Molluscs, Other — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) 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
Molluscs, Other — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 17.55 kg/cap in China, Macao SAR; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.29 kg/cap, and the mean is 1.27 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 900.0%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 100.0%).
Molluscs, Other — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, Macao SAR | 17.55 kg/cap | 2023 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 2 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 16.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 3 | China, mainland | 10.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 4 | China | 10.63 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 8.33 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 6 | Belize | 7.78 kg/cap | 2023 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 7.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 8 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6.79 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.65 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 10 | France | 5.33 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 5.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 12 | French Polynesia | 4.75 kg/cap | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 4.44 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 4.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.99 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 3.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 17 | Fiji | 3.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 3.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 2.84 kg/cap | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 20 | New Caledonia | 2.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 21 | Australia | 2.61 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.5 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 23 | Malaysia | 2.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 58.7% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 2.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 252.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 2.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 26 | New Zealand | 1.93 kg/cap | 2023 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 27 | Maldives | 1.84 kg/cap | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 28 | Peru | 1.83 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 1.74 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.6% | flat |
| 30 | Denmark | 1.41 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 32 | Samoa | 1.4 kg/cap | 2023 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 33 | Mauritania | 1.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 318.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.33 kg/cap | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 1.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 36 | Jamaica | 1.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 36 | Cambodia | 1.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 1.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 39 | Argentina | 1.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 1.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 1.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 42 | Barbados | 1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ireland | 0.89 kg/cap | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 43 | Slovenia | 0.89 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 0.88 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 46 | Chile | 0.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 47 | Panama | 0.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 0.78 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 49 | Croatia | 0.76 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 49 | Sweden | 0.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 51 | Mexico | 0.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 30.4% | flat |
| 52 | Norway | 0.72 kg/cap | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 53 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.71 kg/cap | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 0.65 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 55 | Belarus | 0.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Bahamas | 0.59 kg/cap | 2023 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Mauritius | 0.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 217.6% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 0.53 kg/cap | 2023 | up 783.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Austria | 0.52 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 59 | Romania | 0.52 kg/cap | 2023 | up 188.9% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 0.51 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 0.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Qatar | 0.49 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 66 | Grenada | 0.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 67 | Albania | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 67 | Greece | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Uruguay | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 70 | Lithuania | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 71 | Israel | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 0.33 kg/cap | 2023 | up 312.5% | rising |
| 73 | Germany | 0.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 73 | Namibia | 0.31 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 0.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 76 | Marshall Islands | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 76 | Seychelles | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Poland | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 460.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cuba | 0.27 kg/cap | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 79 | Latvia | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 81 | Bahrain | 0.26 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 83 | Tonga | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Finland | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 84 | Tunisia | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 86 | Kiribati | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Hungary | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 88 | Kuwait | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 90 | Gambia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Brazil | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 93 | Tuvalu | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 97 | India | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 98 | Armenia | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Colombia | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 99 | Madagascar | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 99 | Serbia | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Comoros | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Georgia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Paraguay | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 107 | Slovakia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Egypt | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 111 | Guatemala | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Honduras | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Lebanon | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Jordan | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Morocco | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Nigeria | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 117 | Eswatini | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | South Africa | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Angola | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Bangladesh | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Gabon | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Guyana | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Lesotho | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Mongolia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Mozambique | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Oman | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Pakistan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Yemen | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Zambia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Congo | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Algeria | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Ethiopia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Ghana | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Haiti | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Iraq | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Liberia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Myanmar | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Nepal | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Rwanda | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Suriname | 0 kg/cap | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Zimbabwe | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 10 kg/cap
- Asia 3.65 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 4.04 kg/cap
- Polynesia 2.71 kg/cap
- Northern America 2.83 kg/cap
- Viet Nam 2.21 kg/cap
- United States of America 2.81 kg/cap
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.77 kg/cap
- World 2.51 kg/cap
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.34 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 2.45 kg/cap
- Melanesia 0.31 kg/cap
- Western Europe 2.28 kg/cap
- Republic of Moldova 0.29 kg/cap
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.29 kg/cap
- Oceania 1.87 kg/cap
- Europe 1.85 kg/cap
- Türkiye 0.23 kg/cap
- Americas 1.35 kg/cap
- Micronesia 0.21 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 0.94 kg/cap
- Timor-Leste 0.07 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 0.83 kg/cap
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.06 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 0.72 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.03 kg/cap
- Cabo Verde 0.67 kg/cap
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.02 kg/cap
- Central America 0.66 kg/cap
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.01 kg/cap
- United Republic of Tanzania 0.01 kg/cap
- South America 0.42 kg/cap
- Caribbean 0.25 kg/cap
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kg/cap
- Syrian Arab Republic 0 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 0 kg/cap
- Western Asia 0.13 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.08 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 0.06 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 0.04 kg/cap
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.