Rice and products — Losses 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
Rice and products — Losses is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 8,232 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 20 1000 t, and the mean is 429.39 1000 t.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 3,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Rice and products — Losses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8,232 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 8,218 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | India | 5,422 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3,862 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 3,862 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 6 | Indonesia | 2,638 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 2,330 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 1,315 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 1,104 1000 t | 2023 | up 463.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Myanmar | 998 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 850 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 12 | Guinea | 780 1000 t | 2023 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 636 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 14 | Nepal | 554 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 512 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 436 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 394 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Egypt | 330 1000 t | 2023 | up 202.8% | rising |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 280 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 280 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 218 1000 t | 2023 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 201 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 23 | Philippines | 195 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 191 1000 t | 2023 | up 855.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 171 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 26 | Laos | 158 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 158 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 149 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 132 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 30 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 126 1000 t | 2018 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 31 | Republic of Korea | 107 1000 t | 2023 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 32 | Malaysia | 88 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 33 | United Republic of Tanzania | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 35 | Senegal | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 242.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ecuador | 57 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 37 | Argentina | 46 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 38 | Guyana | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 40 | Caribbean | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,000.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 29 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 45 | Uruguay | 27 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 46 | Cameroon | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 46 | Liberia | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 46 | Turkey | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 46 | Türkiye | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 51 | Suriname | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 52 | Cuba | 20 1000 t | 2019 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 52 | Russia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritania | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 14 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 56 | China, Taiwan Province of | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 60 | Panama | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 61 | Uganda | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | East Timor | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 67 | Timor-Leste | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 70 | Haiti | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 70 | Mozambique | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 72 | Australia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Niger | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 72 | Australia and New Zealand | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Bhutan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 80 | Gambia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 80 | Mexico | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 90.9% | falling |
| 80 | Zambia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 84 | Angola | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Kenya | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Belize | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Chile | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 90 | France | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Iraq | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Romania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 90 | El Salvador | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 90 | Melanesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Belgium | 0 1000 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Comoros | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Germany | 0 1000 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 98 | Fiji | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Portugal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 0 1000 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 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 33,787 1000 t
- Asia 27,620 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 9,897 1000 t
- Southern Asia 9,124 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 8,521 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8,368 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6,982 1000 t
- Africa 4,227 1000 t
- Western Africa 3,077 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2,942 1000 t
- Americas 1,857 1000 t
- South America 1,386 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,183 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 627 1000 t
- Northern America 394 1000 t
- United States of America 394 1000 t
- Northern Africa 333 1000 t
- Middle Africa 189 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 120 1000 t
- Europe 78 1000 t
- European Union (27) 57 1000 t
- Southern Europe 52 1000 t
- Central Asia 51 1000 t
- Central America 39 1000 t
- Western Asia 27 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 25 1000 t
- Oceania 6 1000 t
- Western Europe 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.