Sesame seed — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) 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
Sesame seed — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 5.73 kg/cap in Israel; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.09 kg/cap, and the mean is 0.3813 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 4,250.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Sesame seed — Food supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 5.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 5.34 kg/cap | 2023 | up 652.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Myanmar | 4.73 kg/cap | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 4 | Niger | 3.37 kg/cap | 2023 | up 42.2% | flat |
| 5 | Jordan | 1.44 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 6 | Lebanon | 1.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 1.23 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 8 | Guatemala | 1.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 9 | Cameroon | 1.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 1.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 11 | Tunisia | 1.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 12 | Cyprus | 0.98 kg/cap | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 13 | Paraguay | 0.97 kg/cap | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Oman | 0.87 kg/cap | 2023 | up 4,250.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Senegal | 0.84 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 0.69 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Kuwait | 0.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 17 | Nigeria | 0.62 kg/cap | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 0.61 kg/cap | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 20 | Cambodia | 0.54 kg/cap | 2023 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 0.5 kg/cap | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 0.45 kg/cap | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 23 | China, mainland | 0.41 kg/cap | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 24 | China | 0.4 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 25 | Haiti | 0.33 kg/cap | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 0.32 kg/cap | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt | 0.3 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 0.29 kg/cap | 2023 | up 314.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 0.28 kg/cap | 2023 | up 154.5% | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 0.27 kg/cap | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 34 | Bahrain | 0.25 kg/cap | 2023 | — | falling |
| 35 | Montenegro | 0.23 kg/cap | 2023 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Canada | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | up 900.0% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Yemen | 0.2 kg/cap | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 42 | Afghanistan | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 42 | India | 0.19 kg/cap | 2023 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 44 | Libya | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 44 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.18 kg/cap | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 47 | New Zealand | 0.16 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 49 | El Salvador | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 49 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.14 kg/cap | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 51 | Switzerland | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 51 | Qatar | 0.12 kg/cap | 2023 | — | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 0.11 kg/cap | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 55 | Barbados | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 55 | Spain | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 55 | Latvia | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 55 | Romania | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | China, Macao SAR | 0.09 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 61 | Angola | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 61 | Mauritius | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 61 | Sweden | 0.08 kg/cap | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 64 | Georgia | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Peru | 0.07 kg/cap | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 66 | Ireland | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 66 | Maldives | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.06 kg/cap | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 71 | Austria | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 71 | Grenada | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Nepal | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 71 | Slovakia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 71 | Slovenia | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 71 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.05 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Armenia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Congo | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 78 | Finland | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 78 | Indonesia | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 78 | Uruguay | 0.04 kg/cap | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 84 | Colombia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 84 | Djibouti | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Fiji | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 84 | Guinea | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Kenya | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | down 88.9% | falling |
| 84 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.03 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 91 | Bahamas | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Ecuador | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 91 | Guyana | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Philippines | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 91 | French Polynesia | 0.02 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Botswana | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Chile | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 96 | Gabon | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Jamaica | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Marshall Islands | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Mongolia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Malaysia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 96 | Namibia | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 0.01 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Argentina | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Ghana | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Gambia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Mexico | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Nauru | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Suriname | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Eswatini | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Seychelles | 0 kg/cap | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kg/cap | 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.
- Middle Africa 0.99 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.99 kg/cap
- Western Africa 0.87 kg/cap
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.87 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.8 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.68 kg/cap
- Türkiye 0.72 kg/cap
- Western Asia 0.64 kg/cap
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.63 kg/cap
- Africa 0.6 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.56 kg/cap
- Asia 0.31 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 0.48 kg/cap
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.16 kg/cap
- South-Eastern Asia 0.45 kg/cap
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.11 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 0.4 kg/cap
- Republic of Moldova 0.08 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 0.34 kg/cap
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0.07 kg/cap
- World 0.32 kg/cap
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.04 kg/cap
- South America 0.25 kg/cap
- Polynesia 0.01 kg/cap
- Americas 0.16 kg/cap
- Central Asia 0.16 kg/cap
- Timor-Leste 0 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 0.15 kg/cap
- Central America 0.13 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 0.12 kg/cap
- Caribbean 0.11 kg/cap
- Northern America 0.09 kg/cap
- United States of America 0.07 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 0.06 kg/cap
- Europe 0.06 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 0.06 kg/cap
- Côte d'Ivoire 0.06 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 0.04 kg/cap
- Oceania 0.02 kg/cap
- Western Europe 0.02 kg/cap
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.