Cream — 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
Cream — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 20.05 kg/cap in Belgium; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.19 kg/cap, and the mean is 1.45 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 14,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Cream — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 20.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 17.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 923.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Finland | 10.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 10.64 kg/cap | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 8.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 6 | Croatia | 8.24 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Slovak Republic | 8.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 353.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 7.5 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 7.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 6.66 kg/cap | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 6.34 kg/cap | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 12 | Canada | 6.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 13 | France | 5.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 14 | Norway | 5.45 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 15 | Czechia | 5.25 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 5.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 5.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 5.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 19 | Greece | 3.96 kg/cap | 2023 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 3.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 21 | New Caledonia | 3.58 kg/cap | 2023 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 22 | Belarus | 3.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 325.6% | rising |
| 23 | French Polynesia | 3.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 3.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 2.29 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Barbados | 1.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 1.75 kg/cap | 2023 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 1.54 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 30 | Armenia | 1.41 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14,000.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 1.33 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.25 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 1.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 34 | Botswana | 1.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 317.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Tunisia | 1.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 36 | Marshall Islands | 1.13 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | China, Macao SAR | 0.86 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 38 | Hungary | 0.78 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 38 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.78 kg/cap | 2023 | up 310.5% | rising |
| 40 | Maldives | 0.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 278.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Lebanon | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 41 | Republic of Korea | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 318.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 0.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Tonga | 0.57 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.56 kg/cap | 2023 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 0.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 47 | Malta | 0.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 0.46 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | up 241.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Libya | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 52 | Comoros | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 442.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Fiji | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Jordan | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Samoa | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Georgia | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Malaysia | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Albania | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.25 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Australia | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 67 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Montenegro | 0.19 kg/cap | 2019 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 68 | China, mainland | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 73 | Serbia | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 74 | Switzerland | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 75 | Panama | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 76 | Bahamas | 0.1 kg/cap | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 78 | Argentina | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 78 | Mongolia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Chile | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Iraq | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 85 | Indonesia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Belize | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 0.04 kg/cap | 2018 | — | rising |
| 87 | Senegal | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 87 | South Africa | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Ireland | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Liberia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Mozambique | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Mauritania | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Brazil | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Congo | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Colombia | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 96 | Gabon | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.3% | rising |
| 96 | Peru | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Uruguay | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Angola | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 0.01 kg/cap | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 104 | Djibouti | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Gambia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 104 | Pakistan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | El Salvador | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Suriname | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Uganda | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Yemen | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Afghanistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 116 | Egypt | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 116 | Ghana | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Grenada | 0 kg/cap | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Guyana | 0 kg/cap | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Honduras | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Haiti | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Kuwait | 0 kg/cap | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Lithuania | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Morocco | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Mexico | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Niger | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | New Zealand | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Oman | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Philippines | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Paraguay | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Rwanda | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Seychelles | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Thailand | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | 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.
- Western Europe 5.66 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 5.04 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 3.42 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 2.28 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 2.25 kg/cap
- Northern America 0.65 kg/cap
- Central Asia 0.48 kg/cap
- Western Asia 0.44 kg/cap
- Türkiye 0.07 kg/cap
- Americas 0.27 kg/cap
- Oceania 0.19 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 0.19 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.