Maize and products — Stock Variation 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
181
Highest
6,070 1000 t
Brazil
Lowest
-1,838 1000 t
Egypt
Median
0 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,855
What the numbers show
Maize and products — Stock Variation is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 6,070 1000 t in Brazil; the lowest is -1,838 1000 t in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 1000 t, and the mean is 67.76 1000 t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 5,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 14,500.0%).
Maize and products — Stock Variation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6,070 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 5,259 1000 t | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 5,246 1000 t | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3,558 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,002.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 1,781 1000 t | 2023 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Hungary | 1,632 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Serbia | 1,467 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Kenya | 550 1000 t | 2023 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 281 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 263 1000 t | 2023 | up 201.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 246 1000 t | 2023 | up 467.2% | volatile |
| 12 | United Republic of Tanzania | 219 1000 t | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 141 1000 t | 2023 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 134 1000 t | 2023 | up 4,366.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovenia | 104 1000 t | 2023 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Nepal | 95 1000 t | 2023 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Uruguay | 90 1000 t | 2023 | up 218.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Ghana | 85 1000 t | 2023 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Lesotho | 82 1000 t | 2023 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Senegal | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Malaysia | 73 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 71 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Cambodia | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,350.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Botswana | 61 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 5,600.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Iraq | 50 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Cameroon | 45 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Belarus | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,233.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,333.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Congo | 33 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,000.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovakia | 29 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Germany | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 23 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritius | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Australia and New Zealand | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Honduras | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Australia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Cabo Verde | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | China, Taiwan Province of | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Belize | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Lebanon | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Saint Lucia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Madagascar | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 55 | New Zealand | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Yemen | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahrain | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Bahamas | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Barbados | 0 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 60 | Switzerland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Comoros | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Cyprus | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Djibouti | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Estonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Fiji | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Gabon | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Gambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Grenada | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Guyana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Iceland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Jordan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Kiribati | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Kuwait | 0 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Liberia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Libya | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 0 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 0 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Maldives | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Montenegro | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Mongolia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Mozambique | 0 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Mauritania | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Norway | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Nauru | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Qatar | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Suriname | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Eswatini | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Seychelles | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Tonga | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Uganda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Samoa | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Micronesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Melanesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Viet Nam | 0 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | China, Macao SAR | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 127 | Malta | -1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Oman | -1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Czechia | -2 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Jamaica | -2 1000 t | 2023 | down 122.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | -3 1000 t | 2023 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | -3 1000 t | 2023 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Bhutan | -3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | North Macedonia | -3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | -3 1000 t | 2023 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Tunisia | -3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Cuba | -4 1000 t | 2019 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Panama | -4 1000 t | 2023 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Niger | -7 1000 t | 2023 | down 450.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Georgia | -8 1000 t | 2023 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | -9 1000 t | 2023 | down 134.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Lithuania | -9 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Bangladesh | -12 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Armenia | -13 1000 t | 2023 | down 750.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | -13 1000 t | 2023 | down 230.0% | volatile |
| 146 | El Salvador | -22 1000 t | 2023 | down 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Portugal | -25 1000 t | 2023 | down 119.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Belgium | -26 1000 t | 2023 | down 116.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Austria | -31 1000 t | 2023 | down 3,200.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Guatemala | -32 1000 t | 2023 | down 134.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | -39 1000 t | 2023 | down 155.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Angola | -50 1000 t | 2023 | down 119.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Caribbean | -50 1000 t | 2023 | down 124.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Poland | -51 1000 t | 2023 | down 148.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Ecuador | -54 1000 t | 2023 | down 176.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Latvia | -55 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Malawi | -80 1000 t | 2023 | down 127.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Israel | -88 1000 t | 2023 | down 1,660.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Ireland | -130 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Ethiopia | -145 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Chile | -146 1000 t | 2023 | down 14,500.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Colombia | -157 1000 t | 2023 | down 127.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Greece | -199 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Republic of Moldova | -265 1000 t | 2023 | down 210.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Myanmar | -276 1000 t | 2023 | down 376.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -277 1000 t | 2018 | down 106.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Spain | -307 1000 t | 2023 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Zimbabwe | -350 1000 t | 2023 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Canada | -369 1000 t | 2023 | down 868.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Bulgaria | -574 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Türkiye | -600 1000 t | 2023 | down 270.9% | volatile |
| 172 | France | -620 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Pakistan | -625 1000 t | 2023 | down 247.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Russian Federation | -789 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Republic of Korea | -937 1000 t | 2023 | down 2,137.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Romania | -1,055 1000 t | 2023 | down 263.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Nigeria | -1,097 1000 t | 2023 | down 4,869.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Ukraine | -1,228 1000 t | 2023 | down 439.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Argentina | -1,700 1000 t | 2023 | down 142.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Paraguay | -1,799 1000 t | 2023 | down 5,896.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Egypt | -1,838 1000 t | 2023 | down 108.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 17,497 1000 t
- Americas 13,864 1000 t
- United States of America 10,167 1000 t
- Northern America 9,798 1000 t
- Asia 6,806 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 4,089 1000 t
- South-eastern Asia 3,529 1000 t
- South America 2,361 1000 t
- Central America 1,755 1000 t
- Southern Europe 1,201 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 673 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 534 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.