Pepper — 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
Pepper — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 3.1 kg/cap in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in United Republic of Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.06 kg/cap, and the mean is 0.144 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 9,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Pepper — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 3.1 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 2.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7,066.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 1.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 1.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,120.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Iraq | 0.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9,700.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Vietnam | 0.89 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 0.89 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Malaysia | 0.81 kg/cap | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Jordan | 0.47 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bahamas | 0.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 13 | Barbados | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 13 | Guyana | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 15 | French Polynesia | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 640.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Seychelles | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,133.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Maldives | 0.33 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 18 | China, Macao SAR | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 19 | Bahrain | 0.26 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 21 | Qatar | 0.22 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 22 | Fiji | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 22 | Ireland | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 24 | Morocco | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Polynesia | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Libya | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritania | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Rwanda | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 31 | Canada | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 31 | Kuwait | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 31 | United States | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 35 | Ghana | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 35 | Namibia | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 37 | Iceland | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 43 | Denmark | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 43 | Indonesia | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 43 | Lebanon | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 43 | Lithuania | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 43 | Niger | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Oman | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 43 | Sweden | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 43 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 51 | Australia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 51 | Croatia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 51 | Jamaica | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 56 | Greece | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 56 | Lesotho | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Marshall Islands | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 56 | Nauru | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Nauru | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Slovenia | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 67 | Belgium | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 67 | Switzerland | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 67 | Germany | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 67 | Finland | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | France | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 67 | Malta | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 67 | Norway | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Turkey | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 77 | Samoa | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Türkiye | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 83 | Romania | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 83 | Senegal | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 83 | Thailand | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 83 | Yemen | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 88 | Egypt | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 88 | Montenegro | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 88 | Mauritius | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 88 | Philippines | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 88 | Ukraine | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | Cabo Verde | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 97 | Djibouti | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 97 | India | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 97 | Italy | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 97 | Pakistan | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 97 | Peru | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 97 | Portugal | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 97 | Caribbean | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 104 | Argentina | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Cambodia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Moldova | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 104 | El Salvador | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 104 | Serbia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 104 | Suriname | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Uganda | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Uruguay | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Republic of Moldova | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Albania | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | China | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Algeria | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 115 | Spain | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 115 | Ethiopia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Honduras | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Slovakia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 115 | East Timor | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Tunisia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | China, mainland | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 115 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Botswana | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Chile | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 128 | Gabon | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | South Africa | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Micronesia | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Melanesia | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 128 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Belize | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 140 | Cameroon | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Congo | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Colombia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Comoros | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Cuba | 0.01 kg/cap | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Gambia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Liberia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Latvia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Mongolia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 140 | Malawi | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Nepal | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Paraguay | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Russia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Eswatini | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 140 | Syria | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Republic of Korea | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.9% | rising |
| 140 | Russian Federation | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 140 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Afghanistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Belarus | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 165 | Bhutan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Grenada | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Guatemala | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Haiti | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Laos | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Madagascar | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Myanmar | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Mozambique | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Zambia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | United Republic of Tanzania | 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.
- Central Asia 0.32 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 0.25 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.23 kg/cap
- Western Asia 0.22 kg/cap
- Western Africa 0.19 kg/cap
- Northern America 0.17 kg/cap
- United States of America 0.17 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 0.14 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.13 kg/cap
- Americas 0.11 kg/cap
- Oceania 0.1 kg/cap
- Africa 0.09 kg/cap
- World 0.09 kg/cap
- Asia 0.09 kg/cap
- Western Europe 0.09 kg/cap
- Central America 0.09 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.09 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 0.08 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.08 kg/cap
- Europe 0.07 kg/cap
- South America 0.07 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 0.07 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 0.06 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 0.06 kg/cap
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.05 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 0.05 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 0.04 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 0.03 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 0.03 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.