Miscellaneous — 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
177
Highest
831 1000 t
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0 1000 t
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
15 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,817
What the numbers show
Miscellaneous — Food is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 831 1000 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 15 1000 t, and the mean is 40.85 1000 t.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Miscellaneous — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 831 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 2 | Philippines | 336 1000 t | 2023 | up 194.7% | rising |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 306 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 4 | China | 298 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 274 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 270 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 267 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 8 | France | 247 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 234 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 10 | China, mainland | 213 1000 t | 2023 | up 119.6% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 197 1000 t | 2023 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Iraq | 182 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 156 1000 t | 2023 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 14 | Caribbean | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 15 | Cambodia | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 975.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Norway | 124 1000 t | 2023 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 17 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 101 1000 t | 2023 | up 405.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 96 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 87 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 85 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 82 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 77 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Honduras | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 252.6% | rising |
| 25 | Belarus | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 170.8% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Kuwait | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 31 | Jamaica | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 33 | Libya | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 34 | Algeria | 47 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 34 | Melanesia | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 36 | Panama | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 37 | Georgia | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 38 | Botswana | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 40 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 36 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 209.1% | rising |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 31 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Ecuador | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 52 | Colombia | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 54 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 28 1000 t | 2018 | — | rising |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Cyprus | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 55 | Niger | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 58 | Peru | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 58 | Republic of Moldova | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 60 | Zambia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Cameroon | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 61 | Uganda | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 64 | Haiti | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Israel | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 64 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 68 | Mongolia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 68 | China, Macao SAR | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 70 | Angola | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 70 | Paraguay | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovenia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 74 | Albania | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 74 | Armenia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 74 | Jordan | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 74 | Rwanda | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Uruguay | 18 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Türkiye | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 81 | Cuba | 17 1000 t | 2019 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 81 | Djibouti | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 83 | Montenegro | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 83 | Namibia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 85 | Liberia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mauritania | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 85 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 85 | Viet Nam | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Bahamas | 14 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Barbados | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 90 | Timor-Leste | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 94 | Mozambique | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Polynesia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 96 | Belize | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Madagascar | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 99 | Congo | 11 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Gabon | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 99 | Gambia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Estonia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Mauritius | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 102 | New Caledonia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 102 | Portugal | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Eswatini | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 102 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 102 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Oman | 9 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Cabo Verde | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 112 | Iceland | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Maldives | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 112 | French Polynesia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 116 | Fiji | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 116 | Grenada | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Latvia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 116 | Suriname | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Malawi | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 123 | Nepal | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | flat |
| 123 | Micronesia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 126 | New Zealand | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 129 | Comoros | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 129 | Myanmar | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Seychelles | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 129 | Tonga | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 134 | Bhutan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Saint Lucia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 134 | Vanuatu | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 134 | Samoa | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 140 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Kiribati | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 140 | Nauru | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Austria | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Bahrain | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Brazil | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Costa Rica | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Germany | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Denmark | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Egypt | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Spain | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Greece | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Guatemala | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Hungary | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Indonesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | India | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Italy | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Lithuania | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Morocco | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Mexico | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Malta | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Malaysia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Pakistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Poland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Senegal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Serbia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovakia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Thailand | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Tunisia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Ukraine | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Russian Federation | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Côte d'Ivoire | 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 6,848 1000 t
- Asia 2,377 1000 t
- Europe 1,875 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,526 1000 t
- Northern Europe 1,209 1000 t
- Americas 1,136 1000 t
- Africa 1,121 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,028 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 977 1000 t
- Western Asia 895 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 778 1000 t
- European Union (27) 730 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.