Dates — Food supply (kcal) 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
179
Highest
3.44 million million Kcal
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
0 million Kcal
Tuvalu
Median
691.89 million Kcal
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,810

What the numbers show

Dates — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 3.44 million million Kcal in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 0 million Kcal in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 691.89 million Kcal, and the mean is 94,416 million Kcal.

Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 47,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Kiribati (down 100.0%).

Dates — Food supply: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Saudi Arabia 3.44 million million Kcal 2023 up 71.6% rising
2 Egypt 3.32 million million Kcal 2023 up 42.1% rising
3 Algeria 2.17 million million Kcal 2023 up 40.7% rising
4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.29 million million Kcal 2023 down 20.8% falling
5 India 979,259 million Kcal 2023 up 56.4% rising
6 Pakistan 851,583 million Kcal 2023 up 22.7% rising
7 Oman 589,961 million Kcal 2023 up 35.2% rising
8 Iraq 434,789 million Kcal 2023 down 35.0% flat
9 China 343,679 million Kcal 2023 up 13.9% rising
10 China, mainland 342,524 million Kcal 2023 up 18.1% rising
11 Türkiye 338,722 million Kcal 2023 up 271.8% volatile
12 Tunisia 310,202 million Kcal 2023 up 230.6% rising
13 Morocco 302,381 million Kcal 2023 up 56.6% rising
14 Kuwait 255,315 million Kcal 2023 up 25.9% rising
15 Libya 213,517 million Kcal 2023 up 10.3% rising
16 United Arab Emirates 207,783 million Kcal 2023 up 139.5% rising
17 Niger 175,136 million Kcal 2023 up 171.4% volatile
18 Yemen 167,672 million Kcal 2023 up 8.5% rising
19 Indonesia 113,403 million Kcal 2023 up 93.9% rising
20 Israel 83,771 million Kcal 2023 up 241.9% volatile
21 Qatar 79,206 million Kcal 2023 rising
22 Jordan 73,948 million Kcal 2023 up 93.9% rising
23 Kazakhstan 57,177 million Kcal 2023 up 205.1% volatile
24 Mauritania 56,787 million Kcal 2023 up 26.4% rising
25 France 51,591 million Kcal 2023 up 48.5% rising
26 Bangladesh 42,563 million Kcal 2023 up 3,311.4% volatile
27 Germany 40,079 million Kcal 2023 up 132.3% rising
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37,966 million Kcal 2023 up 44.2% rising
29 Bahrain 33,069 million Kcal 2023 flat
30 Canada 32,301 million Kcal 2023 up 68.0% rising
31 Malaysia 29,620 million Kcal 2023 down 21.9% rising
32 Italy 28,375 million Kcal 2023 up 139.9% rising
33 Albania 27,579 million Kcal 2023 up 25.9% rising
34 Syrian Arab Republic 26,216 million Kcal 2023 up 130.5% rising
35 Spain 25,564 million Kcal 2023 up 64.9% rising
36 Uzbekistan 24,560 million Kcal 2023 up 30,409.5% volatile
37 Russian Federation 23,309 million Kcal 2023 down 46.3% falling
38 Ethiopia 22,325 million Kcal 2023 up 451.7% volatile
39 Sri Lanka 18,327 million Kcal 2023 up 20.6% rising
40 Lebanon 17,673 million Kcal 2023 up 3.4% rising
41 Kenya 16,434 million Kcal 2023 up 142.4% rising
42 Azerbaijan 15,973 million Kcal 2023 up 1,299.8% volatile
43 Australia and New Zealand 13,237 million Kcal 2023 up 18.1% rising
44 Australia 12,545 million Kcal 2023 up 18.7% rising
45 Senegal 11,501 million Kcal 2023 up 145.2% volatile
46 United Republic of Tanzania 10,668 million Kcal 2023 up 28.6% rising
47 Poland 9,605 million Kcal 2023 up 219.9% rising
48 Belgium 8,599 million Kcal 2023 up 74.0% rising
49 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,543 million Kcal 2023 up 329.2% volatile
50 Sweden 8,415 million Kcal 2023 up 78.6% rising
51 Ukraine 7,646 million Kcal 2023 down 18.5% rising
