Pulses — Food 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
178
Highest
22,137 1000 t
India
Lowest
0 1000 t
Polynesia
Median
45.5 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Pulses — Food is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 22,137 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Polynesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 45.5 1000 t, and the mean is 370.29 1000 t.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 4,762.5%), and the largest decrease in French Polynesia (down 100.0%).
Pulses — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 22,137 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 2,959 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 2,909 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 2,896 1000 t | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 2,727 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 2,661 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 7 | Pakistan | 1,617 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1,498 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 9 | United States | 1,348 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 10 | Niger | 1,326 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,274 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 12 | Turkey | 1,187 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 1,187 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 1,139 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 15 | Kenya | 1,109 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 16 | Uganda | 812 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 753 1000 t | 2023 | up 149.3% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 524 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 19 | Myanmar | 512 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 20 | Rwanda | 440 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 432 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 426 1000 t | 2023 | up 358.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Vietnam | 420 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 420 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 25 | Nepal | 415 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 389 1000 t | 2023 | up 4,762.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 384 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 28 | Caribbean | 376 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 29 | Australia and New Zealand | 373 1000 t | 2023 | up 832.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 372 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 31 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 369 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 32 | Australia | 348 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,481.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Argentina | 334 1000 t | 2023 | up 363.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 326 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 325 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 36 | Mozambique | 306 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 298 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 294 1000 t | 2023 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 289 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 40 | Angola | 281 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 41 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 276 1000 t | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Morocco | 268 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 43 | Indonesia | 266 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 265 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 45 | Russia | 245 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 245 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 215 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 48 | Yemen | 214 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 49 | Cuba | 208 1000 t | 2019 | up 17.5% | flat |
| 50 | Thailand | 200 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 198 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 52 | Ghana | 184 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 184 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 167 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 162 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 56 | Syria | 161 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 161 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 58 | Honduras | 158 1000 t | 2023 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 59 | Malaysia | 143 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 125 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 61 | Poland | 119 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 62 | Norway | 117 1000 t | 2023 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 63 | United Kingdom | 110 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 63 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 110 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 66 | Senegal | 98 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 98 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 68 | France | 96 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 69 | Haiti | 92 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 70 | Tunisia | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 86 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 86 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 74 | Ukraine | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 75 | Jordan | 80 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 76 | Cambodia | 77 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 78 | South Africa | 74 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 79 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 80 | Belgium | 70 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 70 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 82 | Chile | 64 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 83 | Germany | 62 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 427.3% | volatile |
| 86 | China, Taiwan Province of | 56 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 87 | Guinea | 51 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 308.3% | rising |
| 89 | Mauritania | 46 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 90 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 45 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 91 | Libya | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 168.8% | rising |
| 91 | Paraguay | 43 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.1% | flat |
| 93 | Finland | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Portugal | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 95 | Madagascar | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 98 | Israel | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 100 | Greece | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 100 | Lebanon | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 102 | Ecuador | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 103 | Canada | 32 1000 t | 2023 | down 88.3% | flat |
| 103 | Romania | 32 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 105 | Oman | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 106 | Qatar | 29 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 107 | Czechia | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 109 | Moldova | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 109 | Republic of Moldova | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 111 | New Zealand | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 112 | Serbia | 23 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 113 | Djibouti | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 114 | Hungary | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 114 | Kuwait | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 114 | Panama | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 117 | Denmark | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Namibia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Turkmenistan | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovakia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Switzerland | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 123 | Sweden | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 125 | Austria | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 126 | Estonia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 126 | Lithuania | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 129 | Congo | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 131 | Croatia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Liberia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 131 | Mauritius | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 131 | Melanesia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 135 | Comoros | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Bahrain | 9 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 137 | Belarus | 9 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | East Timor | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 137 | Uruguay | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 142 | Armenia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 142 | Laos | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 146 | Ireland | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 146 | Lesotho | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 146 | Cabo Verde | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 149 | Botswana | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 152 | Bhutan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 152 | Gambia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 152 | Guyana | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 155 | Cyprus | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 156 | Montenegro | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Eswatini | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Belize | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 160 | Barbados | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Fiji | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 160 | Maldives | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 164 | Georgia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Latvia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Malta | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 164 | Mongolia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Suriname | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Slovenia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 164 | Seychelles | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | China, Macao SAR | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 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 61,812 1000 t
- Asia 34,856 1000 t
- Southern Asia 26,391 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 18,761 1000 t
- Africa 16,767 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 13,878 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 13,800 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 8,944 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 7,932 1000 t
- Americas 7,662 1000 t
- Western Africa 5,779 1000 t
- South America 4,133 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 3,470 1000 t
- Western Asia 2,640 1000 t
- Europe 2,142 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 1,803 1000 t
- Central America 1,773 1000 t
- Northern Africa 1,562 1000 t
- European Union (27) 1,457 1000 t
- Middle Africa 1,384 1000 t
- Northern America 1,380 1000 t
- United States of America 1,348 1000 t
- Southern Europe 901 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 594 1000 t
- Central Asia 551 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 440 1000 t
- Oceania 385 1000 t
- Northern Europe 341 1000 t
- Western Europe 306 1000 t
- Southern Africa 109 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.