Dates — 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...
What the numbers show
Dates — Import quantity is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 491 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in China, Taiwan Province of.
The median across all reporting countries is 3 1000 t, and the mean is 16.58 1000 t.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 2,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Dates — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 491 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 158 1000 t | 2023 | up 652.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 132 1000 t | 2023 | up 222.0% | rising |
| 4 | Niger | 82 1000 t | 2023 | up 272.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Turkey | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 261.1% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 261.1% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 11 | China | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.2% | flat |
| 12 | China, mainland | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 211.1% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 14 | United States | 24 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Jordan | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 22 | Canada | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 23 | Kuwait | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Oman | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 27 | Russia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 12 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Syria | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Lebanon | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 35 | Qatar | 8 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 35 | Australia and New Zealand | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 40 | Belgium | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 40 | Djibouti | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Australia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 42 | Mexico | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritania | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 42 | Senegal | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Denmark | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 46 | Poland | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 46 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 49 | Bahrain | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 49 | Libya | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Sweden | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 53 | Austria | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 53 | South Africa | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Czechia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 60 | Greece | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 60 | Iraq | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Norway | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 60 | Serbia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Armenia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 67 | Finland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Hungary | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Ireland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Maldives | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Nigeria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 67 | New Zealand | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Portugal | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Romania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Slovakia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 67 | Slovenia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Thailand | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Tunisia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Vietnam | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Afghanistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Belarus | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Algeria | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Ghana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Guinea | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Gambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Honduras | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Lesotho | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Latvia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Mauritius | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Nepal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Zambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Republic of Korea | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 1000 t | 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.
- World 1,653 1000 t
- Asia 1,080 1000 t
- Southern Asia 580 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 420 1000 t
- Western Asia 339 1000 t
- Africa 299 1000 t
- Europe 217 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 187 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 180 1000 t
- European Union (27) 167 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 161 1000 t
- Northern Africa 146 1000 t
- Western Europe 108 1000 t
- Western Africa 101 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 77 1000 t
- Central Asia 52 1000 t
- Americas 50 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 47 1000 t
- Northern America 40 1000 t
- Southern Europe 40 1000 t
- Northern Europe 39 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 32 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 29 1000 t
- United States of America 24 1000 t
- Oceania 8 1000 t
- Central America 6 1000 t
- South America 4 1000 t
- Southern Africa 3 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2 1000 t
- Middle Africa 1 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.