Plantains — Food supply (kcal) 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...
Countries reporting
140
Highest
7.45 million million Kcal
Uganda
Lowest
0 million Kcal
China, Taiwan Province of
Median
636.87 million Kcal
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,342
What the numbers show
Plantains — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 140 countries. The highest value is 7.45 million million Kcal in Uganda; the lowest is 0 million Kcal in China, Taiwan Province of.
The median across all reporting countries is 636.87 million Kcal, and the mean is 155,429 million Kcal.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 135,568.0%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Plantains — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 7.45 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 152.3% | rising |
| 2 | Ghana | 3.04 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 3 | Philippines | 2.14 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Colombia | 1.45 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 5 | Cameroon | 1.16 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 6 | Myanmar | 823,317 million Kcal | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 774,581 million Kcal | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 8 | Rwanda | 718,520 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Cuba | 520,879 million Kcal | 2019 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 519,190 million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea | 488,835 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 426,328 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 13 | Guatemala | 299,324 million Kcal | 2023 | up 651.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Malawi | 280,179 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 15 | Gabon | 202,007 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 137,728 million Kcal | 2023 | up 378.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 132,912 million Kcal | 2023 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 129,113 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Panama | 121,307 million Kcal | 2023 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 20 | Haiti | 117,377 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 21 | Honduras | 82,188 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 22 | Congo, Republic of | 57,786 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Guyana | 57,242 million Kcal | 2023 | up 604.2% | volatile |
| 24 | El Salvador | 48,202 million Kcal | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 46,896 million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 42,244 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 27 | Jamaica | 40,922 million Kcal | 2023 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 28 | Liberia | 34,832 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 34,078 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 32,198 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 31 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 25,670 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24,664 million Kcal | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 33 | Kenya | 23,273 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 34 | France | 21,479 million Kcal | 2023 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 21,236 million Kcal | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Canada | 21,089 million Kcal | 2023 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 17,933 million Kcal | 2023 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 38 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 17,149 million Kcal | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 16,908 million Kcal | 2023 | up 856.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 16,446 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18,695.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Qatar | 15,636 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 42 | Belgium | 14,279 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 13,500 million Kcal | 2023 | up 354.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 12,862 million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 9,607 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Slovak Republic | 9,233 million Kcal | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 8,939 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Chile | 8,637 million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Fiji, Republic of | 8,493 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 6,197 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Germany | 5,757 million Kcal | 2023 | up 502.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Montenegro | 5,511 million Kcal | 2023 | up 457.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 5,239 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,667 million Kcal | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 55 | Suriname | 3,006 million Kcal | 2023 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 56 | Portugal | 2,262 million Kcal | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Belize | 1,847 million Kcal | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 58 | Namibia | 1,796 million Kcal | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Argentina | 1,674 million Kcal | 2023 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Czech Republic | 1,631 million Kcal | 2023 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Tonga | 1,595 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 62 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,537 million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 63 | Cyprus | 1,496 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10,049.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Switzerland | 1,310 million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 65 | Oman | 1,257 million Kcal | 2023 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Iceland | 898 million Kcal | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahamas, The | 885.61 million Kcal | 2023 | up 92.5% | flat |
| 68 | Ireland | 733.26 million Kcal | 2023 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Lithuania, Republic of | 724.73 million Kcal | 2023 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 668.2 million Kcal | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Barbados | 605.53 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 72 | St. Lucia | 604.55 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 73 | Malaysia | 579.19 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,896.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 547.24 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 75 | Iraq | 501.97 million Kcal | 2023 | up 135,568.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Uruguay | 392.42 million Kcal | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Grenada | 347.38 million Kcal | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Libya | 334.63 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3,622.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia, Republic of | 264.38 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,636.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Norway | 244.63 million Kcal | 2023 | up 377.0% | volatile |
| 81 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 206.76 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Denmark | 199.72 million Kcal | 2023 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 178.98 million Kcal | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Botswana | 176.81 million Kcal | 2023 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | 169.67 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Maldives | 149.3 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,042.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Austria | 132.32 million Kcal | 2023 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Republic of Korea | 125.28 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 118.81 million Kcal | 2023 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 90 | Finland | 106.66 million Kcal | 2023 | up 192.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Sweden | 74.84 million Kcal | 2023 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Niger | 64.8 million Kcal | 2023 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 93 | French Polynesia | 49.43 million Kcal | 2023 | up 70,514.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Georgia | 36.17 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Malta | 32.69 million Kcal | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 96 | China (People’s Republic of) | 30.1 million Kcal | 2023 | up 349.9% | volatile |
| 96 | China, mainland | 30.1 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,920.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Tunisia | 27.76 million Kcal | 2023 | up 366.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 21.37 million Kcal | 2023 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Australia and New Zealand | 18.24 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Latvia, Republic of | 16.35 million Kcal | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 102 | New Zealand | 14.29 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 14.23 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Russian Federation | 12.99 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8,560.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 11.1 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 106 | Australia | 3.95 million Kcal | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Estonia, Republic of | 3.55 million Kcal | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Belarus, Republic of | 1.18 million Kcal | 2021 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovenia, Republic of | 1.1 million Kcal | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.52 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.45 million Kcal | 2023 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Angola | 0.39 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 0.18 million Kcal | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Algeria | 0.16 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.16 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Djibouti | 0.03 million Kcal | 2021 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Albania | 0 million Kcal | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Gambia, The | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Greece | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Israel | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Jordan | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Lebanon | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Morocco | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Mexico | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Mongolia | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Nigeria | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Poland, Republic of | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Paraguay | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Seychelles | 0 million Kcal | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Thailand | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Tuvalu | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Ukraine | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | South Africa | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Zambia | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 117 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 million Kcal | 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.
- World 26.88 million million Kcal
- Africa 17.99 million million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 16.96 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 13.77 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 8.79 million million Kcal
- Americas 4.84 million million Kcal
- Asia 3.79 million million Kcal
- Northern America 324,736 million Kcal
- United States of America 303,646 million Kcal
- European Union (27) 183,656 million Kcal
- South America 2.58 million million Kcal
- Western Europe 56,366 million Kcal
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.