Roots, Other — 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...
What the numbers show
Roots, Other — Food is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 3,368 1000 t in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 9 1000 t, and the mean is 143.08 1000 t.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 217.9%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).
Roots, Other — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3,368 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.5% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1,614 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1,559 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 1,176 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 1,099 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 910 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 772 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 8 | Melanesia | 719 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 596 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 491 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 346 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 305 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 13 | Namibia | 289 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 215 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 15 | Caribbean | 193 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 16 | Rwanda | 177 1000 t | 2023 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 149 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 136 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 19 | Nepal | 133 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 128 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 124 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 114 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 25 | Cuba | 98 1000 t | 2019 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 26 | Botswana | 97 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 89 1000 t | 2023 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 29 | Gabon | 72 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 68 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 31 | Fiji | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 62 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Eswatini | 62 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 33 | United States | 62 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 36 | Congo | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 37 | Haiti | 49 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | China, Taiwan Province of | 49 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 47 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 41 | El Salvador | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 42 | Cambodia | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 43 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 44 | Laos | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 46 | Bhutan | 31 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 47 | Liberia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Jamaica | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 49 | Polynesia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | East Timor | 20 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 20 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 52 | Samoa | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 53 | Ecuador | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 53 | Kenya | 17 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Guyana | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 56 | Comoros | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 57 | Vanuatu | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 58 | Mozambique | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Australia and New Zealand | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 60 | Canada | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 60 | Vietnam | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Viet Nam | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 69 | Iraq | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Israel | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 69 | New Zealand | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 69 | Panama | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 73 | India | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | Tonga | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 73 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 76 | Australia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | France | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 76 | China, Macao SAR | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 81 | Kiribati | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Mauritius | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Uganda | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Micronesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 86 | Bahrain | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Honduras | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 86 | Italy | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Lebanon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Oman | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 86 | Suriname | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Republic of Korea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 86 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 86 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Cyprus | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Djibouti | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Gambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Grenada | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Maldives | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 99 | Qatar | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 99 | Slovenia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Turkey | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Türkiye | 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 14,017 1000 t
- Africa 8,805 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4,830 1000 t
- Western Africa 4,765 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3,769 1000 t
- Asia 3,493 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,914 1000 t
- Middle Africa 1,875 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,862 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 1,800 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 1,581 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1,058 1000 t
- Americas 952 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 950 1000 t
- Oceania 752 1000 t
- Southern Asia 722 1000 t
- South America 477 1000 t
- Southern Africa 448 1000 t
- Central America 212 1000 t
- Northern Africa 137 1000 t
- Northern America 69 1000 t
- United States of America 62 1000 t
- Western Asia 21 1000 t
- Europe 14 1000 t
- Southern Europe 8 1000 t
- European Union (27) 5 1000 t
- Western Europe 4 1000 t
- Northern Europe 1 1000 t
- Central Asia 0 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.