Bovine Meat — 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
182
Highest
4,150 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Median
8 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901
What the numbers show
Bovine Meat — Import quantity is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 4,150 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 8 1000 t, and the mean is 90.88 1000 t.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 2,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Bovine Meat — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4,150 1000 t | 2023 | up 409.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3,734 1000 t | 2023 | up 847.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 633 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 433 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 429 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 427 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 403 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 8 | Chile | 377 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 9 | France | 366 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 322 1000 t | 2023 | up 373.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Malaysia | 302 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 266 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 266 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 258 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 241 1000 t | 2023 | up 322.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 218 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 212 1000 t | 2023 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 18 | China, Taiwan Province of | 205 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 198 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 170 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 167 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 161 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 23 | Egypt | 137 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 24 | Iraq | 130 1000 t | 2023 | up 176.6% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 128 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 26 | Israel | 116 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 115 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 28 | Denmark | 101 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 92 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 77 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 60 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 33 | Caribbean | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 34 | Uruguay | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,800.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Brazil | 56 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Jordan | 55 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 37 | Ireland | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 182.4% | rising |
| 39 | El Salvador | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 40 | Kuwait | 45 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 44 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Croatia | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 43 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 44 | Qatar | 39 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 48 | Libya | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 50 | Slovakia | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 51 | Switzerland | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 51 | Australia and New Zealand | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 285.7% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 56 | Ghana | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 187.5% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Angola | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Bahrain | 21 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 60 | Finland | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.0% | flat |
| 60 | Oman | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.4% | flat |
| 62 | Albania | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Australia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 66 | Slovenia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 69 | China, Macao SAR | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 70 | Congo | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 70 | Cuba | 12 1000 t | 2019 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | rising |
| 70 | Gabon | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 70 | New Zealand | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 70 | Paraguay | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Melanesia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 11 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 77 | Algeria | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Norway | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 81 | Jamaica | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 81 | Latvia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Bahamas | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Colombia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Georgia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 84 | Lithuania | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Malta | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 84 | Peru | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 84 | Polynesia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 91 | Cyprus | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 91 | Morocco | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 91 | Maldives | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritius | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 95 | Armenia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 95 | Estonia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 95 | Montenegro | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 95 | French Polynesia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 95 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 100 | Myanmar | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Panama | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Barbados | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Bhutan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 105 | Lesotho | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Mozambique | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | falling |
| 109 | Argentina | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Ecuador | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 109 | Honduras | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 109 | Serbia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Tunisia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 109 | Ukraine | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 109 | Micronesia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 121 | Botswana | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 121 | Comoros | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Fiji | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Gambia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Iceland | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Seychelles | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 129 | Cameroon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Guyana | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Haiti | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Kiribati | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 129 | Liberia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Marshall Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Namibia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Nigeria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Suriname | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Tonga | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Vanuatu | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Samoa | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Cabo Verde | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 129 | Republic of Moldova | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Afghanistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Belarus | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Belize | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Djibouti | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | India | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Kenya | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sri Lanka | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Madagascar | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Mongolia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Mauritania | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Malawi | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Niger | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Nepal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Nauru | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Pakistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Rwanda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Tuvalu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Uganda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Yemen | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Zambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Zimbabwe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 150 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 1000 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 14,802 1000 t
- Asia 7,768 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 5,433 1000 t
- Europe 3,668 1000 t
- Americas 2,967 1000 t
- European Union (27) 2,889 1000 t
- Northern America 2,118 1000 t
- United States of America 1,852 1000 t
- Western Europe 1,415 1000 t
- South-eastern Asia 1,192 1000 t
- Southern Europe 1,043 1000 t
- Western Asia 1,005 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.