Cereals - Excluding Beer — Losses 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
174
Highest
26,838 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
105 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,816
What the numbers show
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Losses is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 26,838 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Micronesia (Federated States of).
The median across all reporting countries is 105 1000 t, and the mean is 835.01 1000 t.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 445.0%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Losses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 26,838 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 26,774 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 3 | India | 14,789 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 14,602 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 4,660 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.1% | flat |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 4,508 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 3,393 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 3,338 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 2,681 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 2,176 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 2,099 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 1,530 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 1,523 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 1,420 1000 t | 2023 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 15 | Canada | 1,397 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 1,367 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 1,359 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 1,208 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,160 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 1,137 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 21 | Guinea | 1,116 1000 t | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 22 | Nepal | 1,085 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 1,035 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 1,011 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 25 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 934 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 26 | Algeria | 931 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | Ghana | 866 1000 t | 2023 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 27 | Cambodia | 866 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 790 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 749 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 31 | France | 730 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 724 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 33 | Iraq | 687 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 34 | Niger | 682 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 35 | Australia and New Zealand | 586 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 36 | Australia | 554 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 37 | Madagascar | 529 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 499 1000 t | 2023 | up 213.8% | rising |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 482 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 40 | Malawi | 463 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 41 | Cameroon | 432 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 404 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 401 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 376 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 45 | Angola | 371 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 327 1000 t | 2023 | up 445.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Paraguay | 312 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 308 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Belarus | 303 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 298 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 281 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 51 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 281 1000 t | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 53 | Malaysia | 267 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 266 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 249 1000 t | 2023 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 232 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 57 | Kenya | 228 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 222 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 59 | Syrian Arab Republic | 184 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 181 1000 t | 2023 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 60 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 181 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 62 | Sierra Leone | 177 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 63 | Uganda | 174 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 64 | Tunisia | 171 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 65 | Cuba | 167 1000 t | 2019 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 66 | Serbia | 164 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 67 | Caribbean | 162 1000 t | 2023 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 68 | Uruguay | 157 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 151 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 149 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 145 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 72 | Portugal | 139 1000 t | 2023 | up 363.3% | volatile |
| 73 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 136 1000 t | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 74 | Spain | 134 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 75 | Denmark | 133 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 76 | Slovakia | 130 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 123 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 78 | Sweden | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 79 | Zambia | 118 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 80 | Ireland | 117 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 116 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 82 | Austria | 113 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 82 | Guatemala | 113 1000 t | 2023 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 82 | Mozambique | 113 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.2% | flat |
| 85 | Lithuania | 111 1000 t | 2023 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 86 | Finland | 108 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 86 | Yemen | 108 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 88 | Greece | 102 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 89 | Czechia | 96 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 96 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 91 | Croatia | 94 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 87 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 85 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 95 | Israel | 84 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 96 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 83 1000 t | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 97 | Belgium | 80 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 98 | Hungary | 78 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 70 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 68 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 66 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 103 | Armenia | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 105 | China, Taiwan Province of | 62 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 107 | Libya | 56 1000 t | 2023 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 108 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 109 | Norway | 51 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 110 | Mauritania | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 111 | Rwanda | 43 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 112 | Guyana | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 113 | Honduras | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 114 | Jordan | 36 1000 t | 2023 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 115 | Switzerland | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 116 | New Zealand | 32 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 117 | Botswana | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 118 | Georgia | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 119 | Liberia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 119 | Panama | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 177.8% | rising |
| 121 | Suriname | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 20 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Kuwait | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 122 | Latvia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 125 | Lebanon | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 126 | Haiti | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 127 | Namibia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 129 | Lesotho | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 130 | Mongolia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Gambia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 132 | Qatar | 11 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 132 | Timor-Leste | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Oman | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Bhutan | 9 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 138 | Belize | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 138 | Estonia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 138 | Gabon | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 141 | Montenegro | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Eswatini | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 143 | Congo | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Bahrain | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 146 | Cyprus | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Malta | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Melanesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 151 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 151 | Djibouti | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 151 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritius | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 151 | Papua New Guinea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Cabo Verde | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 151 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Bahamas | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Comoros | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Fiji | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 158 | Iceland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Jamaica | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Maldives | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Seychelles | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Micronesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 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 144,065 1000 t
- Asia 69,749 1000 t
- Americas 42,788 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 27,435 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 26,079 1000 t
- Northern America 23,394 1000 t
- Southern Asia 22,569 1000 t
- United States of America 21,996 1000 t
- Africa 21,589 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 17,961 1000 t
- South America 17,337 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 14,242 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.