Oats — 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
Oats — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 9.89 kg/cap in Belarus; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5 kg/cap, and the mean is 1.04 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 11,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 100.0%).
Oats — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 9.89 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 2 | Norway | 7.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 6.69 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 4 | Mongolia | 5.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 213.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 5.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 231.8% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.58 kg/cap | 2023 | up 224.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Iceland | 4.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 9 | Estonia | 4.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 4.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 3.84 kg/cap | 2023 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 3.42 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 2.96 kg/cap | 2023 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Ecuador | 2.86 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 15 | Jamaica | 2.83 kg/cap | 2023 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 16 | Saint Lucia | 2.5 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 2.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 18 | Barbados | 2.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 2.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 2.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11,600.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 2.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 2.26 kg/cap | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 1.93 kg/cap | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 1.89 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 1.86 kg/cap | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 1.81 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 1.75 kg/cap | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Serbia | 1.75 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 29 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1.74 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 1.69 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 31 | Panama | 1.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 1.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 685.7% | volatile |
| 33 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 34 | Israel | 1.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 1.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,183.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Grenada | 1.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 37 | Slovakia | 1.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 1.45 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 1.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4,566.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Malta | 1.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 41 | Greece | 1.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 388.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Armenia | 1.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 1.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Canada | 1.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 46 | Bahamas | 1.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 1.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 48 | China, Macao SAR | 1.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 49 | South Africa | 1.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 50 | Qatar | 1 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 51 | France | 0.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 0.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 0.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.95 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 55 | Seychelles | 0.94 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 56 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.93 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.6% | flat |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 0.87 kg/cap | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Fiji | 0.86 kg/cap | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 59 | Hungary | 0.82 kg/cap | 2023 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 60 | Croatia | 0.8 kg/cap | 2023 | up 370.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Cyprus | 0.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 62 | Maldives | 0.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 711.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 0.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 0.69 kg/cap | 2023 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 65 | Italy | 0.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 161.5% | rising |
| 66 | Morocco | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 570.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 0.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritius | 0.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 441.7% | rising |
| 70 | Ukraine | 0.64 kg/cap | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Montenegro | 0.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2,950.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Bahrain | 0.6 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 73 | Belize | 0.59 kg/cap | 2023 | down 49.1% | rising |
| 73 | Oman | 0.59 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | 0.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Romania | 0.5 kg/cap | 2023 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 77 | Suriname | 0.5 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 77 | Sweden | 0.5 kg/cap | 2023 | down 63.2% | flat |
| 80 | Namibia | 0.46 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 0.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Libya | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3,600.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 0.34 kg/cap | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 87 | Australia | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 88 | China | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 88 | Lesotho | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Mexico | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 190.0% | rising |
| 93 | Albania | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Eswatini | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 95 | China, mainland | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 96 | Republic of Korea | 0.25 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Lebanon | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 97 | Liberia | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 97 | Marshall Islands | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 100 | Botswana | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 100 | Philippines | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 100 | Senegal | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Tonga | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 100 | Tunisia | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 107 | Algeria | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Guyana | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Angola | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 109 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Belgium | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 109 | Congo | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 109 | Gabon | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 114 | Kenya | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 114 | Thailand | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Indonesia | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 116 | Iraq | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Jordan | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 116 | Nepal | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Samoa | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Bhutan | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 121 | India | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Zambia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 126 | Gambia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Nigeria | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 126 | Yemen | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Naoero | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Haiti | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Kiribati | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 131 | Tuvalu | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Afghanistan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Egypt | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 136 | Malawi | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 136 | Pakistan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Cameroon | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Cuba | 0 kg/cap | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Czechia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 145 | Spain | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 145 | Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Lithuania | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Myanmar | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Mozambique | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritania | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 6.18 kg/cap
- Republic of Moldova 1.98 kg/cap
- Northern America 5.67 kg/cap
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.88 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 4.38 kg/cap
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.6 kg/cap
- Americas 3.36 kg/cap
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.5 kg/cap
- Western Europe 3.17 kg/cap
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.28 kg/cap
- South America 2.7 kg/cap
- Asia 0.17 kg/cap
- Europe 2.25 kg/cap
- Viet Nam 0.1 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 1.94 kg/cap
- Polynesia 0.08 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 1.64 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.06 kg/cap
- Melanesia 0.06 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 0.96 kg/cap
- World 0.77 kg/cap
- Micronesia 0.04 kg/cap
- Caribbean 0.71 kg/cap
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.03 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 0.03 kg/cap
- Oceania 0.67 kg/cap
- Central America 0.66 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 0.66 kg/cap
- Türkiye 0.02 kg/cap
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.01 kg/cap
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.01 kg/cap
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.01 kg/cap
- Cabo Verde 0.33 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 0.31 kg/cap
- Central Asia 0.3 kg/cap
- Timor-Leste 0 kg/cap
- United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg/cap
- Western Asia 0.24 kg/cap
- Côte d'Ivoire 0.23 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.23 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.