Maize and products — Food 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
175
Highest
16,080 1000 t
Mexico
Lowest
0 1000 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
115 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,997
What the numbers show
Maize and products — Food is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 16,080 1000 t in Mexico; the lowest is 0 1000 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 115 1000 t, and the mean is 874.74 1000 t.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 2,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 100.0%).
Maize and products — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 16,080 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 10,285 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 3 | China, mainland | 10,064 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 4 | India | 9,380 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 5 | Egypt | 7,067 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 6,980 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 6,600 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 6,175 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5,358 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 5,055 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Philippines | 3,806 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 12 | United States | 3,705 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 13 | Uganda | 3,630 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 3,374 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 15 | Malawi | 2,707 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 2,676 1000 t | 2023 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 17 | Zambia | 2,110 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 18 | Mozambique | 2,028 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2,021 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,012 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 21 | Angola | 1,685 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 1,617 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 22 | Vietnam | 1,617 1000 t | 2023 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 1,617 1000 t | 2023 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 25 | Pakistan | 1,591 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 1,498 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 27 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,435 1000 t | 2018 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 28 | Turkey | 1,430 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 1,430 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 1,419 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 1,252 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 32 | Nepal | 1,236 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 1,106 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 1,044 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 982 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 944 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 890 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 835 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 39 | Yemen | 831 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 40 | France | 756 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 41 | Thailand | 726 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 42 | Algeria | 661 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 610 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 578 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | 578 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 563 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 47 | Peru | 537 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 48 | El Salvador | 527 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 490 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 477 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 51 | Rwanda | 459 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 52 | Senegal | 457 1000 t | 2023 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 427 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 54 | Germany | 420 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 55 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 381 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 350 1000 t | 2023 | up 124.4% | rising |
| 57 | Caribbean | 342 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 58 | Ecuador | 328 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 316 1000 t | 2023 | up 485.2% | volatile |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 310 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 60 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 310 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 62 | Indonesia | 234 1000 t | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Madagascar | 231 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 64 | Haiti | 230 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 65 | Malaysia | 229 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 66 | Lesotho | 217 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 204 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 201 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 69 | Botswana | 199 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 70 | China, Taiwan Province of | 195 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 71 | Namibia | 187 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 72 | Italy | 183 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 73 | Portugal | 179 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 178 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 75 | Myanmar | 165 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 76 | Guinea | 161 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 77 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 155 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 78 | Russia | 154 1000 t | 2023 | up 165.5% | rising |
| 78 | Russian Federation | 154 1000 t | 2023 | up 165.5% | rising |
| 80 | Syria | 152 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 80 | Syrian Arab Republic | 152 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 80 | Australia and New Zealand | 152 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 83 | Panama | 142 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 84 | Australia | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 133 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 128 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 125 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 88 | Israel | 115 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 89 | Spain | 104 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 90 | Oman | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 91 | Austria | 98 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 92 | Eswatini | 95 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 93 | Uruguay | 94 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 82 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 95 | Georgia | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 95 | East Timor | 73 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 95 | Timor-Leste | 73 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 98 | Iraq | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 346.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 100 | Bhutan | 63 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 102 | Ireland | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 103 | Serbia | 53 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 105 | Congo | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 238.5% | rising |
| 106 | Gabon | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 107 | Denmark | 40 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 107 | Niger | 40 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 109 | Jamaica | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 109 | Laos | 36 1000 t | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 109 | Moldova | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 109 | Republic of Moldova | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 109 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36 1000 t | 2023 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 115 | Latvia | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,800.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritania | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 222.2% | rising |
| 115 | Cabo Verde | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 119 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 121 | Gambia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 122 | Belize | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 122 | Jordan | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 125 | Kuwait | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 127 | Melanesia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 129 | Estonia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 129 | Greece | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 129 | New Zealand | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 132 | Libya | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 132 | Sweden | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 134 | Comoros | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 135 | Belgium | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 135 | Cambodia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 135 | Lebanon | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 14 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Cuba | 13 1000 t | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 140 | Cyprus | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 142 | Lithuania | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Qatar | 12 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 144 | Bahrain | 11 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Albania | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 146 | Switzerland | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 146 | Croatia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.0% | falling |
| 146 | Malta | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritius | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 152 | Barbados | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 153 | Fiji | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Bahamas | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 155 | Belarus | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 155 | Montenegro | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Seychelles | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 159 | Djibouti | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Guyana | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Liberia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Maldives | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Suriname | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Grenada | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Hungary | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Mongolia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Samoa | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | China, Macao SAR | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 143,761 1000 t
- Africa 62,449 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 55,126 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 40,686 1000 t
- Asia 39,133 1000 t
- Americas 38,029 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 36,132 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 28,464 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 24,481 1000 t
- Central America 19,612 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 14,684 1000 t
- South America 13,480 1000 t
- Western Africa 13,376 1000 t
- Southern Asia 13,000 1000 t
- Northern Africa 9,384 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 6,899 1000 t
- Southern Africa 5,753 1000 t
- Middle Africa 5,472 1000 t
- Northern America 4,596 1000 t
- Europe 3,980 1000 t
- Western Asia 3,964 1000 t
- United States of America 3,705 1000 t
- European Union (27) 2,864 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 1,449 1000 t
- Western Europe 1,356 1000 t
- Southern Europe 698 1000 t
- Central Asia 585 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 528 1000 t
- Northern Europe 477 1000 t
- Oceania 170 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.