Lemons, Limes and products — Protein supply quantity (t) by country
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What the numbers show
Lemons, Limes and products — Protein supply quantity (t) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 15,992 t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 49.12 t, and the mean is 503.44 t.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 65,566.7%), and the largest decrease in Solomon Islands (down 100.0%).
Lemons, Limes and products — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 15,992 t | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 10,452 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 10,266 t | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 9,993 t | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 5,136 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 2,771 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 2,366 t | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 2,176 t | 2023 | up 290.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 1,702 t | 2023 | up 135.0% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 1,322 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 11 | Iraq | 1,042 t | 2023 | up 271.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 1,021 t | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 967.49 t | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 762.72 t | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 15 | France | 747.99 t | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 706.47 t | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 17 | Peru | 670.22 t | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 653.86 t | 2023 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 611.81 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 611.08 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 549.76 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 477.52 t | 2023 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 460.3 t | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 24 | Pakistan | 443.82 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 25 | Algeria | 419.4 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 26 | Lebanon | 372.89 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 371.36 t | 2023 | up 323.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 348.59 t | 2023 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 327.89 t | 2023 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 303.89 t | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 286.52 t | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 32 | Greece | 284.15 t | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 284.01 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 34 | Kenya | 277.79 t | 2023 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 273.02 t | 2023 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 272.8 t | 2023 | up 294.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Tunisia | 265.99 t | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 38 | Australia | 257.67 t | 2023 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 244.22 t | 2023 | up 161.4% | rising |
| 40 | Ukraine | 233.49 t | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 41 | Jordan | 225.59 t | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 184.62 t | 2023 | up 724.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 179.11 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 177.14 t | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 173.08 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 46 | Sweden | 172.24 t | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 47 | Yemen | 169.37 t | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 48 | Czechia | 158.96 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 146.22 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 50 | Oman | 134.76 t | 2023 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 129.4 t | 2023 | up 436.0% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 126.29 t | 2023 | up 187.0% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia | 123.99 t | 2023 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 54 | Honduras | 121.53 t | 2023 | up 267.4% | rising |
| 55 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 120.28 t | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 56 | Malawi | 118.2 t | 2023 | up 65,566.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Jamaica | 117.48 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 58 | Ecuador | 116.97 t | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 59 | Libya | 114.34 t | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 105.85 t | 2023 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 61 | El Salvador | 101.54 t | 2023 | up 132.7% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 100.94 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 63 | Switzerland | 95.81 t | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 92.32 t | 2023 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 65 | Philippines | 90.52 t | 2023 | up 601.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovak Republic | 87.3 t | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 67 | Denmark | 85.64 t | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 68 | Croatia | 85.36 t | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 69 | Republic of Korea | 73.76 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 70 | Hungary | 67.42 t | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 71 | Panama | 65.36 t | 2023 | up 5,684.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 64.77 t | 2023 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 64.47 t | 2023 | up 1,605.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Albania | 63.4 t | 2023 | up 167.8% | rising |
| 75 | Qatar | 62.17 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 76 | Kuwait | 62.06 t | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61.89 t | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 78 | Norway | 58.13 t | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 79 | China, Taiwan Province of | 56.22 t | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 55 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 81 | Belarus | 49.43 t | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 82 | Bahrain | 49.12 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 83 | Indonesia | 48.66 t | 2023 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Guyana | 40.33 t | 2023 | up 1,276.5% | volatile |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 37.54 t | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 86 | Slovenia | 34.36 t | 2023 | up 1,528.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Lithuania | 34.06 t | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 88 | Finland | 33.12 t | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 32.63 t | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 90 | Rwanda | 30.67 t | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 91 | New Zealand | 28.85 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 92 | Bahamas | 25.13 t | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 93 | Congo | 24.49 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 94 | Armenia | 24.12 t | 2023 | up 414.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Mozambique | 24.01 t | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 96 | Ireland | 23.19 t | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 97 | Djibouti | 22.83 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 98 | Cuba | 21.98 t | 2019 | down 21.8% | flat |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.67 t | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 100 | Madagascar | 20.46 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 101 | Latvia | 19.97 t | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 102 | Montenegro | 19.62 t | 2023 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 103 | Georgia | 16.88 t | 2023 | down 37.8% | flat |
| 104 | Cyprus | 16.25 t | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 105 | Mauritius | 15.96 t | 2023 | up 273.8% | rising |
| 106 | Cambodia | 15.35 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 14.89 t | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 108 | Maldives | 13.88 t | 2023 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.75 t | 2023 | up 394.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 13.48 t | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.75 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 112 | Tonga | 10.42 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 9.05 t | 2023 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 114 | China, Macao SAR | 8.84 t | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 8.75 t | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 116 | Haiti | 8.67 t | 2023 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Malta | 7.24 t | 2023 | up 127.7% | rising |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 6.86 t | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 119 | Namibia | 6.54 t | 2023 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 120 | Nigeria | 5.48 t | 2023 | up 1,145.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Angola | 4.77 t | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 122 | New Caledonia | 4.73 t | 2023 | up 359.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Vanuatu | 4.69 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 4.6 t | 2023 | up 177.1% | rising |
| 125 | Iceland | 4.46 t | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 4.14 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 3.84 t | 2023 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.41 t | 2023 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 129 | Senegal | 2.98 t | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 130 | French Polynesia | 2.7 t | 2023 | up 5,300.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Botswana | 2.3 t | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 1.97 t | 2023 | up 756.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Burkina Faso | 1.91 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 134 | Zambia | 1.8 t | 2023 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Grenada | 1.41 t | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 1.36 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 137 | Suriname | 0.97 t | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 138 | Belize | 0.95 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Mongolia | 0.73 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.69 t | 2023 | down 83.8% | falling |
| 141 | Myanmar | 0.56 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Lesotho | 0.55 t | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 0.5 t | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Uganda | 0.48 t | 2023 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 0.42 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 146 | Comoros | 0.34 t | 2023 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Fiji | 0.28 t | 2023 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Seychelles | 0.26 t | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 0.25 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Niger | 0.23 t | 2023 | up 666.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Marshall Islands | 0.18 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 152 | Cameroon | 0.12 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Liberia | 0.08 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Nauru | 0.03 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 154 | Eswatini | 0.03 t | 2023 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea | 0.02 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.02 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 158 | Gambia | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 158 | Samoa | 0 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 94,090 t
- Americas 34,254 t
- Northern America 10,136 t
- United States of America 9,525 t
- European Union (27) 8,961 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7,440 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4,318 t
- Western Europe 2,639 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,508 t
- Northern Europe 1,207 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.