52 Côte d'Ivoire 5,925 million Kcal 2023 up 258.2% volatile
53 Brazil 5,757 million Kcal 2023 up 468.7% volatile
54 Switzerland 5,618 million Kcal 2023 up 32.7% rising
55 Kyrgyzstan 5,564 million Kcal 2023 up 672.4% volatile
56 Denmark 5,380 million Kcal 2023 up 3.9% rising
57 Austria 5,134 million Kcal 2023 up 70.2% rising
58 Bulgaria 4,097 million Kcal 2023 up 114.1% rising
59 Djibouti 4,064 million Kcal 2023 up 149.3% volatile
60 Greece 3,617 million Kcal 2023 up 247.6% rising
61 Czechia 3,610 million Kcal 2023 up 257.8% rising
62 Norway 3,515 million Kcal 2023 up 95.0% rising
63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,113 million Kcal 2023 up 266.5% volatile
64 Tajikistan 2,906 million Kcal 2023 down 17.0% volatile
65 Serbia 2,707 million Kcal 2023 up 867.6% volatile
66 Finland 2,563 million Kcal 2023 up 102.8% rising
67 Romania 2,461 million Kcal 2023 up 41.2% rising
68 Thailand 2,440 million Kcal 2023 up 183.3% volatile
69 Armenia 2,224 million Kcal 2023 up 142.9% rising
70 Maldives 2,101 million Kcal 2023 up 218.0% rising
71 North Macedonia 1,978 million Kcal 2023 up 125.0% rising
72 Georgia 1,962 million Kcal 2023 up 220.7% rising
73 Hungary 1,847 million Kcal 2023 up 56.1% rising
74 Lithuania 1,729 million Kcal 2023 up 150.4% rising
75 Portugal 1,672 million Kcal 2023 up 164.5% rising
76 Ireland 1,593 million Kcal 2023 up 247.5% volatile
77 Croatia 1,464 million Kcal 2023 up 413.3% volatile
78 Nigeria 1,408 million Kcal 2023 down 86.5% volatile
79 Cyprus 1,233 million Kcal 2023 up 47.5% rising
80 Cameroon 1,165 million Kcal 2023 down 5.1% flat
81 Slovenia 983.07 million Kcal 2023 up 141.8% volatile
82 Viet Nam 950.81 million Kcal 2023 up 588.7% volatile
83 China, Hong Kong SAR 908.66 million Kcal 2023 down 72.0% volatile
84 Argentina 835.11 million Kcal 2023 up 194.3% volatile
85 Afghanistan 829.91 million Kcal 2023 down 30.5% volatile
86 Malta 786.47 million Kcal 2023 up 458.3% rising
87 Caribbean 772.95 million Kcal 2023 up 434.7% volatile
88 Burkina Faso 770.91 million Kcal 2023 up 1.9% volatile
89 Latvia 697.93 million Kcal 2023 up 50.5% rising
90 New Zealand 691.89 million Kcal 2023 up 7.7% rising
91 Mozambique 598.56 million Kcal 2023 volatile
92 Iceland 578.79 million Kcal 2023 up 52.9% rising
93 Montenegro 577.26 million Kcal 2023 up 497.6% volatile
94 Eswatini 535.82 million Kcal 2023 down 9.3% falling
95 Republic of Moldova 532.67 million Kcal 2023 up 320.2% rising
96 Republic of Korea 514.88 million Kcal 2023 up 136.9% volatile
97 Mongolia 462.15 million Kcal 2023 up 2,505.1% volatile
98 Belarus 454.53 million Kcal 2023 down 64.9% rising
99 Cambodia 399.45 million Kcal 2023 up 89.9% volatile
100 Nepal 393.03 million Kcal 2023 down 90.4% volatile
101 Mauritius 391.49 million Kcal 2023 down 14.0% rising
102 Trinidad and Tobago 373.05 million Kcal 2023 up 515.7% volatile
103 Uganda 358.25 million Kcal 2023 up 165.7% volatile
104 Estonia 320.67 million Kcal 2023 up 83.1% rising
105 Luxembourg 311.64 million Kcal 2023 up 369.3% volatile
106 Paraguay 295.73 million Kcal 2023 volatile
107 Ghana 285.13 million Kcal 2023 up 9.8% volatile
108 Gabon 278.24 million Kcal 2023 up 526.9% volatile
109 Honduras 276.01 million Kcal 2023 up 5.5% volatile
110 Botswana 272.92 million Kcal 2023 up 307.8% volatile
111 Guinea 256.11 million Kcal 2023 up 23.6% volatile
112 Colombia 242.26 million Kcal 2023 up 49.2% rising
113 China, Taiwan Province of 237.11 million Kcal 2023 down 97.2% volatile
114 Namibia 220.39 million Kcal 2023 down 41.0% volatile
115 Melanesia 194.51 million Kcal 2023 up 22.9% rising
116 Uruguay 179.39 million Kcal 2023 up 63.7% rising
117 Fiji 158.81 million Kcal 2023 up 26.5% rising
118 Dominican Republic 158.51 million Kcal 2023 up 785.0% volatile
