Miscellaneous — 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
193
Highest
2,297 1000 t
United States
Lowest
1 1000 t
Nauru
Median
37 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,038
What the numbers show
Miscellaneous — Import quantity is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 2,297 1000 t in United States; the lowest is 1 1000 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 37 1000 t, and the mean is 135.48 1000 t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,297.
Over the past decade 152 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 94.0%).
Miscellaneous — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2,297 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 1,275 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1,233 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,233 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 5 | China | 1,189 1000 t | 2023 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 6 | France | 1,009 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 956 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 939 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 546 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 544 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 11 | China, mainland | 539 1000 t | 2023 | up 185.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 489 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.3% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 435 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 432 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 431 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 427 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 421 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 418 1000 t | 2023 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 409 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 391 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 382 1000 t | 2023 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 278 1000 t | 2023 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 276 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 272 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 252 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 26 | Indonesia | 247 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 27 | Caribbean | 231 1000 t | 2023 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 230 1000 t | 2023 | up 219.4% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 226 1000 t | 2023 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 215 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 31 | Russia | 207 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 207 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 205 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 34 | Vietnam | 202 1000 t | 2023 | up 152.5% | rising |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 202 1000 t | 2023 | up 152.5% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 196 1000 t | 2023 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 37 | Iraq | 182 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 171 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 39 | Nigeria | 166 1000 t | 2023 | up 137.1% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 161 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 41 | Turkey | 160 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 41 | Türkiye | 160 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 159 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 44 | Switzerland | 147 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 140 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 46 | Cambodia | 133 1000 t | 2023 | up 786.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovakia | 124 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 48 | Norway | 122 1000 t | 2023 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 49 | Israel | 118 1000 t | 2023 | up 151.1% | rising |
| 50 | Finland | 116 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 51 | New Zealand | 114 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 53 | Greece | 107 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 102 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 55 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 101 1000 t | 2023 | up 288.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Brazil | 98 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 59 | Yemen | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 60 | Jordan | 81 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 61 | South Africa | 77 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 62 | Jamaica | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 240.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Kenya | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 65 | El Salvador | 71 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 66 | Colombia | 70 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 67 | Lithuania | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 252.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Laos | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 72 | Kuwait | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 72 | Serbia | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 74 | Morocco | 60 1000 t | 2023 | up 172.7% | rising |
| 75 | Peru | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 76 | Libya | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 152.2% | rising |
| 77 | Slovenia | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 53 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 136.4% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 52 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 168.4% | rising |
| 81 | Algeria | 51 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 81 | Estonia | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 81 | Senegal | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 86 | Melanesia | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 87 | India | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 87 | Oman | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 89 | Panama | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 90 | Botswana | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 92 | Georgia | 45 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 95 | Latvia | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 96 | Guinea | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 97 | Argentina | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 98 | Ecuador | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 260.0% | rising |
| 98 | Mozambique | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Syria | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 101 | Syrian Arab Republic | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 240.0% | rising |
| 103 | Niger | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 105 | Lebanon | 33 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 33 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 107 | Paraguay | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 110 | Cyprus | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 110 | Qatar | 29 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 113 | Namibia | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 113 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 28 1000 t | 2018 | — | rising |
| 115 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 115 | Cameroon | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 115 | Moldova | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 115 | Zambia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 115 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Republic of Moldova | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 115 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 123 | Pakistan | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 123 | China, Macao SAR | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 125 | Uruguay | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 125 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 127 | Bahrain | 23 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 127 | Uganda | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 130 | Haiti | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 130 | United Republic of Tanzania | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 132 | Albania | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 132 | Armenia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 135 | Angola | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Liberia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 138 | Mongolia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 140 | Cuba | 17 1000 t | 2019 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 140 | Djibouti | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 142 | Belarus | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.0% | rising |
| 142 | Montenegro | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 142 | Mauritania | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 142 | Polynesia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 146 | Bahamas | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 146 | Madagascar | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 146 | Mauritius | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 150 | East Timor | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 152 | Belize | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 154 | Grenada | 12 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Malta | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 156 | Barbados | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 156 | Gabon | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 156 | Gambia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Guyana | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 156 | Iceland | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 156 | Malawi | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 156 | Nepal | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 156 | Eswatini | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Maldives | 10 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | New Caledonia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 165 | French Polynesia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 165 | Tunisia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 165 | Cabo Verde | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 170 | Fiji | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 171 | Lesotho | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Suriname | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 173 | Myanmar | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Micronesia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Bhutan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 178 | Seychelles | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 180 | Comoros | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 180 | Tonga | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 180 | Samoa | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 184 | Kiribati | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 184 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Marshall Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 188 | Nauru | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Nauru | 1 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 22,945 1000 t
- Europe 9,466 1000 t
- European Union (27) 7,508 1000 t
- Asia 6,086 1000 t
- Americas 5,111 1000 t
- Western Europe 4,205 1000 t
- Northern America 3,236 1000 t
- United States of America 2,297 1000 t
- Northern Europe 2,280 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2,240 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 2,163 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 1,749 1000 t
- Western Asia 1,673 1000 t
- Africa 1,664 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 1,504 1000 t
- Southern Europe 1,477 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,252 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,213 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 951 1000 t
- Central America 916 1000 t
- South America 729 1000 t
- Western Africa 657 1000 t
- Oceania 618 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 397 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 393 1000 t
- Northern Africa 309 1000 t
- Central Asia 272 1000 t
- Southern Asia 229 1000 t
- Southern Africa 172 1000 t
- Middle Africa 131 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.