Cereals - Excluding Beer — Other uses (non-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...
What the numbers show
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Other uses (non-food) is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 63,355 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 31 1000 t, and the mean is 1,563 1000 t.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 67,250.0%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Other uses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 63,355 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 63,250 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 10,164 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 4 | Germany | 6,995 1000 t | 2023 | up 589.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Thailand | 6,781 1000 t | 2023 | up 239.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 6,235 1000 t | 2023 | up 211.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Cambodia | 5,909 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 5,216 1000 t | 2023 | up 182.6% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 3,025 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 3,004 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 11 | France | 2,956 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,441 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 2,418 1000 t | 2023 | up 154.5% | rising |
| 14 | Norway | 2,410 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,850 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 1,607 1000 t | 2023 | up 8,827.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 1,601 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 1,571 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.0% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 1,366 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 20 | Ghana | 1,347 1000 t | 2023 | up 67,250.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Nepal | 1,122 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,114 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 23 | Romania | 1,102 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 1,063 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 25 | Morocco | 1,034 1000 t | 2023 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 917 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Egypt | 673 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 670 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 29 | Hungary | 666 1000 t | 2023 | up 702.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Senegal | 622 1000 t | 2023 | up 320.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 603 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 588 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 33 | Ukraine | 563 1000 t | 2023 | down 68.9% | flat |
| 34 | Italy | 514 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 508 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 406 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 394 1000 t | 2023 | up 152.6% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 388 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 372 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,000.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Belarus | 371 1000 t | 2023 | up 613.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 309 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 42 | Philippines | 301 1000 t | 2023 | up 267.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Oman | 257 1000 t | 2023 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 44 | Guinea | 252 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 45 | Zambia | 244 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 220 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 47 | Kenya | 218 1000 t | 2023 | up 194.6% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 205 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 49 | Portugal | 162 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 157 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 51 | Paraguay | 118 1000 t | 2023 | up 174.4% | rising |
| 52 | China, Taiwan Province of | 95 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 53 | Eswatini | 85 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 74 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 55 | Albania | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Lithuania | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 57 | Nigeria | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 58 | Suriname | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 59 | Finland | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 61 | New Zealand | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 44 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 377.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 42 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 66 | Slovak Republic | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia | 38 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Ecuador | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 30 1000 t | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Croatia | 28 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Sweden | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 72 | Georgia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 74 | Estonia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Libya | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 16 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Slovenia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 82 | Latvia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Armenia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Myanmar | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 84 | El Salvador | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 87 | Brazil | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 87 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 89 | Cameroon | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Haiti | 8 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 90 | Lebanon | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 90 | Malta | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 90 | Pakistan | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 95 | India | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Uganda | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 97 | Iceland | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 97 | Montenegro | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 97 | Mongolia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 97 | Namibia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Bhutan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 103 | Kuwait | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 103 | Qatar | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 106 | Switzerland | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Jamaica | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Madagascar | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Angola | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Cuba | 1 1000 t | 2019 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 110 | Cyprus | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Guatemala | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Mozambique | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Panama | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Belize | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Barbados | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Colombia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Guyana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Honduras | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Lesotho | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Maldives | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritania | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritius | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 118 | Malawi | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Rwanda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 0 1000 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Yemen | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | South Africa | 0 1000 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 276,919 1000 t
- Americas 141,367 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 64,296 1000 t
- Northern America 131,869 1000 t
- Europe 30,034 1000 t
- United States of America 125,634 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 24,179 1000 t
- European Union (27) 23,056 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 17,207 1000 t
- Africa 9,882 1000 t
- Western Europe 14,918 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 7,681 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.