Onions — Food supply (kcal) by country
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What the numbers show
Onions — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 9.83 million million Kcal in India; the lowest is 0 million Kcal in Timor-Leste.
The median across all reporting countries is 24,592 million Kcal, and the mean is 256,544 million Kcal.
Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in New Caledonia (up 9,008.2%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 100.0%).
Onions — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 9.83 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 8.25 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 8.20 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1.25 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 123.3% | rising |
| 5 | Egypt | 1.16 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 342.2% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 847,394 million Kcal | 2023 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 757,369 million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 738,015 million Kcal | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 733,894 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 10 | Pakistan | 724,756 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 11 | Algeria | 654,181 million Kcal | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 621,394 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 13 | Nigeria | 602,741 million Kcal | 2023 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 519,118 million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 507,660 million Kcal | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 16 | Niger | 506,997 million Kcal | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 462,822 million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 18 | Ukraine | 380,972 million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 360,694 million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 350,102 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 345,049 million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 335,802 million Kcal | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 327,645 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 24 | France | 255,671 million Kcal | 2023 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 246,414 million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 231,510 million Kcal | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 230,858 million Kcal | 2023 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 228,563 million Kcal | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 222,431 million Kcal | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 30 | Senegal | 220,161 million Kcal | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 215,256 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 210,845 million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 203,560 million Kcal | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 198,310 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 194,529 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 147,675 million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 139,388 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4,544.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 136,714 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 39 | Cameroon | 128,681 million Kcal | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 40 | Uganda | 128,252 million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 41 | Mozambique | 121,050 million Kcal | 2023 | up 195.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Philippines | 114,950 million Kcal | 2023 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 113,885 million Kcal | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 112,207 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 110,354 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 45 | Australia and New Zealand | 110,354 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 47 | Malawi | 108,371 million Kcal | 2023 | up 194.7% | rising |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 106,212 million Kcal | 2023 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 103,947 million Kcal | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 95,960 million Kcal | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 51 | Belarus | 90,197 million Kcal | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 86,052 million Kcal | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 53 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 82,866 million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 82,719 million Kcal | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 55 | Libya | 74,503 million Kcal | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 56 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 70,393 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 57 | Guatemala | 68,620 million Kcal | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 59 | Tunisia | 67,537 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 64,565 million Kcal | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 61,509 million Kcal | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 61,052 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 57,045 million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 64 | Iraq | 54,863 million Kcal | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 65 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 53,610 million Kcal | 2023 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 53,056 million Kcal | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 51,502 million Kcal | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 51,204 million Kcal | 2023 | up 191.3% | rising |
| 69 | Yemen | 49,016 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 70 | Portugal | 47,750 million Kcal | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 71 | China, Taiwan Province of | 47,138 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 46,494 million Kcal | 2023 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 46,430 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 74 | Sweden | 45,122 million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 75 | Israel | 44,915 million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 76 | Kuwait | 44,705 million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 77 | Albania | 43,628 million Kcal | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 78 | Oman | 42,631 million Kcal | 2023 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 79 | Austria | 36,914 million Kcal | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 35,243 million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 81 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 32,814 million Kcal | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 82 | Cuba | 32,038 million Kcal | 2019 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 83 | Lebanon | 30,873 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 84 | Ireland | 29,650 million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 85 | Mauritania | 29,586 million Kcal | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 27,700 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 87 | Hungary | 27,013 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 88 | Guinea | 26,886 million Kcal | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 89 | Qatar | 25,920 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24,592 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 91 | Denmark | 24,091 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 23,566 million Kcal | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 93 | Croatia | 23,513 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 22,865 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 95 | Switzerland | 22,501 million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 20,073 million Kcal | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 19,350 million Kcal | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 18,721 million Kcal | 2023 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 99 | Finland | 16,912 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 100 | Mongolia | 16,883 million Kcal | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16,654 million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 102 | Lithuania | 16,515 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 103 | El Salvador | 16,365 million Kcal | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 104 | Belgium | 16,244 million Kcal | 2023 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 105 | Georgia | 15,883 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 106 | Panama | 15,876 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 107 | Slovakia | 15,414 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 108 | Zambia | 14,572 million Kcal | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 109 | Bahrain | 13,231 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 110 | Rwanda | 12,796 million Kcal | 2023 | up 146.9% | rising |
| 111 | Uruguay | 11,984 million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 112 | Slovenia | 11,730 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 113 | Paraguay | 11,628 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 114 | Armenia | 11,574 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 115 | Djibouti | 9,697 million Kcal | 2023 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 116 | Mauritius | 9,122 million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 117 | Latvia | 8,192 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 118 | Namibia | 8,175 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 119 | Guyana | 7,820 million Kcal | 2023 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Haiti | 7,032 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 6,759 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 122 | Estonia | 6,498 million Kcal | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 123 | Maldives | 6,196 million Kcal | 2023 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 124 | Serbia | 5,973 million Kcal | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Jamaica | 5,471 million Kcal | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 126 | Honduras | 4,809 million Kcal | 2023 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 127 | Congo | 4,589 million Kcal | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 128 | Melanesia | 4,173 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 129 | Norway | 4,135 million Kcal | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 130 | Malta | 4,077 million Kcal | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 131 | Angola | 3,842 million Kcal | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Ecuador | 3,513 million Kcal | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 3,163 million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 134 | Montenegro | 3,116 million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 3,041 million Kcal | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 136 | Botswana | 2,876 million Kcal | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 137 | Cyprus | 2,780 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 138 | Cabo Verde | 2,484 million Kcal | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 139 | Eswatini | 2,204 million Kcal | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Madagascar | 2,174 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 141 | Gabon | 2,070 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 142 | Suriname | 2,068 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 143 | Bhutan | 1,739 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 144 | China, Macao SAR | 1,538 million Kcal | 2023 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,496 million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 146 | Iceland | 1,430 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 147 | Bahamas | 1,348 million Kcal | 2023 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 148 | Barbados | 1,310 million Kcal | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 149 | Polynesia | 1,154 million Kcal | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 150 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,097 million Kcal | 2023 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Comoros | 1,060 million Kcal | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 152 | Seychelles | 744.65 million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 698.29 million Kcal | 2023 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Samoa | 617.89 million Kcal | 2023 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 155 | Belize | 582.15 million Kcal | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 487.58 million Kcal | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 447.37 million Kcal | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 158 | Sao Tome and Principe | 380.5 million Kcal | 2023 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 159 | Antigua and Barbuda | 322.51 million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 294.19 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Grenada | 285.38 million Kcal | 2023 | up 144.1% | rising |
| 162 | Micronesia | 211.99 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,213.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 183.9 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 157.58 million Kcal | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 165 | Nauru | 110.11 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 103 million Kcal | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 66.49 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9,008.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 61.58 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Tonga | 41.02 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Cambodia | 35.87 million Kcal | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Kiribati | 25.93 million Kcal | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Marshall Islands | 20.04 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Tuvalu | 7.76 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 174 | Liberia | 0 million Kcal | 2021 | — | flat |
| 174 | Lesotho | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | New Zealand | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 174 | Timor-Leste | 0 million Kcal | 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.
- World 39.88 million million Kcal
- Asia 26.60 million million Kcal
- Southern Asia 12.85 million million Kcal
- Eastern Asia 9.34 million million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6.62 million million Kcal
- Africa 5.50 million million Kcal
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.91 million million Kcal
- Europe 3.88 million million Kcal
- Americas 3.78 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.38 million million Kcal
- Northern Africa 2.75 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.55 million million Kcal
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.