Cereals, other — Import quantity 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
176
Highest
3,091 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Median
8 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,037
What the numbers show
Cereals, other — Import quantity is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 3,091 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 8 1000 t, and the mean is 94.36 1000 t.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 61,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 100.0%).
Cereals, other — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3,091 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,535.5% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3,052 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,892.2% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 2,303 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,004 1000 t | 2023 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 620 1000 t | 2023 | up 61,900.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 601 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 510 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 397 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 9 | Uruguay | 325 1000 t | 2023 | up 692.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 271 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 263 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 12 | France | 233 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 13 | Liberia | 215 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 207 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 206 1000 t | 2023 | up 610.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 182 1000 t | 2023 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 17 | India | 146 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Denmark | 124 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 124 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 109 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 21 | Turkey | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 107 1000 t | 2023 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 102 1000 t | 2023 | up 628.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Greece | 89 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 87 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Poland | 85 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 28 | Chile | 78 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Guatemala | 76 1000 t | 2023 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 74 1000 t | 2023 | up 722.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Iraq | 66 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 255.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Laos | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 511.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 511.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Austria | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 38 | Georgia | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 783.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Caribbean | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 44 | Switzerland | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 45 | El Salvador | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Australia and New Zealand | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 47 | Niger | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Cyprus | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 866.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 50 | Czechia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 51 | Oman | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 766.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Senegal | 25 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Yemen | 25 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Brazil | 23 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 59 | China, Taiwan Province of | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Australia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 64 | Melanesia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 65 | Slovakia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 66 | Kuwait | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritania | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 68 | New Zealand | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovenia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 71 | Colombia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | flat |
| 71 | Cambodia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 73 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 74 | Indonesia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Lesotho | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Croatia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 77 | Hungary | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Moldova | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 77 | Sweden | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Republic of Moldova | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 84 | Armenia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | flat |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Montenegro | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Vietnam | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 88 | Viet Nam | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 90 | Estonia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Fiji | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Lebanon | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 90 | Philippines | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Qatar | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 95 | Mongolia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Libya | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Russia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 96 | China, Macao SAR | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 102 | Djibouti | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Honduras | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 102 | Haiti | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Malta | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Nepal | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | Ukraine | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 112 | Algeria | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Ecuador | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Morocco | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Norway | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Bahrain | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 118 | Botswana | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Cameroon | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Congo | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Egypt | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Finland | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Iceland | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 118 | Madagascar | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Syria | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Tunisia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Albania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Comoros | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 132 | Cuba | 1 1000 t | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Guyana | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Jordan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Namibia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 132 | New Caledonia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Nigeria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Pakistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Rwanda | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Suriname | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 132 | East Timor | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Uganda | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Samoa | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Zambia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Timor-Leste | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Cabo Verde | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Polynesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Angola | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Bahamas | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Belarus | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Gambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Jamaica | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Maldives | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Myanmar | 0 1000 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Mozambique | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritius | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Malawi | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Paraguay | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Seychelles | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 1000 t | 2018 | 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 13,494 1000 t
- Asia 4,573 1000 t
- Europe 3,740 1000 t
- European Union (27) 3,651 1000 t
- Americas 3,618 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 3,337 1000 t
- Northern America 2,485 1000 t
- United States of America 2,303 1000 t
- Western Europe 2,255 1000 t
- Africa 1,511 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,000 1000 t
- Western Africa 967 1000 t
- Southern Europe 926 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 869 1000 t
- Western Asia 671 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 598 1000 t
- South America 557 1000 t
- Central America 524 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 374 1000 t
- Northern Europe 367 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 335 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 244 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 192 1000 t
- Central Asia 163 1000 t
- Southern Asia 158 1000 t
- Southern Africa 90 1000 t
- Northern Africa 86 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 77 1000 t
- Oceania 53 1000 t
- Middle Africa 33 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.