Cereals - Excluding Beer — 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
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 369.14 kg/cap in Gambia; the lowest is 70.67 kg/cap in Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 147.44 kg/cap, and the mean is 159.79 kg/cap.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 82.4%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 41.6%).
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 369.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 2 | Bhutan | 286.39 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 3 | Myanmar | 284.82 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 281.49 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 280.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 6 | Comoros | 272.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 266.88 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 262.46 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Serbia | 261.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 10 | Morocco | 253.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Egypt | 248.34 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 12 | Nepal | 242.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 13 | Senegal | 239.85 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 14 | Cuba | 230.11 kg/cap | 2019 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 230.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 229.22 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritania | 225.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 18 | China, mainland | 218.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 216.65 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 20 | China | 216.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 21 | Iraq | 214.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 213.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 213.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 24 | Guinea | 212.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 25 | Qatar | 210.43 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 209.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 27 | Liberia | 207.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 28 | Montenegro | 207.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 206.82 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 30 | Tunisia | 206.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Thailand | 205.88 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 203.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 33 | Mauritius | 202.87 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 34 | Algeria | 201.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 198.86 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 197.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 194.55 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 38 | Marshall Islands | 192.19 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 39 | Tuvalu | 189.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 40 | India | 184.71 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Djibouti | 184.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | Romania | 183.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 43 | Botswana | 182.62 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 44 | Slovenia | 181.77 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 181.74 kg/cap | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 46 | Niger | 181.64 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 47 | Kuwait | 179.63 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 178.86 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 49 | Vanuatu | 178.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 174.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 174.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 52 | Armenia | 173.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 53 | Georgia | 170.71 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 54 | Portugal | 170.59 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 55 | Uruguay | 169.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 56 | Malaysia | 169.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 57 | Madagascar | 168.69 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 58 | Suriname | 168.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Norway | 167.81 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 60 | Eswatini | 167.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 61 | Mexico | 166.99 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 62 | Seychelles | 166.01 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 165.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 64 | Guyana | 164.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 65 | Belize | 160.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 66 | Bahrain | 160.56 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | South Africa | 160.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 68 | New Caledonia | 159.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 69 | El Salvador | 159 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 70 | Russian Federation | 158.95 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 157.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 72 | Italy | 155.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 73 | Republic of Korea | 154.76 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 74 | Israel | 154.73 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 75 | Cameroon | 154.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 154.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 77 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 153.35 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 78 | Argentina | 152.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 79 | Finland | 151.85 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 80 | Peru | 150.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 81 | Paraguay | 149.53 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 82 | Nauru | 147.45 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 147.42 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 84 | Namibia | 147.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 85 | Gabon | 145.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 86 | French Polynesia | 145.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 87 | Malawi | 145.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 88 | Samoa | 145.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 89 | Poland | 144.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 90 | Lebanon | 144.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 91 | Haiti | 143.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 92 | Hungary | 142.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 93 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 141.89 kg/cap | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 141.69 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 95 | Chile | 139.82 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 96 | Cyprus | 139.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 97 | Latvia | 138.89 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 98 | Switzerland | 137.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 99 | Colombia | 137.25 kg/cap | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 100 | Lesotho | 136.82 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 136.52 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 135.52 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 103 | Canada | 135.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 104 | Maldives | 133.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 105 | Guatemala | 133.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 106 | China, Macao SAR | 132.73 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 132.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 108 | Ecuador | 131.7 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 109 | Denmark | 131.66 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 110 | Tonga | 131.48 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 131.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 112 | Belgium | 131.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 113 | Oman | 129.86 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 128.82 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 115 | Ukraine | 128.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 116 | Sweden | 128.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 117 | Mongolia | 127.84 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 127.33 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 119 | France | 127.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 120 | New Zealand | 126.88 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 121 | Mozambique | 126.69 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 122 | Ireland | 126.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 123 | Barbados | 126.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 124 | Pakistan | 125.93 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 125 | Fiji | 125.37 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 126 | Austria | 125.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 127 | Brazil | 125.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 128 | China, Taiwan Province of | 124.4 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 129 | Honduras | 124.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 130 | Yemen | 123.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 131 | Croatia | 123.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 132 | Lithuania | 123.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 133 | Kenya | 122.71 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 134 | Albania | 122.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 135 | Ghana | 121.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 136 | Jamaica | 121.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 120.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 138 | Greece | 120.46 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 139 | Libya | 120.26 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 119.5 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 141 | Jordan | 118.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 142 | Zambia | 117.96 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 143 | Australia and New Zealand | 117.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 144 | Kiribati | 116.67 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 145 | Slovakia | 116.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 146 | Spain | 115.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 147 | Nigeria | 115.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 148 | Australia | 115.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 149 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 110.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 150 | Bulgaria | 109.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 151 | Uganda | 108.55 kg/cap | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 152 | Belarus | 104.46 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 153 | Germany | 100.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 154 | Czechia | 97.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.87 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 94.78 kg/cap | 2023 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 157 | Rwanda | 88.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 158 | Estonia | 86.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 159 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 85.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 160 | Angola | 84.79 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 83.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 162 | Grenada | 75.87 kg/cap | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 163 | Bahamas | 75.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 164 | Congo | 70.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Timor-Leste 265.45 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 236.25 kg/cap
- Viet Nam 251.55 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 210.11 kg/cap
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 251.02 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 207.34 kg/cap
- Asia 199.7 kg/cap
- Cabo Verde 194.76 kg/cap
- Türkiye 197.45 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 186.09 kg/cap
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 189.93 kg/cap
- Western Asia 177.2 kg/cap
- World 176.95 kg/cap
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 174.17 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 173.52 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 171.95 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 170.67 kg/cap
- Syrian Arab Republic 168.2 kg/cap
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 162.88 kg/cap
- Central America 162.15 kg/cap
- Republic of Moldova 160.75 kg/cap
- Central Asia 160.45 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 159.99 kg/cap
- United Republic of Tanzania 150.54 kg/cap
- Côte d'Ivoire 154.6 kg/cap
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 147.61 kg/cap
- Western Africa 151.67 kg/cap
- Polynesia 143.6 kg/cap
- Africa 151.18 kg/cap
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 133.66 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 151.04 kg/cap
- Micronesia 116.68 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 148.42 kg/cap
- Melanesia 102.87 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 147.92 kg/cap
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 85.12 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 147.24 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 76.24 kg/cap
- Caribbean 145.5 kg/cap
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 42.09 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.