Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food 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
314,745 1000 t
China
Lowest
2 1000 t
Tuvalu
Median
1,296 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901
What the numbers show
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 314,745 1000 t in China; the lowest is 2 1000 t in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,296 1000 t, and the mean is 9,120 1000 t.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 131.2%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 40.0%).
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 314,745 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 310,929 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 3 | India | 265,620 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 60,919 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 45,003 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 32,341 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 31,168 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 28,444 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 26,899 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 26,403 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Nigeria | 26,318 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 25,244 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 23,117 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 21,665 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 17,231 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 17,209 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 15,419 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 14,762 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10,532 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 20 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10,028 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 9,550 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 9,288 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 9,228 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 24 | Germany | 8,479 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 25 | France | 8,439 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 8,435 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 8,274 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 8,009 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 29 | Nepal | 7,200 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 7,181 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 31 | Argentina | 6,932 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 6,791 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 6,554 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 6,377 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 35 | Malaysia | 5,937 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 36 | Caribbean | 5,764 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 5,591 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 38 | Spain | 5,544 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 5,324 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 40 | Uganda | 5,282 1000 t | 2023 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 5,265 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 42 | Madagascar | 5,262 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 5,094 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 4,908 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 45 | Yemen | 4,879 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 4,841 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4,818 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 48 | Niger | 4,752 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 49 | Cambodia | 4,650 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 50 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4,610 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 51 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4,516 1000 t | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,452 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 53 | Cameroon | 4,390 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 4,336 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 55 | Mozambique | 4,261 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 56 | Ghana | 4,109 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 57 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,969 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 58 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,709 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 59 | Romania | 3,512 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 60 | Angola | 3,116 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 61 | Malawi | 3,062 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 62 | Guinea | 3,055 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 63 | Australia | 3,052 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 64 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,901 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 65 | Chile | 2,749 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 66 | Cuba | 2,578 1000 t | 2019 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 67 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,567 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 68 | Tunisia | 2,515 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 2,452 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 70 | Zambia | 2,445 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 2,416 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 2,373 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 73 | Ecuador | 2,368 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 2,081 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,924 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 1,812 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 1,804 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 78 | Portugal | 1,779 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 79 | Serbia | 1,771 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 1,677 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 81 | Haiti | 1,671 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 82 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,637 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 83 | Belgium | 1,537 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 84 | Israel | 1,432 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 85 | Hungary | 1,380 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 1,357 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 1,354 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 88 | Jordan | 1,353 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 89 | Sweden | 1,351 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 1,324 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 91 | Melanesia | 1,309 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 1,282 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 93 | Greece | 1,234 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 94 | Rwanda | 1,231 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.9% | rising |
| 95 | Switzerland | 1,220 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 96 | Austria | 1,142 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 97 | Liberia | 1,140 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 98 | Mauritania | 1,131 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 99 | Czechia | 1,050 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,043 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 101 | Paraguay | 1,023 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 1,003 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 103 | Gambia | 996 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 985 1000 t | 2023 | up 128.5% | rising |
| 105 | Belarus | 952 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 106 | Norway | 926 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 107 | Panama | 922 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 108 | Libya | 879 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 109 | Kuwait | 869 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 110 | Finland | 851 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 111 | Lebanon | 832 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 112 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 820 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 113 | Denmark | 783 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 741 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 697 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 116 | Ireland | 656 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 116 | New Zealand | 656 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 116 | Oman | 656 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 119 | Georgia | 650 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 120 | Slovakia | 640 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 121 | Qatar | 627 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 604 1000 t | 2023 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 123 | Uruguay | 574 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 124 | Armenia | 512 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 492 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 126 | Croatia | 481 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 127 | Botswana | 453 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 128 | Mongolia | 439 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 129 | Congo | 437 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 130 | Namibia | 436 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 131 | Republic of Moldova | 413 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 132 | Slovenia | 385 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 133 | Timor-Leste | 367 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 134 | Gabon | 361 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 135 | Lithuania | 352 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 136 | Albania | 345 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 137 | Jamaica | 344 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 138 | Lesotho | 316 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 303 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 140 | Latvia | 261 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 141 | Mauritius | 258 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 142 | Bahrain | 252 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 143 | Comoros | 231 1000 t | 2023 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 144 | Bhutan | 225 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 145 | Djibouti | 213 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 146 | Eswatini | 206 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 198 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 148 | Cyprus | 187 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 149 | Guyana | 136 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 150 | Montenegro | 131 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 151 | Estonia | 118 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 152 | Fiji | 116 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 153 | Suriname | 106 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 105 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 155 | Malta | 104 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 156 | Cabo Verde | 102 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 157 | China, Macao SAR | 95 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 90 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 159 | Polynesia | 88 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 160 | Iceland | 70 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 160 | Maldives | 70 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 162 | Belize | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 165 | French Polynesia | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 166 | Micronesia | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 167 | Barbados | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 168 | Samoa | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 169 | Bahamas | 30 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Seychelles | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 173 | Kiribati | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 174 | Tonga | 14 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 176 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 10 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 177 | Grenada | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 181 | Nauru | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 181 | Tuvalu | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.43 million 1000 t
- Asia 951,635 1000 t
- Southern Asia 380,195 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 344,185 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 309,360 1000 t
- Africa 222,794 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 200,867 1000 t
- South-eastern Asia 161,563 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 160,420 1000 t
- Americas 143,953 1000 t
- Europe 103,409 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 99,503 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.