Pulses, Other and products — Protein supply quantity (t) 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 — Protein supply quantity (t) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 3.33 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,226 t, and the mean is 45,777 t.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 633,996.0%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 97.9%).
Pulses, Other and products — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3.33 million t | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 614,443 t | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 491,485 t | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 4 | China (People's Republic of) | 305,120 t | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 303,757 t | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 296,609 t | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 288,006 t | 2023 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 241,147 t | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 167,168 t | 2023 | up 148.4% | rising |
| 10 | Nepal | 86,350 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 11 | Algeria | 70,184 t | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 12 | Myanmar | 69,308 t | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 13 | Kenya | 68,283 t | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 14 | Morocco | 56,697 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 54,862 t | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 16 | Iraq | 54,630 t | 2023 | up 267.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 52,503 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 43,863 t | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 19 | Egypt | 43,625 t | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 43,004 t | 2023 | up 726.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Cameroon | 41,813 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 41,056 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 40,578 t | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 38,857 t | 2023 | up 911.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 38,552 t | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 33,948 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 27 | Yemen | 32,780 t | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 24,673 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 29 | Mozambique | 24,088 t | 2023 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 22,711 t | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 22,210 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 20,091 t | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 33 | Tunisia | 18,744 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 34 | Cuba | 18,124 t | 2019 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 35 | Senegal | 18,097 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 16,946 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 16,907 t | 2023 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Jordan | 16,813 t | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 16,423 t | 2023 | up 1,312.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 14,928 t | 2023 | up 227.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Haiti | 13,449 t | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea | 12,734 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 43 | France | 12,151 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 44 | Belgium | 11,576 t | 2023 | up 2,256.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Guatemala | 11,422 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 10,209 t | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 47 | Norway | 10,143 t | 2023 | up 124.9% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 9,229 t | 2023 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 49 | Zambia | 8,588 t | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 8,521 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Brazil | 7,573 t | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 52 | Argentina | 7,507 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 6,852 t | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 54 | Libya | 6,788 t | 2023 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 6,278 t | 2023 | up 633,996.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 6,252 t | 2023 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Mauritania | 5,906 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 58 | Lebanon | 5,762 t | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 59 | Indonesia | 5,678 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 60 | Angola | 5,678 t | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 5,571 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 62 | Ghana | 5,554 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 63 | Oman | 5,500 t | 2023 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 64 | Uganda | 5,415 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 65 | Israel | 5,258 t | 2023 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 4,945 t | 2023 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 67 | Qatar | 4,815 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 68 | Namibia | 4,815 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 4,748 t | 2023 | up 2,765.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Republic of Korea | 4,646 t | 2023 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 71 | Kuwait | 4,188 t | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 72 | New Zealand | 4,148 t | 2023 | up 205.0% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 3,732 t | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 74 | Madagascar | 3,569 t | 2023 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 3,368 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 76 | South Africa | 3,302 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 77 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3,127 t | 2023 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 78 | Austria | 2,618 t | 2023 | up 198.8% | rising |
| 79 | Comoros | 2,437 t | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 80 | Djibouti | 2,385 t | 2023 | up 508.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Ukraine | 2,371 t | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 82 | Panama | 2,348 t | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 83 | Czechia | 2,104 t | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 84 | Lithuania | 2,059 t | 2023 | up 254.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Canada | 1,917 t | 2023 | down 96.4% | falling |
| 86 | Liberia | 1,915 t | 2023 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 1,728 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Croatia | 1,697 t | 2023 | up 861.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,567 t | 2023 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 1,543 t | 2023 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | 1,470 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 92 | Botswana | 1,434 t | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 93 | Cambodia | 1,373 t | 2023 | up 354.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritius | 1,331 t | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 95 | Bahrain | 1,325 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,144 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 97 | Uruguay | 1,025 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 98 | China, Taiwan Province of | 981.09 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 99 | Portugal | 950.01 t | 2023 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 100 | Bhutan | 900.76 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 101 | Switzerland | 873.27 t | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 102 | Romania | 842.63 t | 2023 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | 835.02 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 801.88 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 105 | Hungary | 798.31 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 106 | Sweden | 784.08 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 694.04 t | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 639.53 t | 2023 | up 1,541.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 636.2 t | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 110 | Cyprus | 627.9 t | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 111 | Gambia | 627.26 t | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 112 | Slovak Republic | 612.39 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 583.8 t | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 114 | Serbia | 563.1 t | 2023 | up 244.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 459.65 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 116 | Guyana | 445.42 t | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 117 | Maldives | 429.77 t | 2023 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 118 | Denmark | 395.16 t | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 388.78 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 120 | Fiji | 364.24 t | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 121 | Ireland | 336.61 t | 2023 | up 806.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Latvia | 335.99 t | 2023 | up 1,777.0% | volatile |
| 123 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 331.61 t | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 323.37 t | 2023 | up 293,873.0% | rising |
| 125 | Barbados | 287.59 t | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 287.58 t | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 127 | Mongolia | 286.91 t | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 128 | Albania | 277.51 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 271.83 t | 2023 | up 691.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Jamaica | 239.76 t | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 187.4 t | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 132 | Seychelles | 151.47 t | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 133 | French Polynesia | 114.18 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 134 | Grenada | 106.88 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 135 | Gabon | 104.54 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 100.33 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 137 | Finland | 91.19 t | 2023 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 138 | Lesotho | 79.46 t | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 139 | Belarus | 76.5 t | 2023 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 140 | Malta | 75.89 t | 2023 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 141 | El Salvador | 67.81 t | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 142 | China, Macao SAR | 50.94 t | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 143 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.62 t | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 144 | Slovenia | 45.12 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 34.38 t | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 146 | Rwanda | 29.59 t | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Congo | 27.58 t | 2023 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.49 t | 2023 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 149 | Montenegro | 18.9 t | 2023 | up 396.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Bahamas | 18.54 t | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 151 | Honduras | 17.98 t | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Iceland | 17.61 t | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 153 | Suriname | 14.81 t | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.21 t | 2023 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 4.03 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 156 | Marshall Islands | 3.8 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 157 | Kiribati | 1.42 t | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 0.83 t | 2023 | up 315.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Belize | 0.47 t | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Samoa | 0.29 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Tonga | 0.26 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Nauru | 0.13 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Estonia | 0.04 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.51 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.71 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.24 million t
- Americas 304,462 t
- European Union (27) 145,874 t
- Western Asia 454,972 t
- United States of America 86,009 t
- Côte d'Ivoire 3,540 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.