Sesame seed — 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...
Countries reporting
153
Highest
3.40 million million Kcal
China
Lowest
0 million Kcal
Cabo Verde
Median
3,405 million Kcal
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,493
What the numbers show
Sesame seed — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 3.40 million million Kcal in China; the lowest is 0 million Kcal in Cabo Verde.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,405 million Kcal, and the mean is 110,078 million Kcal.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 191,661.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Sesame seed — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.40 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.38 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 3 | India | 1.61 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 129.6% | rising |
| 4 | Myanmar | 1.50 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 829,830 million Kcal | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 719,043 million Kcal | 2023 | up 872.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 555,169 million Kcal | 2023 | up 886.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 515,834 million Kcal | 2023 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 9 | Turkey | 369,947 million Kcal | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 369,947 million Kcal | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 11 | Israel | 310,298 million Kcal | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 291,080 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.7% | flat |
| 13 | Egypt | 199,033 million Kcal | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 186,060 million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 151,885 million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 147,631 million Kcal | 2023 | up 743.8% | volatile |
| 17 | United States | 144,618 million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 18 | Thailand | 133,727 million Kcal | 2023 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 19 | Guatemala | 127,107 million Kcal | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 20 | Jordan | 96,244 million Kcal | 2023 | up 185.8% | rising |
| 21 | Senegal | 88,335 million Kcal | 2023 | up 86,325.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Syria | 86,522 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Syrian Arab Republic | 86,522 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 84,691 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 73,629 million Kcal | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 26 | Tunisia | 72,391 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 66,253 million Kcal | 2023 | up 191,661.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 60,016 million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 58,709 million Kcal | 2023 | up 215.4% | rising |
| 30 | Cambodia | 54,826 million Kcal | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 31 | Russia | 50,014 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 50,014 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 46,430 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 34 | Yemen | 46,008 million Kcal | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 35 | Iraq | 45,747 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 45,515 million Kcal | 2023 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 37 | Lebanon | 44,658 million Kcal | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 38 | Algeria | 42,679 million Kcal | 2023 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 39 | Laos | 39,089 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39,089 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 38,896 million Kcal | 2023 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 38,756 million Kcal | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 38,470 million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 38,188 million Kcal | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 45 | Oman | 25,726 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4,638.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Caribbean | 25,323 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 24,598 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 48 | China, Taiwan Province of | 24,381 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24,359 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 22,700 million Kcal | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 22,700 million Kcal | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 52 | Haiti | 22,405 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 17,837 million Kcal | 2023 | up 420.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Kuwait | 17,504 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 55 | Angola | 16,720 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 15,815 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 57 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14,500 million Kcal | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 58 | Peru | 14,014 million Kcal | 2023 | up 224.0% | rising |
| 59 | Philippines | 12,972 million Kcal | 2023 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 60 | Romania | 10,500 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10,150 million Kcal | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10,150 million Kcal | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 63 | Colombia | 10,091 million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 64 | Kenya | 9,446 million Kcal | 2023 | down 86.9% | falling |
| 65 | Nepal | 9,353 million Kcal | 2023 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 8,667 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 67 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8,063 million Kcal | 2023 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Libya | 7,770 million Kcal | 2023 | up 352.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Cyprus | 7,743 million Kcal | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 70 | Switzerland | 6,152 million Kcal | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 5,095 million Kcal | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 72 | Hungary | 4,962 million Kcal | 2023 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 73 | New Zealand | 4,868 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 73 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,868 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 4,722 million Kcal | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 76 | Sweden | 4,713 million Kcal | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 3,405 million Kcal | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 78 | Austria | 2,819 million Kcal | 2023 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 79 | Guinea | 2,649 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,914.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Croatia | 2,469 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 81 | Bahrain | 2,292 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 82 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,046 million Kcal | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 2,015 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Qatar | 2,008 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 85 | Ireland | 1,761 million Kcal | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 86 | Ecuador | 1,728 million Kcal | 2023 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 87 | Malaysia | 1,628 million Kcal | 2023 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 88 | Georgia | 1,566 million Kcal | 2023 | up 439.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovakia | 1,549 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 1,439 million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 91 | Chile | 1,438 million Kcal | 2023 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 92 | Finland | 1,228 million Kcal | 2023 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 93 | Moldova | 1,151 million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 93 | Republic of Moldova | 1,151 million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 95 | Latvia | 976.19 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 96 | Montenegro | 834.28 million Kcal | 2023 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 787.01 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,236.0% | rising |
| 98 | Uruguay | 753.2 million Kcal | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 99 | Armenia | 642.96 million Kcal | 2023 | up 194.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Malta | 632.85 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 101 | Mauritius | 614 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 102 | Slovenia | 605.02 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 103 | Mexico | 585 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 466.5 million Kcal | 2023 | up 53.4% | falling |
| 105 | China, Macao SAR | 376.17 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 292.5 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Melanesia | 250.79 million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 108 | Djibouti | 225.03 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Maldives | 183.46 million Kcal | 2023 | up 274.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Jamaica | 166.3 million Kcal | 2023 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 111 | Botswana | 148.92 million Kcal | 2023 | up 699.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Barbados | 140.43 million Kcal | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 113 | Fiji | 136.47 million Kcal | 2023 | up 132.3% | rising |
| 114 | New Caledonia | 107.63 million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 115 | Mongolia | 106.91 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 104.17 million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Gabon | 92.38 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Guyana | 87.68 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,070.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Zambia | 38.85 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Bahamas | 38.44 million Kcal | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Grenada | 31 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Polynesia | 29.43 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 29.01 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.2 million Kcal | 2023 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | 19.89 million Kcal | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Lesotho | 18.91 million Kcal | 2023 | up 962.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Eswatini | 17.01 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Suriname | 14.82 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 129 | Liberia | 10.66 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Belize | 9.73 million Kcal | 2023 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 131 | East Timor | 8.79 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 8.79 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Malawi | 5.09 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 4.39 million Kcal | 2023 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Vanuatu | 2.3 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Bhutan | 1.58 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 1.5 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Micronesia | 1.44 million Kcal | 2023 | up 14,300.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 1.24 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.34 million Kcal | 2023 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Samoa | 0.32 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Nauru | 0.15 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Nauru | 0.15 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Tonga | 0.1 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 0.06 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.02 million Kcal | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.01 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Argentina | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Ghana | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Gambia | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Kiribati | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Seychelles | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Cabo Verde | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 15.00 million million Kcal
- Asia 8.62 million million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.89 million million Kcal
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5.40 million million Kcal
- Africa 5.15 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.22 million million Kcal
- Eastern Asia 3.85 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.34 million million Kcal
- Western Africa 2.26 million million Kcal
- South-Eastern Asia 1.80 million million Kcal
- Southern Asia 1.79 million million Kcal
- Middle Africa 1.19 million million Kcal
- Western Asia 1.11 million million Kcal
- Americas 979,574 million Kcal
- Eastern Africa 960,082 million Kcal
- Northern Africa 746,781 million Kcal
- South America 630,114 million Kcal
- Europe 243,374 million Kcal
- Northern America 191,048 million Kcal
- European Union (27) 158,193 million Kcal
- United States of America 144,618 million Kcal
- Central America 133,089 million Kcal
- Southern Europe 106,172 million Kcal
- Central Asia 76,546 million Kcal
- Eastern Europe 72,899 million Kcal
- Northern Europe 40,045 million Kcal
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 26,523 million Kcal
- Western Europe 24,258 million Kcal
- Oceania 5,150 million Kcal
- Southern Africa 289.02 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.