Cereals, other — 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, other — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 47.36 kg/cap in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Solomon Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.66 kg/cap, and the mean is 2.21 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 12,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).
Cereals, other — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 47.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 2 | Liberia | 38.75 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 38.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 269.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Cyprus | 16.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5,911.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Montenegro | 14.62 kg/cap | 2023 | up 407.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Georgia | 10.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea | 8.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 7.99 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,009.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.85 kg/cap | 2023 | up 99.7% | rising |
| 10 | Fiji | 7.84 kg/cap | 2023 | up 218.7% | volatile |
| 11 | China, Macao SAR | 7.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 6.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 5.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 5.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8,466.7% | volatile |
| 15 | El Salvador | 5 kg/cap | 2023 | up 254.6% | volatile |
| 16 | New Zealand | 4.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 4.49 kg/cap | 2023 | up 398.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Lesotho | 4.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Uruguay | 4.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 237.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Samoa | 4.26 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,117.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 4.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Ukraine | 4.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 3.82 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 24 | Nauru | 3.55 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 3.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 26 | Armenia | 3.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 27 | Mauritania | 3.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 131.3% | rising |
| 28 | Bhutan | 2.8 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 29 | Malaysia | 2.63 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 30 | Djibouti | 2.62 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,915.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Botswana | 2.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 32 | Chile | 2.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Qatar | 2.32 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Tuvalu | 2.18 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Estonia | 1.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 1.76 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovenia | 1.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 38 | Guyana | 1.65 kg/cap | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Seychelles | 1.64 kg/cap | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.64 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 41 | Argentina | 1.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 42 | Panama | 1.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Barbados | 1.52 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Belarus | 1.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 1.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,380.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Italy | 1.44 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 1.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Eswatini | 1.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,344.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Mongolia | 1.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Iraq | 1.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12,000.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 1.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 53 | Finland | 1.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 54 | Uganda | 1.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 55 | Australia | 1.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 1.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | 1.06 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 1.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 59 | Belize | 1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 61 | Malta | 0.99 kg/cap | 2023 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.94 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 0.92 kg/cap | 2023 | up 607.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Switzerland | 0.89 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 65 | Latvia | 0.86 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.8% | falling |
| 65 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.86 kg/cap | 2023 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 67 | Comoros | 0.85 kg/cap | 2023 | up 553.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 0.83 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 68 | Suriname | 0.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 260.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Oman | 0.79 kg/cap | 2023 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 0.78 kg/cap | 2023 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Senegal | 0.77 kg/cap | 2023 | up 755.6% | volatile |
| 73 | South Africa | 0.76 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.73 kg/cap | 2023 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 74 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 76 | Bahrain | 0.71 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 77 | Tunisia | 0.69 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 219.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 80 | Canada | 0.66 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 0.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 83 | Thailand | 0.64 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 84 | Hungary | 0.63 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.63 kg/cap | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Yemen | 0.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6,000.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Libya | 0.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Maldives | 0.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 0.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 262.5% | rising |
| 90 | Brazil | 0.54 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 91 | Tonga | 0.53 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 0.51 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Nepal | 0.5 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 94 | Republic of Korea | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.43 kg/cap | 2023 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Austria | 0.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Portugal | 0.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 98 | Haiti | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 362.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.35 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 99 | China | 0.35 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 99 | Cambodia | 0.35 kg/cap | 2023 | up 483.3% | volatile |
| 102 | China, mainland | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 103 | Niger | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Ghana | 0.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 105 | Congo | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Nigeria | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 107 | Mauritius | 0.25 kg/cap | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Gambia | 0.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Bahamas | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Israel | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Germany | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Myanmar | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 113 | Greece | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.0% | falling |
| 114 | Colombia | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Grenada | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 119 | Albania | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Denmark | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Sweden | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Pakistan | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Cameroon | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Cuba | 0.08 kg/cap | 2019 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 128 | Ecuador | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 128 | French Polynesia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 133 | Honduras | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 89.4% | falling |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Madagascar | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Namibia | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Norway | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 84.6% | falling |
| 139 | Jordan | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Gabon | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Lebanon | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 142 | United Arab Emirates | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Jamaica | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Kenya | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Croatia | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Iceland | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Algeria | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Spain | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 149 | Mozambique | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Philippines | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Paraguay | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Angola | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Indonesia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | India | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Morocco | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Malawi | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Rwanda | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 12.98 kg/cap
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.43 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 12.19 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6.42 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6.94 kg/cap
- Republic of Moldova 5.04 kg/cap
- Africa 5.07 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 2.46 kg/cap
- United States of America 4.92 kg/cap
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.32 kg/cap
- Northern America 4.48 kg/cap
- Polynesia 1.67 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.2 kg/cap
- Melanesia 1.39 kg/cap
- Western Europe 4.16 kg/cap
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1.15 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 3.18 kg/cap
- United Republic of Tanzania 0.76 kg/cap
- Europe 2.69 kg/cap
- Timor-Leste 0.44 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 2.62 kg/cap
- Micronesia 0.35 kg/cap
- Americas 2.2 kg/cap
- Asia 0.28 kg/cap
- Central Asia 2.09 kg/cap
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.24 kg/cap
- Cabo Verde 2.02 kg/cap
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.21 kg/cap
- World 1.63 kg/cap
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.04 kg/cap
- Oceania 1.56 kg/cap
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.01 kg/cap
- Viet Nam 0.01 kg/cap
- Western Africa 1.22 kg/cap
- Caribbean 1.15 kg/cap
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kg/cap
- Türkiye 0 kg/cap
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 kg/cap
- Central America 1.06 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 1.05 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.