,739 million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 355,558 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 347,684 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 45 | Sweden | 323,571 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 298,662 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 296,094 million Kcal | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 48 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 293,677 million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 49 | China, Taiwan Province of | 273,278 million Kcal | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 272,496 million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 51 | Myanmar | 268,691 million Kcal | 2023 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 52 | Cameroon | 249,839 million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 53 | Angola | 248,539 million Kcal | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 54 | Ireland | 234,544 million Kcal | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 55 | Kyrgyz Republic | 232,618 million Kcal | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 56 | Mongolia | 215,063 million Kcal | 2023 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 57 | Iraq | 214,111 million Kcal | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 58 | Switzerland | 211,256 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Senegal | 206,609 million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 60 | Belgium | 195,433 million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 61 | Greece | 192,826 million Kcal | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 62 | Guinea | 186,775 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 183,472 million Kcal | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 64 | Cuba | 181,203 million Kcal | 2019 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 65 | Austria | 175,469 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 66 | Finland | 175,118 million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 67 | Thailand | 165,681 million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 68 | Denmark | 163,739 million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 69 | Yemen, Republic of | 160,168 million Kcal | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 70 | Romania | 157,141 million Kcal | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 153,455 million Kcal | 2023 | up 245.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Czech Republic | 150,241 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 73 | Serbia, Republic of | 148,661 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 74 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 148,304 million Kcal | 2023 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 75 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 147,068 million Kcal | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 76 | Uruguay | 144,310 million Kcal | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 141,537 million Kcal | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 78 | Niger | 141,356 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 79 | Malawi | 140,436 million Kcal | 2023 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 80 | Lebanon | 139,015 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 81 | Jordan | 137,225 million Kcal | 2023 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 82 | Armenia, Republic of | 128,633 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 83 | Norway | 119,075 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 84 | New Zealand | 118,667 million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 85 | Nepal | 116,212 million Kcal | 2023 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 86 | Croatia, Republic of | 114,178 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 87 | Haiti | 106,332 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 106,210 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 105,711 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 90 | Honduras | 102,928 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 91 | El Salvador | 102,073 million Kcal | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96,400 million Kcal | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 93 | Panama | 94,919 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 94 | Ghana | 91,606 million Kcal | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 95 | Botswana | 91,359 million Kcal | 2023 | up 789.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Albania | 79,831 million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 97 | Rwanda | 73,345 million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 98 | Kuwait | 72,335 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 63,725 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 100 | Paraguay | 63,376 million Kcal | 2023 | down 67.8% | flat |
| 101 | Qatar | 59,754 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 102 | Madagascar, Republic of | 58,827 million Kcal | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 103 | Libya | 57,643 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 104 | Georgia | 54,427 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.8% | flat |
| 105 | Oman | 50,347 million Kcal | 2023 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 106 | Mozambique, Republic of | 49,643 million Kcal | 2023 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 47,550 million Kcal | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 108 | Slovak Republic | 43,420 million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 109 | Hungary | 39,641 million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 38,285 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 34,066 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 112 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 33,887 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 113 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 31,999 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 30,474 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 115 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 29,469 million Kcal | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 116 | Slovenia, Republic of | 27,701 million Kcal | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 117 | Jamaica | 26,827 million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 118 | Congo, Republic of | 26,768 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 26,641 million Kcal | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia, Republic of | 26,110 million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 24,900 million Kcal | 2023 | up 65.2% | flat |
| 122 | Gabon | 18,600 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 123 | China, Macao SAR | 18,023 million Kcal | 2023 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 124 | Lithuania, Republic of | 17,717 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 125 | Montenegro | 16,857 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 126 | Cyprus | 16,834 million Kcal | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 127 | Estonia, Republic of | 16,645 million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 16,009 million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15,187 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 130 | Djibouti | 13,922 million Kcal | 2023 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 131 | Mauritius | 13,036 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 132 | Poland, Republic of | 12,903 million Kcal | 2023 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 12,319 million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 134 | Iceland | 12,014 million Kcal | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 135 | Malta | 11,917 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 10,099 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 9,354 million Kcal | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 138 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 9,251 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 139 | Bhutan | 8,980 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 140 | Fiji, Republic of | 8,000 million Kcal | 2023 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 141 | Gambia, The | 6,813 million Kcal | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 142 | Bahamas, The | 6,447 million Kcal | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 143 | Maldives | 6,228 million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 144 | Guyana | 5,479 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 145 | Comoros, Union of the | 4,874 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 146 | Vanuatu | 4,723 million Kcal | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 147 | Suriname | 4,596 million Kcal | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 148 | Barbados | 4,432 million Kcal | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 149 | Samoa | 4,215 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 150 | Belize | 3,754 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 151 | Liberia | 3,375 million Kcal | 2023 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 2,869 million Kcal | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 153 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,660 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 154 | Tonga | 2,565 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 155 | Seychelles | 2,320 million Kcal | 2023 | up 153.8% | rising |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,767 million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 157 | St. Lucia | 1,676 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 158 | Grenada | 1,305 million Kcal | 2023 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 159 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 949.8 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 160 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 920.58 million Kcal | 2023 | up 112.1% | falling |
| 161 | Kiribati | 644.55 million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 162 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 429.42 million Kcal | 2023 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 163 | Naoero, Republic of | 251.73 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 164 | Tuvalu | 82.87 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 120.37 million million Kcal
- Asia 45.73 million million Kcal
- Americas 43.01 million million Kcal
- South America 21.88 million million Kcal
- Northern America 16.78 million million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 16.52 million million Kcal
- Europe 15.75 million million Kcal
- United States of America 15.41 million million Kcal
- Africa 14.73 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 12.43 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 11.63 million million Kcal
- European Union (27) 9.09 million million Kcal
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.