Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply (kcal) by country
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What the numbers show
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 846.61 million million Kcal in China, People's Republic of; the lowest is 3,594 million Kcal in Naoero, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.03 million million Kcal, and the mean is 25.38 million million Kcal.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 103.6%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 36.5%).
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, People's Republic of | 846.61 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 837.09 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 3 | India | 713.85 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 138.00 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 109.93 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 97.46 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 85.89 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 82.04 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 74.56 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 74.41 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 70.31 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 62.47 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 61.50 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 36.93 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 15 | Myanmar | 34.34 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 28.11 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Morocco | 25.82 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.60 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 25.06 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 20 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 24.82 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 23.29 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 22 | Iraq | 22.65 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 22.60 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 24 | France | 22.03 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 20.74 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 19.20 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 19.10 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | Nepal | 18.19 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 18.16 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 17.92 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 31 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 16.94 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 32 | Uganda | 15.71 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar, Republic of | 14.58 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 14.27 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 35 | Yemen, Republic of | 13.75 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 13.66 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 13.38 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 38 | Niger | 13.36 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 39 | Spain | 13.29 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 40 | Ukraine | 12.81 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 41 | Peru | 12.60 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 12.55 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 43 | Canada | 12.52 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 44 | Mozambique, Republic of | 11.99 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 11.92 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 46 | Senegal | 10.88 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 47 | Ghana | 10.52 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 9.80 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 49 | Malawi | 9.55 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 50 | Australia and New Zealand | 8.93 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 51 | Angola | 8.78 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 8.71 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 7.66 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 7.62 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 7.38 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 56 | China, Taiwan Province of | 7.24 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 57 | Australia | 7.12 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 6.95 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 59 | Guinea | 6.74 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 60 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 6.54 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 6.04 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 62 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 6.01 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 5.70 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 64 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 4.94 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.73 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 66 | Serbia, Republic of | 4.67 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 4.43 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 68 | Haiti | 4.28 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 69 | Cuba | 4.27 million million Kcal | 2019 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 70 | Jordan | 4.11 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 71 | Honduras | 4.09 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 4.00 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 73 | Portugal | 3.94 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 74 | Israel | 3.68 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 3.60 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 76 | Hungary | 3.46 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 3.45 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 78 | Sweden | 3.43 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 3.43 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 80 | Greece | 3.19 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 3.18 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 82 | Belgium | 3.05 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 83 | El Salvador | 3.00 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 84 | Austria | 2.94 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 2.82 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 2.82 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 87 | Switzerland | 2.76 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.66 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 89 | Czech Republic | 2.62 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 90 | Belarus, Republic of | 2.62 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 91 | Libya | 2.35 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 92 | Liberia | 2.31 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 93 | Lebanon | 2.23 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 94 | Finland | 2.20 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 2.19 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 96 | Kuwait | 2.14 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 97 | Norway | 2.10 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 98 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2.07 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 2.05 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 100 | Denmark | 2.01 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 101 | Panama | 1.97 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 102 | New Zealand | 1.81 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 103 | Ireland | 1.78 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 1.77 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 105 | Georgia | 1.73 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 106 | Oman | 1.69 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 107 | Slovak Republic | 1.51 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 108 | Qatar | 1.47 million million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 109 | Uruguay | 1.36 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 110 | Gambia, The | 1.35 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.31 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 112 | Croatia, Republic of | 1.27 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 113 | Armenia, Republic of | 1.22 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 114 | Namibia | 1.21 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 115 | Mongolia | 1.18 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 116 | Botswana | 1.17 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 117 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.14 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 118 | Congo, Republic of | 1.11 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 119 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 954,150 million Kcal | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 120 | Lithuania | 920,765 million Kcal | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 121 | Slovenia, Republic of | 902,940 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 122 | Jamaica | 901,156 million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 123 | Gabon | 888,040 million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 124 | Albania | 841,220 million Kcal | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 125 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 756,752 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 126 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 617,824 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 597,069 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 128 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 596,456 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritius | 594,327 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 130 | Djibouti | 590,296 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 131 | Latvia | 571,081 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 132 | Bhutan | 553,125 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 133 | Cyprus | 471,885 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 134 | Guyana | 312,498 million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 135 | Comoros, Union of the | 306,606 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 136 | Estonia, Republic of | 301,581 million Kcal | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 137 | Montenegro | 267,531 million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 138 | Fiji, Republic of | 265,763 million Kcal | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 139 | Suriname | 241,873 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 231,672 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 141 | Malta | 223,291 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 142 | China, Macao SAR | 213,115 million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 207,966 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 144 | Maldives | 191,755 million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 145 | Belize | 159,862 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 146 | Iceland | 144,934 million Kcal | 2023 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 121,688 million Kcal | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 106,435 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 149 | Barbados | 96,808 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 96,267 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 151 | Samoa | 74,576 million Kcal | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 152 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 73,043 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 153 | Bahamas, The | 66,063 million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 154 | St. Lucia | 57,989 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 155 | Seychelles | 49,665 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 156 | Kiribati | 49,168 million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 157 | Tonga | 30,039 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 158 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 28,976 million Kcal | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 159 | Grenada | 23,500 million Kcal | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20,052 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 161 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 14,450 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 162 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 12,162 million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 163 | Tuvalu | 4,002 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 164 | Naoero, Republic of | 3,594 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.77 billion million Kcal
- Asia 2.50 billion million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 844.06 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 451.19 million million Kcal
- Africa 627.75 million million Kcal
- Americas 369.17 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 286.59 million million Kcal
- European Union (27) 146.00 million million Kcal
- Europe 261.87 million million Kcal
- Northern America 118.84 million million Kcal
- United States of America 106.31 million million Kcal
- Western Europe 58.35 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.