Spices — 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...
Countries reporting
167
Highest
6,396 1000 t
India
Lowest
0 1000 t
Liberia
Median
7 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Spices — Food is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 6,396 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7 1000 t, and the mean is 100.9 1000 t.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 1,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 91.1%).
Spices — Food: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 6,396 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1,137 1000 t | 2023 | up 162.0% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 728 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 4 | China | 599 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 557 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 6 | Turkey | 547 1000 t | 2023 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 547 1000 t | 2023 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 518 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 491 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 451 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 11 | United States | 418 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 310 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 13 | Yemen | 247 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 14 | Nepal | 228 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 204 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 204 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 202 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 193 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 151 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 138 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 110 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 24 | Ghana | 107 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 25 | Morocco | 88 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 84 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 79 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,216.7% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 30 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 71 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 32 | Iraq | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 55 1000 t | 2023 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 35 | Canada | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 36 | Syria | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Niger | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 156.2% | rising |
| 39 | Brazil | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 43 | Algeria | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 45 | France | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 45 | China, Taiwan Province of | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 47 | Russia | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 47 | Caribbean | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 51 | Australia and New Zealand | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 52 | Kenya | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 56 | Australia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 57 | Poland | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 23 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Laos | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 61 | Jamaica | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Guyana | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Oman | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 66 | Qatar | 17 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 67 | Belgium | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 67 | Kuwait | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 69 | Jordan | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 72 | Argentina | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Libya | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 75 | Austria | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 75 | Sweden | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 75 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 78 | Afghanistan | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 79 | Switzerland | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 79 | Denmark | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 79 | Israel | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 83 | Bahrain | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 83 | Peru | 7 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Portugal | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 83 | Ukraine | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 83 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7 1000 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Bhutan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 89 | Czechia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 89 | Sierra Leone | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 93 | Botswana | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 93 | Ecuador | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Ireland | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 93 | Namibia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 93 | New Zealand | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Romania | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 93 | Uganda | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 104 | Greece | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 104 | Guatemala | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 104 | Hungary | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 104 | Madagascar | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 104 | Mauritius | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 104 | Zambia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Melanesia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Finland | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 114 | Croatia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 114 | Lebanon | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Malawi | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Norway | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 114 | Panama | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Rwanda | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Slovakia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Eswatini | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 114 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 126 | Comoros | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Cuba | 2 1000 t | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 126 | Estonia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 126 | Fiji | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 126 | Georgia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 126 | Honduras | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 126 | Lesotho | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 126 | Maldives | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Mozambique | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Slovenia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 126 | Cabo Verde | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | China, Macao SAR | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Angola | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 139 | Albania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Armenia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Bahamas | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 139 | Belarus | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Cyprus | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Djibouti | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 139 | Haiti | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Lithuania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 139 | Luxembourg | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Latvia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Moldova | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Mauritania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 139 | Paraguay | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | El Salvador | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Seychelles | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | East Timor | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Timor-Leste | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 139 | Polynesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Republic of Moldova | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Grenada | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Iceland | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Liberia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 15,348 1000 t
- Asia 11,835 1000 t
- Southern Asia 8,314 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3,521 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,616 1000 t
- Africa 2,195 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 1,551 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,483 1000 t
- Western Africa 1,157 1000 t
- Western Asia 1,121 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,078 1000 t
- Americas 837 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 788 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 619 1000 t
- Northern America 469 1000 t
- Europe 448 1000 t
- United States of America 418 1000 t
- European Union (27) 284 1000 t
- Northern Africa 269 1000 t
- Central America 217 1000 t
- Western Europe 176 1000 t
- South America 118 1000 t
- Northern Europe 110 1000 t
- Middle Africa 96 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 87 1000 t
- Southern Europe 75 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 68 1000 t
- Central Asia 61 1000 t
- Southern Africa 53 1000 t
- Oceania 34 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.