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 163 countries. The highest value is 3.1 kg/cap in Burkina Faso; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.06 kg/cap, and the mean is 0.1434 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 50 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 | Malaysia | 0.81 kg/cap | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Jordan | 0.47 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Bahamas | 0.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 11 | Barbados | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 11 | Guyana | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 13 | French Polynesia | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 640.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Seychelles | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,133.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Maldives | 0.33 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 16 | China, Macao SAR | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 17 | Bahrain | 0.26 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 19 | Qatar | 0.22 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 20 | Fiji | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Libya | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Cyprus | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 24 | Mauritania | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Rwanda | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 28 | Canada | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 28 | Kuwait | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 33 | New Zealand | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 38 | Denmark | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 38 | Indonesia | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 38 | Lebanon | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 38 | Niger | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Oman | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 38 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 46 | Australia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 46 | Jamaica | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 46 | Poland | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 51 | Greece | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 51 | Lesotho | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Marshall Islands | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 51 | Naoero | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Brazil | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 56 | Israel | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Mexico | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 61 | Armenia | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 61 | Switzerland | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 61 | Germany | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 61 | Finland | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | France | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 61 | Malta | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 61 | Norway | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 71 | Georgia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Samoa | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 75 | Senegal | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 75 | Thailand | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 75 | Yemen | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 80 | Montenegro | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Mauritius | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Panama | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Philippines | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 80 | Ukraine | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 88 | Djibouti | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 88 | India | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 88 | Italy | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 88 | Peru | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 88 | Portugal | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 94 | Argentina | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Cambodia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 94 | New Caledonia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 94 | El Salvador | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 94 | Suriname | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 94 | Uruguay | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Algeria | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 103 | Spain | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Honduras | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovak Republic | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 103 | Tunisia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 103 | China, mainland | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 103 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Botswana | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Chile | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Gabon | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | South Africa | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Belize | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 120 | Cameroon | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Congo | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 120 | Colombia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Comoros | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Cuba | 0.01 kg/cap | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Gambia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Liberia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Latvia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Mongolia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 120 | Malawi | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Nepal | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Paraguay | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Eswatini | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Republic of Korea | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.9% | rising |
| 120 | Russian Federation | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 141 | Afghanistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Angola | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 141 | Bulgaria | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 141 | Belarus | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 141 | Bhutan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Grenada | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Guatemala | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Haiti | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Kenya | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 141 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Madagascar | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Myanmar | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Mozambique | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Nigeria | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 141 | Tonga | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | flat |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Zambia | 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.
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.23 kg/cap
- Central Asia 0.32 kg/cap
- Northern America 0.17 kg/cap
- United States of America 0.17 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 0.25 kg/cap
- Western Asia 0.22 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 0.14 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.13 kg/cap
- Western Africa 0.19 kg/cap
- Americas 0.11 kg/cap
- World 0.09 kg/cap
- Western Europe 0.09 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.