Maize and products — 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...
Countries reporting
186
Highest
30,948 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
129.5 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Maize and products — Import quantity is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 30,948 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 129.5 1000 t, and the mean is 1,387 1000 t.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 34,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Maize and products — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 30,948 1000 t | 2023 | up 305.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 26,255 1000 t | 2023 | up 696.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Mexico | 18,712 1000 t | 2023 | up 151.3% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 12,372 1000 t | 2023 | up 724.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 12,372 1000 t | 2023 | up 724.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 11,589 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 9,784 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 8,337 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 7,481 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 6,338 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5,862 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 12 | Turkey | 5,007 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 5,007 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 14 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4,563 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 15 | Algeria | 4,233 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 4,164 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 17 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4,063 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 3,855 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 3,579 1000 t | 2023 | up 208.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 3,570 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 3,229 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 2,707 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,707 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 24 | Morocco | 2,603 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 2,470 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 26 | Portugal | 2,436 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 2,432 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 28 | Caribbean | 2,386 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 29 | United States | 1,973 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 30 | Israel | 1,957 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 1,746 1000 t | 2023 | up 352.3% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 1,727 1000 t | 2023 | up 730.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Guatemala | 1,696 1000 t | 2023 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 1,654 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 1,458 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 36 | Indonesia | 1,451 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 37 | Ireland | 1,427 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 1,334 1000 t | 2023 | up 364.8% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 1,121 1000 t | 2023 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Austria | 1,117 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 1,053 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 41 | Jordan | 1,053 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 43 | Iraq | 1,040 1000 t | 2023 | up 8,566.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,023 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 45 | Nepal | 990 1000 t | 2023 | up 358.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Honduras | 955 1000 t | 2023 | up 141.2% | rising |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 909 1000 t | 2023 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 48 | France | 901 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 49 | Cuba | 874 1000 t | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 873 1000 t | 2023 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 838 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 52 | Tunisia | 812 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 53 | Philippines | 759 1000 t | 2023 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 54 | El Salvador | 753 1000 t | 2023 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 55 | Botswana | 727 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 726 1000 t | 2023 | up 342.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Greece | 699 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 58 | Namibia | 599 1000 t | 2023 | up 189.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 594 1000 t | 2023 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 593 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 61 | Panama | 557 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 62 | Slovakia | 525 1000 t | 2023 | up 489.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Jamaica | 500 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 64 | Senegal | 486 1000 t | 2023 | up 230.6% | rising |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 485 1000 t | 2023 | up 294.3% | rising |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 462 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 67 | Libya | 452 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 68 | South Africa | 436 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Cambodia | 427 1000 t | 2023 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 420 1000 t | 2023 | up 377.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Oman | 417 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Lebanon | 413 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 406 1000 t | 2023 | up 866.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 344 1000 t | 2023 | up 34,300.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Czechia | 326 1000 t | 2023 | up 128.0% | rising |
| 76 | Cyprus | 308 1000 t | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 76 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 308 1000 t | 2018 | up 182.6% | rising |
| 78 | Mozambique | 295 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 268 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 80 | Switzerland | 239 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 81 | Denmark | 233 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 82 | Lithuania | 222 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Ecuador | 220 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 217 1000 t | 2023 | up 486.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Lesotho | 205 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 86 | Croatia | 197 1000 t | 2023 | up 369.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Nigeria | 188 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Eswatini | 171 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 89 | Norway | 166 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 90 | Kuwait | 153 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritius | 140 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 92 | India | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 93 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 130 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 94 | Niger | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Syria | 125 1000 t | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 125 1000 t | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 122 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 113 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 99 | Sweden | 112 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 105 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 97 1000 t | 2023 | up 977.8% | volatile |
| 102 | United Republic of Tanzania | 94 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | 83 1000 t | 2023 | down 74.0% | falling |
| 104 | Estonia | 80 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.4% | rising |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 78 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 106 | North Macedonia | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 72 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 107 | Cameroon | 72 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 109 | Bhutan | 71 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Montenegro | 71 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 111 | Australia and New Zealand | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Congo | 68 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,166.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 67 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Qatar | 62 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 115 | Australia | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 116 | Georgia | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 117 | Malta | 57 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 118 | Haiti | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Rwanda | 46 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.4% | flat |
| 120 | Malawi | 43 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Cabo Verde | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 122 | Guyana | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 123 | Moldova | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Republic of Moldova | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Uganda | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 442.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Ghana | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 414.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Barbados | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 127 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Côte d'Ivoire | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Finland | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Paraguay | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Iceland | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 134 | Pakistan | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 135 | Ethiopia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Russia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 135 | Ukraine | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 135 | Russian Federation | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 139 | Mauritania | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Argentina | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Bahrain | 21 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Serbia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 143 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 145 | Belarus | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 145 | Myanmar | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Zambia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Guinea | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Kyrgyzstan | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 154 | Djibouti | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 154 | New Zealand | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Suriname | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 157 | Grenada | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Seychelles | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Madagascar | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 160 | Laos | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Liberia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Melanesia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Belize | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 164 | Fiji | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 166 | Bahamas | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Polynesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 170 | Comoros | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Gambia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Maldives | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | East Timor | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Mongolia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Samoa | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Micronesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | 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 218,445 1000 t
- Asia 100,751 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 57,429 1000 t
- Americas 48,234 1000 t
- Europe 47,239 1000 t
- European Union (27) 43,746 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 29,730 1000 t
- Central America 24,215 1000 t
- Southern Europe 22,545 1000 t
- Africa 22,146 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 20,918 1000 t
- Northern Africa 16,451 1000 t
- South America 16,082 1000 t
- Western Asia 15,440 1000 t
- Western Europe 14,458 1000 t
- Southern Asia 6,757 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6,224 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5,698 1000 t
- Northern America 5,552 1000 t
- Northern Europe 5,429 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 4,807 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3,939 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2,638 1000 t
- Southern Africa 2,138 1000 t
- United States of America 1,973 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 1,904 1000 t
- Western Africa 997 1000 t
- Middle Africa 655 1000 t
- Central Asia 207 1000 t
- Oceania 76 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.