Roots, Other — 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...
What the numbers show
Roots, Other — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 2.86 million million Kcal in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 million Kcal in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 588.88 million Kcal, and the mean is 82,094 million Kcal.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 9,390.1%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Roots, Other — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 2.86 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 131.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1.63 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1.56 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 997,300 million Kcal | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 931,974 million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 769,740 million Kcal | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 653,818 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 606,537 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 501,943 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 418,542 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 416,023 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 12 | Indonesia | 408,482 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 13 | Namibia | 244,765 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 182,371 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Rwanda | 150,575 million Kcal | 2023 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 127,078 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 116,983 million Kcal | 2023 | up 225.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 115,979 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 20 | Egypt | 115,665 million Kcal | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 112,921 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Madagascar | 105,529 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 96,363 million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 24 | Cuba | 92,104 million Kcal | 2019 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 25 | Botswana | 82,061 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79,355 million Kcal | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 27 | Guinea | 71,382 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 28 | China, Taiwan Province of | 60,807 million Kcal | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 29 | Colombia | 57,418 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 30 | Fiji | 56,796 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 53,923 million Kcal | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 52,404 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Eswatini | 52,270 million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 34 | Congo | 48,420 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 35 | Gabon | 44,014 million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 43,573 million Kcal | 2023 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 37 | El Salvador | 41,450 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 38 | Haiti | 41,446 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 38,844 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 40 | Cambodia | 31,731 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 41 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 29,197 million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 42 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27,577 million Kcal | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 43 | Bhutan | 26,178 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 44 | Jamaica | 21,705 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 45 | Liberia | 21,039 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | Polynesia | 19,811 million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 16,492 million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 48 | Samoa | 16,245 million Kcal | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 49 | Israel | 15,133 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 50 | India | 14,711 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 51 | Ecuador | 14,539 million Kcal | 2023 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 52 | Kenya | 14,223 million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 53 | Guyana | 11,852 million Kcal | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 54 | Comoros | 10,618 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 8,750 million Kcal | 2023 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 56 | Mozambique | 7,628 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 57 | Australia and New Zealand | 6,324 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 58 | Viet Nam | 6,112 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9,390.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,079 million Kcal | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 6,024 million Kcal | 2023 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 61 | Canada | 5,924 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 62 | Serbia | 5,842 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 5,627 million Kcal | 2023 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,609 million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 5,055 million Kcal | 2023 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 66 | Panama | 4,882 million Kcal | 2023 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 67 | Iraq | 4,495 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 68 | New Zealand | 3,702 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 69 | Uganda | 3,557 million Kcal | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,315 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 71 | Tonga | 3,300 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 72 | Australia | 2,621 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 2,180 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 74 | China, Macao SAR | 2,114 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 75 | Mauritius | 2,046 million Kcal | 2023 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 76 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,931 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 77 | France | 1,797 million Kcal | 2023 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 78 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,489 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 79 | Micronesia | 1,372 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 80 | Kiribati | 1,366 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 1,241 million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 82 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 985.77 million Kcal | 2023 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 928 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 84 | Honduras | 927.86 million Kcal | 2023 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 85 | Republic of Korea | 920.64 million Kcal | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 86 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 883.56 million Kcal | 2023 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 783.81 million Kcal | 2023 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 88 | Lebanon | 713.79 million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 89 | Oman | 650.33 million Kcal | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 90 | Suriname | 527.44 million Kcal | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 514.5 million Kcal | 2023 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Italy | 459.08 million Kcal | 2023 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 93 | Qatar | 414.84 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 94 | Yemen | 337.71 million Kcal | 2023 | up 172.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 325.21 million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 96 | Bahrain | 257.8 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 97 | Grenada | 257.59 million Kcal | 2023 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 98 | New Caledonia | 203.88 million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 99 | Switzerland | 200.88 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 100 | Austria | 197.16 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3,999.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Libya | 186.82 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Germany | 156.72 million Kcal | 2023 | up 475.3% | volatile |
| 103 | French Polynesia | 139.82 million Kcal | 2023 | down 96.2% | falling |
| 104 | Spain | 133.67 million Kcal | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | 131.95 million Kcal | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 106 | Tuvalu | 126.43 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 107 | Morocco | 124.37 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 108 | Kuwait | 105.57 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Barbados | 102.05 million Kcal | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.92 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 111 | Senegal | 98.59 million Kcal | 2023 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Belgium | 89.7 million Kcal | 2023 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Argentina | 69.11 million Kcal | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Tunisia | 55.08 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3,178.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Maldives | 54.74 million Kcal | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Jordan | 54.49 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5,576.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Poland | 50.64 million Kcal | 2023 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 48.99 million Kcal | 2023 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | 44.22 million Kcal | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Chile | 34.44 million Kcal | 2023 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Ukraine | 32.53 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Belarus | 30.2 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3,452.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Sweden | 28.67 million Kcal | 2023 | up 382.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Cyprus | 25.57 million Kcal | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Niger | 23.48 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Montenegro | 19.99 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Norway | 18.6 million Kcal | 2023 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Gambia | 16.4 million Kcal | 2023 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Greece | 14.71 million Kcal | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Seychelles | 14.18 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 131 | Iceland | 9.26 million Kcal | 2023 | up 349.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Romania | 8.54 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | 7.37 million Kcal | 2023 | up 205.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovakia | 6.67 million Kcal | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 135 | Nauru | 3.76 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Croatia | 3.55 million Kcal | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Denmark | 3.35 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Czechia | 3 million Kcal | 2023 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 2.87 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 140 | Finland | 2.83 million Kcal | 2023 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Lithuania | 2.83 million Kcal | 2023 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 2.4 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Portugal | 1.63 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Cabo Verde | 1.21 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Malta | 1.18 million Kcal | 2023 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.16 million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Guatemala | 1.08 million Kcal | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Georgia | 1.07 million Kcal | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Lesotho | 0.7 million Kcal | 2023 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Estonia | 0.66 million Kcal | 2023 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Republic of Moldova | 0.55 million Kcal | 2023 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 0.52 million Kcal | 2023 | up 372.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Bahamas | 0.5 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Latvia | 0.39 million Kcal | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Angola | 0.2 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.15 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Azerbaijan | 0.09 million Kcal | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Uruguay | 0.08 million Kcal | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Algeria | 0.07 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Paraguay | 0.04 million Kcal | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | 0.03 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Armenia | 0.01 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Afghanistan | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Albania | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Bulgaria | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Brazil | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 163 | Myanmar | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Mongolia | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritania | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Malawi | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 163 | Uzbekistan | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Zambia | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 163 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 million Kcal | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Türkiye | 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 12.46 million million Kcal
- Africa 7.44 million million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.09 million million Kcal
- Western Africa 4.04 million million Kcal
- Asia 3.56 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.19 million million Kcal
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.47 million million Kcal
- Eastern Asia 1.78 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.58 million million Kcal
- Middle Africa 1.57 million million Kcal
- Eastern Africa 1.34 million million Kcal
- South-Eastern Asia 1.12 million 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.