Pimento — 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
Pimento — Import quantity is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 191 1000 t in United States; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Bolivia (Plurinational State of).
The median across all reporting countries is 2 1000 t, and the mean is 12.09 1000 t.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in China, mainland (up 3,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Morocco (down 100.0%).
Pimento — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 191 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 2 | China | 151 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,787.5% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 144 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,500.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Thailand | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 76 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 71 1000 t | 2023 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 8 | Malaysia | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 45 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 40 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 440.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 22 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 17 | Vietnam | 13 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 13 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Canada | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 20 | Russia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 23 | Nepal | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 25 | France | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Türkiye | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7 1000 t | 2018 | — | falling |
| 30 | Algeria | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 30 | India | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Italy | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 37 | Tunisia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Czechia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 42 | Pakistan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 46 | Argentina | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Switzerland | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Chile | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 46 | Egypt | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Guatemala | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 46 | Iraq | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Kuwait | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Libya | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Oman | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 46 | Philippines | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 46 | Qatar | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 46 | Slovakia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 46 | Slovenia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 46 | Sweden | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Ukraine | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 46 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Bahrain | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Denmark | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Estonia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Finland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Croatia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Ireland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Laos | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Latvia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Maldives | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Niger | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Nigeria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | New Zealand | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Peru | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Portugal | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | El Salvador | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Caribbean | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Djibouti | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Ghana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Lebanon | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Liberia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Morocco | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Myanmar | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Mozambique | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Senegal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Yemen | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 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 1,094 1000 t
- Asia 589 1000 t
- Americas 273 1000 t
- Northern America 203 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 197 1000 t
- Europe 195 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 195 1000 t
- United States of America 191 1000 t
- European Union (27) 162 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 141 1000 t
- Southern Asia 132 1000 t
- Southern Europe 88 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 86 1000 t
- Central America 58 1000 t
- Western Europe 52 1000 t
- Western Asia 41 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 37 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 33 1000 t
- Africa 31 1000 t
- Central Asia 24 1000 t
- Northern Europe 22 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 18 1000 t
- Northern Africa 16 1000 t
- South America 11 1000 t
- Southern Africa 10 1000 t
- Oceania 6 1000 t
- Western Africa 5 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2 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.