Spices, 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
Spices, Other — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 12.34 million million Kcal in India; the lowest is 4.87 million Kcal in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,505 million Kcal, and the mean is 146,533 million Kcal.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 20,779.5%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 88.7%).
Spices, Other — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 12.34 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1.39 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 3 | China (People's Republic of) | 1.13 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 1.10 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 5 | China, mainland | 1.07 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 893,734 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 805,730 million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 8 | Yemen | 747,442 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 534,542 million Kcal | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 438,246 million Kcal | 2023 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 11 | Nepal | 300,087 million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 270,818 million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 270,333 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 196,380 million Kcal | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 15 | Morocco | 179,886 million Kcal | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 150,155 million Kcal | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 139,050 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 121,360 million Kcal | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 88,112 million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 79,750 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,512.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 65,558 million Kcal | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Tunisia | 64,958 million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 23 | France | 60,821 million Kcal | 2023 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 60,559 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 56,637 million Kcal | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Korea | 55,386 million Kcal | 2023 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 54,770 million Kcal | 2023 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 54,414 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 53,840 million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 50,171 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 50,074 million Kcal | 2023 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 32 | Iraq | 47,765 million Kcal | 2023 | up 650.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 41,733 million Kcal | 2023 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 34 | Algeria | 41,451 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 35 | Australia | 40,425 million Kcal | 2023 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 36 | Oman | 39,594 million Kcal | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 37,335 million Kcal | 2023 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 36,529 million Kcal | 2023 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 39 | Kuwait | 35,731 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 40 | Qatar | 35,276 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 41 | Poland | 33,501 million Kcal | 2023 | up 198.4% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 31,850 million Kcal | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 43 | Libya | 31,708 million Kcal | 2023 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Guyana | 31,126 million Kcal | 2023 | up 425.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Jordan | 29,005 million Kcal | 2023 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 46 | Cameroon | 27,355 million Kcal | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 22,193 million Kcal | 2023 | up 425.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 21,501 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 20,696 million Kcal | 2023 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 20,585 million Kcal | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 51 | Argentina | 19,466 million Kcal | 2023 | up 165.2% | rising |
| 52 | Senegal | 18,909 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,016.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Austria | 16,721 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 54 | Botswana | 16,636 million Kcal | 2023 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 55 | Denmark | 16,461 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 56 | Niger | 16,449 million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 57 | Bhutan | 15,791 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 15,259 million Kcal | 2023 | up 450.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Bahrain | 15,147 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 60 | Portugal | 14,640 million Kcal | 2023 | up 548.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 14,550 million Kcal | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 62 | Namibia | 14,243 million Kcal | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 63 | Spain | 13,148 million Kcal | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 64 | Israel | 13,142 million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 65 | Myanmar | 13,035 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 66 | Zambia | 12,362 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 67 | Switzerland | 12,072 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 68 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 10,887 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 9,928 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 70 | New Zealand | 9,649 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 8,918 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 8,193 million Kcal | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 8,167 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 8,087 million Kcal | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 75 | Ireland | 8,057 million Kcal | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 76 | Eswatini | 7,809 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20,779.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Ukraine | 7,178 million Kcal | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,039 million Kcal | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 79 | Lesotho | 6,390 million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Norway | 6,025 million Kcal | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 81 | Greece | 5,920 million Kcal | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 82 | Lebanon | 5,538 million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 83 | Jamaica | 5,471 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 84 | Panama | 5,408 million Kcal | 2023 | up 227.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Ghana | 5,266 million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 86 | Mozambique | 4,945 million Kcal | 2023 | up 270.9% | rising |
| 87 | Honduras | 4,905 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 4,817 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 89 | Cuba | 4,813 million Kcal | 2019 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 90 | Fiji | 4,554 million Kcal | 2023 | up 210.8% | rising |
| 91 | Czechia | 4,477 million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 92 | Maldives | 4,444 million Kcal | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 93 | Romania | 4,324 million Kcal | 2023 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Estonia | 4,274 million Kcal | 2023 | up 191.3% | rising |
| 95 | Finland | 4,274 million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 4,251 million Kcal | 2023 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 97 | Hungary | 4,246 million Kcal | 2023 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Malawi | 3,973 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 99 | Slovak Republic | 3,935 million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 3,215 million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 101 | Latvia | 3,149 million Kcal | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 102 | China, Macao SAR | 3,088 million Kcal | 2023 | up 321.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Bahamas | 3,065 million Kcal | 2023 | up 48.1% | flat |
| 104 | Croatia | 3,003 million Kcal | 2023 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 2,984 million Kcal | 2023 | up 29.8% | flat |
| 106 | Georgia | 2,937 million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,697 million Kcal | 2023 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 108 | Belarus | 2,488 million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 109 | Paraguay | 2,342 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 2,294 million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 2,269 million Kcal | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,135 million Kcal | 2023 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 1,985 million Kcal | 2023 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,977 million Kcal | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 1,818 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 116 | Madagascar | 1,809 million Kcal | 2023 | up 472.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Cyprus | 1,801 million Kcal | 2023 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 118 | Serbia | 1,787 million Kcal | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 119 | Lithuania | 1,634 million Kcal | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Angola | 1,595 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 121 | El Salvador | 1,588 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 122 | Slovenia | 1,583 million Kcal | 2023 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 123 | Seychelles | 1,549 million Kcal | 2023 | up 277.8% | rising |
| 124 | Uruguay | 1,384 million Kcal | 2023 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 125 | Gabon | 1,258 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,734.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Tajikistan | 1,238 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Djibouti | 1,236 million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Barbados | 1,212 million Kcal | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 129 | Suriname | 1,169 million Kcal | 2023 | up 256.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Grenada | 1,161 million Kcal | 2023 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 131 | Rwanda | 1,144 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Belize | 1,094 million Kcal | 2023 | up 682.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Armenia | 1,027 million Kcal | 2023 | up 358.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Iceland | 1,023 million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 135 | Congo | 891.29 million Kcal | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Malta | 870.52 million Kcal | 2023 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 834.03 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 138 | Tonga | 786.32 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 139 | Solomon Islands | 757.06 million Kcal | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 697.05 million Kcal | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 141 | Uganda | 610.82 million Kcal | 2023 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 142 | Liberia | 564.2 million Kcal | 2023 | up 806.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | 553.11 million Kcal | 2023 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Haiti | 499.96 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 145 | Mauritania | 413.78 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,275.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Samoa | 394.76 million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 147 | Comoros | 385.52 million Kcal | 2023 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 363.16 million Kcal | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 149 | Albania | 308.37 million Kcal | 2023 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 304.25 million Kcal | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 151 | Montenegro | 256.48 million Kcal | 2023 | up 142.5% | rising |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 248.21 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 224.82 million Kcal | 2023 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 154 | Guinea | 172.51 million Kcal | 2023 | up 479.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 160.75 million Kcal | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 156 | Gambia | 137.87 million Kcal | 2023 | up 427.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Cambodia | 77.2 million Kcal | 2023 | up 377.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Mongolia | 67.44 million Kcal | 2023 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | 65.73 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 60.32 million Kcal | 2023 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 161 | Kiribati | 31.91 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Tuvalu | 18.69 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.02 million Kcal | 2023 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Nauru | 4.87 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 25.90 million million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.82 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.39 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.42 million million Kcal
- Americas 1.27 million million Kcal
- Northern America 548,313 million Kcal
- European Union (27) 472,104 million Kcal
- United States of America 460,202 million Kcal
- Western Europe 311,613 million Kcal
- Northern Europe 204,533 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.