Cereals - Excluding Beer — Import quantity by country
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Countries reporting
182
Highest
75,737 1000 t
China
Lowest
3 1000 t
Nauru
Median
1,269 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901
What the numbers show
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Import quantity is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 75,737 1000 t in China; the lowest is 3 1000 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,269 1000 t, and the mean is 4,077 1000 t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25,246.
Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 1,184.8%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 72.7%).
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 75,737 1000 t | 2023 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 68,144 1000 t | 2023 | up 319.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 33,695 1000 t | 2023 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 26,898 1000 t | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 25,090 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 24,769 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 21,089 1000 t | 2023 | up 318.6% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 19,672 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 19,147 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 17,747 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 17,704 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 17,081 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 15,698 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 12,690 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 15 | Philippines | 12,378 1000 t | 2023 | up 198.6% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 11,622 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11,013 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 10,978 1000 t | 2023 | up 188.8% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 10,701 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 9,915 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 9,211 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 22 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 8,963 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 8,906 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 24 | Canada | 8,350 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 25 | Iraq | 7,770 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 7,302 1000 t | 2023 | up 145.8% | rising |
| 27 | Caribbean | 7,282 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 28 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6,450 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 6,396 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 30 | France | 6,184 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 6,010 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 5,334 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 5,091 1000 t | 2023 | up 135.5% | rising |
| 34 | Nigeria | 5,077 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 35 | Ireland | 5,060 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 4,828 1000 t | 2023 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 37 | Kenya | 4,752 1000 t | 2023 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 4,744 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 39 | Kazakhstan | 4,728 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,184.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 4,419 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 4,304 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 42 | Israel | 4,227 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 43 | Yemen | 4,200 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Tunisia | 4,189 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 45 | Senegal | 4,085 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 46 | Austria | 3,704 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 47 | Norway | 3,411 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3,312 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 49 | Cuba | 3,144 1000 t | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 3,075 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 51 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,053 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 3,017 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 53 | Pakistan | 2,701 1000 t | 2023 | up 387.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Oman | 2,602 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 55 | Greece | 2,597 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 56 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,545 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 2,359 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,351 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 59 | Slovenia | 2,284 1000 t | 2023 | up 187.3% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 2,231 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 61 | Mozambique | 2,214 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 62 | Hungary | 2,085 1000 t | 2023 | up 121.1% | rising |
| 63 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,062 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.7% | falling |
| 64 | Guinea | 1,984 1000 t | 2023 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 65 | Ecuador | 1,958 1000 t | 2023 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 66 | Cameroon | 1,876 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 67 | Nepal | 1,867 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 68 | Latvia | 1,816 1000 t | 2023 | up 182.9% | rising |
| 69 | Honduras | 1,805 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 1,764 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 71 | Czechia | 1,760 1000 t | 2023 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 1,677 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 1,666 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 74 | Denmark | 1,642 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 75 | Switzerland | 1,624 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 76 | Ethiopia | 1,592 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 77 | Kuwait | 1,564 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 78 | Australia | 1,555 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 79 | Angola | 1,544 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,537 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 81 | Uruguay | 1,505 1000 t | 2023 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 82 | Melanesia | 1,387 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 1,370 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 84 | Haiti | 1,369 1000 t | 2023 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 1,352 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 86 | Slovakia | 1,340 1000 t | 2023 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 87 | Niger | 1,330 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 1,326 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 1,319 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 90 | Djibouti | 1,318 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 91 | Qatar | 1,292 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 92 | Liberia | 1,246 1000 t | 2023 | up 158.0% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 1,228 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 94 | Lebanon | 1,144 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 95 | Libya | 1,099 1000 t | 2023 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 96 | Sweden | 1,069 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 97 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,042 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 98 | Panama | 1,030 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 99 | Gambia | 1,009 1000 t | 2023 | up 212.4% | rising |
| 100 | India | 1,007 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Botswana | 1,006 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 102 | Madagascar | 991 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 103 | New Zealand | 990 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 968 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 105 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 945 1000 t | 2018 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 936 1000 t | 2023 | up 193.4% | rising |
| 107 | Georgia | 900 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 108 | Cambodia | 886 1000 t | 2023 | up 299.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritania | 882 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 875 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 111 | Jamaica | 861 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 112 | Croatia | 836 1000 t | 2023 | up 169.7% | rising |
| 113 | Namibia | 834 1000 t | 2023 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 114 | Lithuania | 829 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 806 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 723 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 117 | Cyprus | 716 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 700 1000 t | 2023 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 119 | Armenia | 652 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 608 1000 t | 2023 | up 257.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Timor-Leste | 553 1000 t | 2023 | up 202.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Rwanda | 545 1000 t | 2023 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 123 | Finland | 511 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 507 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 125 | Congo | 505 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 126 | Mauritius | 497 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 127 | Mongolia | 474 1000 t | 2023 | up 177.2% | rising |
| 128 | Albania | 464 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 129 | Myanmar | 460 1000 t | 2023 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Eswatini | 368 1000 t | 2023 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 368 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 132 | Belarus | 363 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 133 | Lesotho | 360 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 343 1000 t | 2023 | up 226.7% | rising |
| 135 | Gabon | 340 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 136 | Ukraine | 339 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 137 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 337 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.5% | flat |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 324 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 139 | Bahrain | 301 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 297 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 141 | Montenegro | 271 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 267 1000 t | 2023 | up 468.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Serbia | 244 1000 t | 2023 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 144 | Fiji | 241 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 145 | Bhutan | 230 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 146 | Estonia | 227 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 147 | Comoros | 217 1000 t | 2023 | up 178.2% | rising |
| 148 | Malta | 184 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 149 | Paraguay | 178 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 150 | Zambia | 177 1000 t | 2023 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 151 | Argentina | 173 1000 t | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 152 | Malawi | 171 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 153 | Republic of Moldova | 168 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 154 | Cabo Verde | 150 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 155 | Iceland | 144 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 156 | Polynesia | 118 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 157 | Guyana | 115 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 158 | Maldives | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 158 | China, Macao SAR | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 89 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 161 | Barbados | 87 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 162 | Bahamas | 63 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 63 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 59 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 166 | Suriname | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 167 | Grenada | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 168 | Micronesia | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 170 | Belize | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 171 | Seychelles | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 34 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Samoa | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 21 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 174 | Tonga | 21 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 176 | Kiribati | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 10 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 8 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 182 | Nauru | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 714,461 1000 t
- Asia 318,219 1000 t
- Europe 174,700 1000 t
- European Union (27) 155,502 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 131,038 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 119,261 1000 t
- Americas 109,394 1000 t
- Africa 108,055 1000 t
- Western Asia 84,566 1000 t
- Western Europe 71,974 1000 t
- South-eastern Asia 69,890 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 63,972 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.