Pulses, Other and products — 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
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 50.57 kg/cap in Niger; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.46 kg/cap, and the mean is 3.15 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 2,088.9%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 96.3%).
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 50.57 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 10.68 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 32.59 kg/cap | 2023 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 15.77 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 4 | Nepal | 13.26 kg/cap | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 4 | Cabo Verde | 8.53 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 11.96 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 6 | Malawi | 11.92 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 7 | Comoros | 11.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 8 | India | 10.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 9.74 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 9.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 11 | Norway | 8.39 kg/cap | 2023 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 1.6 kg/cap | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 12 | Djibouti | 8.24 kg/cap | 2023 | up 418.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 7.98 kg/cap | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.85 kg/cap | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.49 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 15 | Solomon Islands | 7.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 16 | Australia | 7.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 864.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 6.99 kg/cap | 2023 | up 102.0% | rising |
| 18 | Qatar | 6.84 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 18 | Timor-Leste | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 6.74 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 20 | Jordan | 6.6 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 21 | Tunisia | 6.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 22 | Algeria | 6.47 kg/cap | 2023 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 23 | Cuba | 6.46 kg/cap | 2019 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 24 | Namibia | 6.44 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 6.43 kg/cap | 2023 | up 684.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 6.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 27 | Myanmar | 6.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 28 | Iraq | 5.94 kg/cap | 2023 | up 197.0% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 5.63 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 30 | Kenya | 5.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 31 | Haiti | 5.24 kg/cap | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 5.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 33 | Seychelles | 4.91 kg/cap | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 34 | Mauritania | 4.81 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 35 | Oman | 4.77 kg/cap | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.74 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 37 | Bhutan | 4.66 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 38 | Pakistan | 4.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 39 | Peru | 4.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 40 | Senegal | 4.43 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 4.41 kg/cap | 2023 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritius | 4.36 kg/cap | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 43 | Lebanon | 4.28 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 44 | Grenada | 4.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 45 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 46 | Barbados | 4.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 47 | Kuwait | 3.96 kg/cap | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 48 | Belgium | 3.94 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2,088.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Libya | 3.86 kg/cap | 2023 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahrain | 3.77 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 3.65 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 52 | Yemen | 3.64 kg/cap | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 53 | Guinea | 3.52 kg/cap | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 54 | New Zealand | 3.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 55 | Maldives | 3.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania | 3.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 242.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Mozambique | 3.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 2.86 kg/cap | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 2.76 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 60 | Israel | 2.58 kg/cap | 2023 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 61 | Guatemala | 2.56 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 62 | Botswana | 2.54 kg/cap | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 63 | Guyana | 2.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 64 | Panama | 2.18 kg/cap | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 65 | Poland | 2.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Paraguay | 1.96 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 67 | Malaysia | 1.95 kg/cap | 2023 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 68 | Cyprus | 1.94 kg/cap | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 69 | Chile | 1.92 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 70 | Liberia | 1.84 kg/cap | 2023 | up 152.1% | rising |
| 71 | Zambia | 1.77 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 72 | Croatia | 1.75 kg/cap | 2023 | up 929.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Colombia | 1.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 75 | French Polynesia | 1.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 76 | Eswatini | 1.61 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 77 | Fiji | 1.58 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Egypt | 1.55 kg/cap | 2023 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 78 | Thailand | 1.55 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 80 | Greece | 1.52 kg/cap | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.51 kg/cap | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 82 | Mexico | 1.41 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 83 | Uruguay | 1.3 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 84 | Austria | 1.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 180.4% | rising |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 1.25 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Ecuador | 1.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 86 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 88 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 89 | Gambia | 1.01 kg/cap | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 90 | Armenia | 0.97 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 0.96 kg/cap | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 92 | China, mainland | 0.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 93 | China | 0.86 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 0.79 kg/cap | 2023 | up 146.9% | rising |
| 95 | Czechia | 0.75 kg/cap | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 95 | France | 0.75 kg/cap | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 97 | Latvia | 0.72 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Angola | 0.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 98 | Argentina | 0.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.71 kg/cap | 2023 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 0.67 kg/cap | 2023 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 103 | Ghana | 0.66 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 104 | Malta | 0.64 kg/cap | 2023 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 0.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 106 | Uganda | 0.52 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 0.51 kg/cap | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 108 | Madagascar | 0.48 kg/cap | 2023 | up 45.5% | falling |
| 110 | New Caledonia | 0.47 kg/cap | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 111 | Germany | 0.46 kg/cap | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 112 | Slovakia | 0.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 113 | China, Macao SAR | 0.43 kg/cap | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Switzerland | 0.42 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 114 | Marshall Islands | 0.42 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 116 | Albania | 0.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 117 | Ireland | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | up 875.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 117 | Republic of Korea | 0.39 kg/cap | 2023 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 120 | Portugal | 0.38 kg/cap | 2023 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 0.37 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.36 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Hungary | 0.35 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 123 | Serbia | 0.35 kg/cap | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Mongolia | 0.33 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 126 | Sweden | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 15.8% | flat |
| 128 | Cambodia | 0.31 kg/cap | 2023 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Philippines | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 130 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Ukraine | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 132 | Denmark | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 132 | Georgia | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Canada | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 96.3% | falling |
| 135 | South Africa | 0.22 kg/cap | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 136 | Bahamas | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 136 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.21 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 138 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 139 | Iceland | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 140 | Romania | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 142 | Russian Federation | 0.17 kg/cap | 2023 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Lesotho | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 145 | Brazil | 0.15 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 146 | Montenegro | 0.13 kg/cap | 2023 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Suriname | 0.1 kg/cap | 2023 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 148 | Slovenia | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Indonesia | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 150 | Finland | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 151 | El Salvador | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 152 | Kiribati | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Naoero | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Belarus | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 155 | Congo | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Belize | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Honduras | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Rwanda | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Tonga | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Samoa | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Estonia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Tuvalu | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Africa 12.02 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 9.29 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 7.13 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 9.11 kg/cap
- Syrian Arab Republic 6.57 kg/cap
- Asia 4.76 kg/cap
- Africa 6.97 kg/cap
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 3.27 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6.96 kg/cap
- United Republic of Tanzania 3.01 kg/cap
- Western Asia 6.58 kg/cap
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.65 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 6.46 kg/cap
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.54 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.98 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 1.92 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 5.05 kg/cap
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.67 kg/cap
- Oceania 4.74 kg/cap
- World 4.38 kg/cap
- Republic of Moldova 1.18 kg/cap
- Caribbean 4.16 kg/cap
- Melanesia 0.85 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 2.55 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 1.45 kg/cap
- Polynesia 0.75 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 1.36 kg/cap
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.38 kg/cap
- Central America 1.33 kg/cap
- Micronesia 0.07 kg/cap
- Americas 1.24 kg/cap
- Europe 1.13 kg/cap
- United States of America 1.13 kg/cap
- South America 1.11 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 1.08 kg/cap
- Northern America 1.04 kg/cap
- Western Europe 0.82 kg/cap
- Central Asia 0.8 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 0.79 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 0.58 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.