Pimento — 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
Pimento — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 7.44 kg/cap in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.11 kg/cap, and the mean is 0.4398 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 2,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 100.0%).
Pimento — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | Jamaica | 6.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 5.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3.66 kg/cap | 2023 | up 320.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Ghana | 2.96 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 2.76 kg/cap | 2023 | up 135.9% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 2.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 8 | North Macedonia | 2.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 1.94 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 1.64 kg/cap | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 11 | Malaysia | 1.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 1.34 kg/cap | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 13 | India | 1.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 14 | Niger | 1.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 15 | Maldives | 1.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 16 | Tunisia | 1.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 281.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 0.98 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,125.0% | volatile |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 0.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cambodia | 0.71 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 20 | Morocco | 0.63 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 20 | Qatar | 0.63 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 0.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 0.53 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.5 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 25 | Djibouti | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0.47 kg/cap | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 27 | Seychelles | 0.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 161.1% | rising |
| 29 | Bahrain | 0.46 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 0.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 820.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Algeria | 0.45 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 36 | Oman | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 37 | Albania | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Bhutan | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 38 | Libya | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 71.0% | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 40 | Kuwait | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Senegal | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 0.26 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 43 | Barbados | 0.26 kg/cap | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0.26 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 46 | Slovak Republic | 0.25 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 47 | Canada | 0.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 0.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 0.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 49 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.22 kg/cap | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 51 | Switzerland | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Israel | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 56 | Australia | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 56 | Montenegro | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 56 | Sweden | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Germany | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 62 | Denmark | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 62 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Armenia | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Indonesia | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 70 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 71 | New Zealand | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Argentina | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 72 | Georgia | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 72 | Ireland | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 76 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 76 | Grenada | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.6% | falling |
| 76 | China, mainland | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 79 | Finland | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 79 | Iceland | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 79 | Lithuania | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 79 | Portugal | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 79 | El Salvador | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Belgium | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 86 | France | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 86 | Lebanon | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 86 | Malta | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 90 | Cyprus | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Iraq | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 90 | Uruguay | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 94 | Chile | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Fiji | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 94 | Guyana | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Malawi | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 100 | Kenya | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Madagascar | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Marshall Islands | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Suriname | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Uganda | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 100 | Ukraine | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 106 | Gambia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Italy | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 106 | Panama | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahamas | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Latvia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | China, Macao SAR | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Guinea | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Mongolia | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 116 | Brazil | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 0.01 kg/cap | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Haiti | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Liberia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Philippines | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | French Polynesia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Botswana | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Comoros | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Spain | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Gabon | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Mozambique | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Namibia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Peru | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Vanuatu | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Samoa | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Yemen | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Zambia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 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.
- Côte d'Ivoire 4.01 kg/cap
- Cabo Verde 2.74 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 1.34 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 1.11 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.89 kg/cap
- Western Africa 0.75 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.72 kg/cap
- Africa 0.57 kg/cap
- Türkiye 0.19 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 0.56 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 0.49 kg/cap
- United States of America 0.49 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.