Pepper — Import quantity 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 — Import quantity is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 69 1000 t in United States; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Syrian Arab Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 1000 t, and the mean is 4.06 1000 t.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 214.3%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 100.0%).
Pepper — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 69 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | India | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 118.8% | rising |
| 3 | Vietnam | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 214.3% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 214.3% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.3% | flat |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 7 | China | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 10 | France | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 13 | Turkey | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 13 | China, mainland | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 8 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 19 | Egypt | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 23 | Australia and New Zealand | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Yemen | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 31 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Belgium | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Czechia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 34 | Algeria | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Iraq | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 34 | Russia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Ukraine | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Caribbean | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Bahrain | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 47 | Brazil | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Switzerland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Denmark | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Finland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Greece | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Ireland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Israel | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Jordan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Kuwait | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Lebanon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Libya | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | New Zealand | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Oman | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Portugal | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Qatar | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 47 | Senegal | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Republic of Korea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | rising |
| 47 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1 1000 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Belarus | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Botswana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Djibouti | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Gambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Indonesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Cambodia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Lesotho | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Myanmar | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Mozambique | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Namibia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Nigeria | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Nepal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Slovakia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Slovenia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Syria | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Tunisia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Melanesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 396 1000 t
- Asia 170 1000 t
- Europe 99 1000 t
- Americas 92 1000 t
- European Union (27) 82 1000 t
- Northern America 77 1000 t
- United States of America 69 1000 t
- Southern Asia 53 1000 t
- Western Europe 50 1000 t
- Western Asia 49 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 45 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 40 1000 t
- Africa 31 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 25 1000 t
- Northern Africa 19 1000 t
- Northern Europe 18 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 17 1000 t
- Southern Europe 13 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 12 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 10 1000 t
- Central America 7 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 7 1000 t
- South America 6 1000 t
- Western Africa 6 1000 t
- Oceania 5 1000 t
- Southern Africa 5 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 3 1000 t
- Central Asia 3 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 1 1000 t
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.