Miscellaneous — Protein supply quantity (t) 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...
What the numbers show
Miscellaneous — Protein supply quantity (t) is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 55,706 t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 t in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 974.95 t, and the mean is 2,770 t.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 2,686.5%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Miscellaneous — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 55,706 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 2 | Philippines | 22,508 t | 2023 | up 194.2% | rising |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 20,517 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 4 | China | 19,968 t | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 19,578 t | 2023 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 18,346 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 18,067 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 8 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 17,915 t | 2023 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 9 | France | 16,582 t | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 15,657 t | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 11 | Chile | 13,212 t | 2023 | up 142.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Iraq | 12,173 t | 2023 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 10,446 t | 2023 | up 133.1% | rising |
| 14 | Caribbean | 9,033 t | 2023 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 15 | Cambodia | 8,672 t | 2023 | up 1,012.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Norway | 8,293 t | 2023 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 17 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6,764 t | 2023 | up 396.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 6,410 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 5,806 t | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 5,705 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 5,498 t | 2023 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 5,134 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | Honduras | 5,052 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 4,467 t | 2023 | up 259.9% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 4,411 t | 2023 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Belarus | 4,399 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4,327 t | 2023 | up 166.1% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 4,280 t | 2023 | up 455.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Kuwait | 3,892 t | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 3,506 t | 2023 | up 163.0% | rising |
| 31 | Jamaica | 3,382 t | 2023 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 3,280 t | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 33 | Libya | 3,232 t | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 34 | Melanesia | 3,174 t | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 35 | Algeria | 3,123 t | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 36 | Panama | 2,948 t | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 37 | Georgia | 2,849 t | 2023 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 38 | Botswana | 2,802 t | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 2,677 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea | 2,619 t | 2023 | up 126.3% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 2,570 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,450 t | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 2,408 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 2,392 t | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 2,271 t | 2023 | up 206.4% | rising |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 2,250 t | 2023 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,205 t | 2023 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 48 | Ecuador | 2,098 t | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 2,090 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 1,995 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 1,993 t | 2023 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 1,966 t | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,923 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 54 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,846 t | 2018 | — | rising |
| 55 | Niger | 1,756 t | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 56 | Cyprus | 1,742 t | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 1,741 t | 2023 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 1,656 t | 2023 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 59 | Republic of Moldova | 1,653 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 60 | Zambia | 1,637 t | 2023 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Türkiye | 1,628 t | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 62 | Cameroon | 1,550 t | 2023 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 63 | Uganda | 1,542 t | 2023 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 1,530 t | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 65 | Israel | 1,490 t | 2023 | up 176.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Haiti | 1,488 t | 2023 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,483 t | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,473 t | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 69 | Mongolia | 1,431 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 70 | China, Macao SAR | 1,386 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 71 | Viet Nam | 1,367 t | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 1,359 t | 2023 | up 333.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Slovenia | 1,358 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 74 | Angola | 1,355 t | 2023 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 75 | Paraguay | 1,342 t | 2023 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 76 | Albania | 1,216 t | 2023 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 77 | Kenya | 1,212 t | 2023 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 78 | Uruguay | 1,207 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 1,198 t | 2023 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Rwanda | 1,187 t | 2023 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Armenia | 1,187 t | 2023 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 82 | Djibouti | 1,148 t | 2023 | up 166.3% | rising |
| 83 | Cuba | 1,107 t | 2019 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 84 | Montenegro | 1,084 t | 2023 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 85 | Namibia | 1,060 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 1,031 t | 2023 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Liberia | 1,030 t | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 88 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,016 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 89 | Mauritania | 974.95 t | 2023 | down 29.8% | flat |
| 90 | Timor-Leste | 944.5 t | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 91 | Barbados | 943.76 t | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 940.04 t | 2023 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 93 | Bahamas | 928.85 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 94 | Mozambique | 881.8 t | 2023 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Polynesia | 839.66 t | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 96 | Belize | 817.06 t | 2023 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 804.27 t | 2023 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Madagascar | 787.2 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 99 | Gabon | 729.99 t | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 100 | Congo | 718.97 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 101 | Gambia | 711.31 t | 2023 | up 1,918.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Portugal | 699.03 t | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | 678.71 t | 2023 | up 205.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritius | 669.69 t | 2023 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 105 | United Republic of Tanzania | 669.4 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 106 | China, Taiwan Province of | 666.85 t | 2023 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 107 | New Caledonia | 659.47 t | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 108 | Estonia | 659.45 t | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Eswatini | 640.99 t | 2023 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Oman | 622.45 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Cabo Verde | 621.3 t | 2023 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 557.01 t | 2023 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Iceland | 547.2 t | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 114 | French Polynesia | 513.61 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 115 | Maldives | 505.42 t | 2023 | down 27.5% | flat |
| 116 | Fiji | 501.35 t | 2023 | up 146.9% | rising |
| 117 | Latvia | 499.13 t | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 118 | Suriname | 451.91 t | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 119 | Grenada | 448.62 t | 2023 | up 2,686.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 373.68 t | 2023 | down 75.1% | rising |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 373.04 t | 2023 | up 388.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 368.79 t | 2023 | up 138.6% | rising |
| 123 | Nepal | 365.77 t | 2023 | down 63.3% | flat |
| 124 | Micronesia | 351.92 t | 2023 | up 1,742.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Malawi | 335.13 t | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 286.58 t | 2023 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 127 | New Zealand | 279.16 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 262.96 t | 2023 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 129 | Seychelles | 221.6 t | 2023 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 130 | Myanmar | 208.3 t | 2023 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 186.15 t | 2023 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 132 | Tonga | 183.47 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 133 | Comoros | 180.3 t | 2023 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Bhutan | 158.43 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 138.9 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 136 | Samoa | 131.03 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 114.26 t | 2023 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 105.49 t | 2023 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 105.04 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 94.12 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.55 t | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.7 t | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 143 | Kiribati | 47.43 t | 2023 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Nauru | 33.97 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 33.88 t | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 23.03 t | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 11.55 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 148 | Austria | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Brazil | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Costa Rica | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Germany | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Denmark | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Egypt | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Spain | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Greece | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Hungary | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Indonesia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | India | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Italy | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Morocco | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Mexico | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Malta | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Malaysia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Pakistan | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Poland | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Senegal | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Serbia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Thailand | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Tunisia | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Russian Federation | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 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 458,842 t
- Asia 159,258 t
- Europe 125,636 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 102,264 t
- Northern Europe 81,011 t
- Americas 76,121 t
- Africa 75,115 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 68,859 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 65,450 t
- Western Asia 59,983 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 52,154 t
- European Union (27) 48,941 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.