Miscellaneous — Export 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
160
Highest
2,778 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Median
18 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,915
What the numbers show
Miscellaneous — Export quantity is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 2,778 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Lao People's Democratic Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 18 1000 t, and the mean is 175.49 1000 t.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 1,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Miscellaneous — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2,778 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 2,446 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 2,209 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,515 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 1,391 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 1,302 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 1,270 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 820 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 705 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 10 | France | 681 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 679 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 673 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 668 1000 t | 2023 | up 269.1% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 594 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 589 1000 t | 2023 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 465 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 413 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 413 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 19 | Vietnam | 411 1000 t | 2023 | up 311.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 411 1000 t | 2023 | up 311.0% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 402 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 402 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 318 1000 t | 2023 | up 269.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 310 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 25 | India | 291 1000 t | 2023 | up 216.3% | rising |
| 26 | Russia | 282 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 282 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 267 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 265 1000 t | 2023 | up 223.2% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 234 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 234 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 213 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 33 | China, Taiwan Province of | 205 1000 t | 2023 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 199 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 193 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 176 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 37 | Australia | 160 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 159 1000 t | 2023 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 136 1000 t | 2023 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 130 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 41 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 112 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 43 | Switzerland | 108 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 46 | New Zealand | 107 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 47 | Croatia | 96 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 96 1000 t | 2023 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 49 | Ireland | 95 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 50 | Lithuania | 92 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 89 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 52 | Ukraine | 87 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.1% | flat |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 54 | Caribbean | 79 1000 t | 2023 | up 295.0% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 74 1000 t | 2023 | up 174.1% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 68 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 58 | Jordan | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 59 | Pakistan | 60 1000 t | 2023 | up 445.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 205.3% | rising |
| 61 | Kenya | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Oman | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 67 | Lebanon | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 67 | Latvia | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 70 | Bahrain | 33 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 70 | Slovenia | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 70 | Côte d'Ivoire | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 76 | Finland | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Belarus | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Malta | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 80 | Ghana | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Norway | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 84 | Tunisia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.5% | rising |
| 87 | Jamaica | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 87 | Namibia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Eswatini | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 91 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Nigeria | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 8 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Honduras | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Malawi | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Nepal | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Algeria | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Ecuador | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Mauritius | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Niger | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 107 | Cameroon | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | falling |
| 109 | Albania | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Cambodia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Kuwait | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 109 | Madagascar | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Myanmar | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Zambia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Zimbabwe | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Botswana | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 118 | Fiji | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 118 | Georgia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 118 | Moldova | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 118 | Syria | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Melanesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Belize | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Bhutan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Cuba | 1 1000 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Cyprus | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Suriname | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Yemen | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 137 | Afghanistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Angola | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Barbados | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Congo | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Djibouti | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Gambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Haiti | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Iraq | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Laos | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Liberia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Lesotho | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Montenegro | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Mongolia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritania | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 137 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Uganda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 23,628 1000 t
- Europe 10,240 1000 t
- European Union (27) 9,187 1000 t
- Asia 7,920 1000 t
- Western Europe 4,742 1000 t
- Americas 4,327 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 3,581 1000 t
- Northern America 2,914 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 2,829 1000 t
- Southern Europe 2,643 1000 t
- United States of America 2,209 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 1,738 1000 t
- Northern Europe 1,116 1000 t
- Western Asia 1,055 1000 t
- Central America 935 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 912 1000 t
- Africa 872 1000 t
- Northern Africa 404 1000 t
- South America 399 1000 t
- Southern Asia 391 1000 t
- Oceania 269 1000 t
- Southern Africa 260 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 161 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 130 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 112 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 98 1000 t
- Western Africa 92 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 88 1000 t
- Central Asia 64 1000 t
- Middle Africa 4 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.