119 Lesotho 153.99 million Kcal 2023 down 57.7% volatile
120 Gambia 145.44 million Kcal 2023 down 60.7% volatile
121 Philippines 127.14 million Kcal 2023 up 28.9% rising
122 Panama 125.69 million Kcal 2023 up 48.1% volatile
123 Madagascar 123.31 million Kcal 2023 up 371.4% volatile
124 Comoros 112.3 million Kcal 2023 up 1,014.1% volatile
125 Costa Rica 110.72 million Kcal 2023 volatile
126 Malawi 102.97 million Kcal 2023 up 293.6% rising
127 Liberia 100.97 million Kcal 2023 up 641.9% volatile
128 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 98.34 million Kcal 2023 down 61.2% volatile
129 Chile 95.01 million Kcal 2023 up 2,524.6% volatile
130 Turkmenistan 90.52 million Kcal 2023 volatile
131 Myanmar 87.76 million Kcal 2023 volatile
132 Cabo Verde 84.47 million Kcal 2023 up 149.8% volatile
133 Democratic Republic of the Congo 83.68 million Kcal 2023 up 4,063.2% volatile
134 Bahamas 80.91 million Kcal 2023 up 23,697.1% volatile
135 Barbados 70.85 million Kcal 2023 up 156.4% rising
136 Sierra Leone 65.39 million Kcal 2023 up 1,522.6% volatile
137 Guatemala 49.66 million Kcal 2023 down 75.8% volatile
138 Angola 45.23 million Kcal 2023 up 18.3% volatile
139 Congo 42.9 million Kcal 2023 up 42.1% volatile
140 Guinea-Bissau 42.37 million Kcal 2023 up 21,085.0% volatile
141 Guyana 41.8 million Kcal 2023 up 3.9% volatile
142 El Salvador 40.94 million Kcal 2023 down 38.7% volatile
143 Zambia 39.6 million Kcal 2023 up 31.1% volatile
144 Ecuador 38.4 million Kcal 2023 up 281.7% volatile
145 Belize 35.4 million Kcal 2023 up 1,182.6% volatile
146 Antigua and Barbuda 31.29 million Kcal 2023 up 207.4% volatile
147 New Caledonia 29.89 million Kcal 2023 down 2.5% rising
148 Jamaica 29.52 million Kcal 2023 up 197.9% volatile
149 Cuba 24.43 million Kcal 2019 up 1,121.5% volatile
150 Polynesia 20.41 million Kcal 2023 up 29.4% rising
151 French Polynesia 19.62 million Kcal 2023 up 24.4% rising
152 Suriname 12.49 million Kcal 2023 up 6,473.7% volatile
153 Nicaragua 11.82 million Kcal 2023 down 96.3% volatile
154 Rwanda 9.87 million Kcal 2023 down 55.4% volatile
155 Zimbabwe 9.63 million Kcal 2023 down 20.2% volatile
156 China, Macao SAR 8.52 million Kcal 2023 volatile
157 Bhutan 7.69 million Kcal 2023 volatile
158 Grenada 5.71 million Kcal 2023 up 185.5% volatile
159 Micronesia 4.72 million Kcal 2023 up 47,100.0% volatile
160 Seychelles 4.45 million Kcal 2023 up 8,800.0% volatile
161 Papua New Guinea 3.05 million Kcal 2023 volatile
162 Marshall Islands 3.04 million Kcal 2023 rising
163 Timor-Leste 2.5 million Kcal 2023 up 224.7% volatile
164 Vanuatu 2.34 million Kcal 2023 volatile
165 Nauru 1.52 million Kcal 2023 volatile
166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.82 million Kcal 2023 down 59.0% volatile
167 Samoa 0.69 million Kcal 2023 volatile
168 Solomon Islands 0.41 million Kcal 2023 down 79.7% volatile
169 Sao Tome and Principe 0.34 million Kcal 2023 up 61.9% volatile
170 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.23 million Kcal 2023 volatile
171 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.21 million Kcal 2023 up 5.0% volatile
172 Tonga 0.1 million Kcal 2023 volatile
173 Haiti 0.06 million Kcal 2023 down 98.1% volatile
174 Kiribati 0 million Kcal 2023 down 100.0% volatile
174 Saint Lucia 0 million Kcal 2023 down 100.0% volatile
174 Mexico 0 million Kcal 2023 down 100.0% volatile
174 Peru 0 million Kcal 2023 down 100.0% volatile
174 Slovakia 0 million Kcal 2023 down 100.0% falling
174 Tuvalu 0 million Kcal 2023 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Dates — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
210 places, 2,810 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

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.