Spices, Other — Losses 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 — Losses is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 150 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 3 1000 t, and the mean is 15.96 1000 t.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Spices, Other — Losses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 150 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 93 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 5 | Nepal | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 8 | Guatemala | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 20 | Russia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 22 | Syria | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Guyana | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 22 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 22 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Tunisia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 27 | Myanmar | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 27 | Melanesia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Egypt | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 32 | Afghanistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Caribbean | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Bhutan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Niger | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Madagascar | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 32 | Laos | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Fiji | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 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 630 1000 t
- Asia 449 1000 t
- Southern Asia 256 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 147 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 126 1000 t
- Africa 119 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 97 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 94 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 86 1000 t
- Western Africa 81 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 70 1000 t
- Americas 55 1000 t
- Central America 44 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 29 1000 t
- Western Asia 26 1000 t
- Middle Africa 6 1000 t
- South America 6 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6 1000 t
- Northern America 5 1000 t
- Europe 5 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 4 1000 t
- Northern Africa 4 1000 t
- Oceania 2 1000 t
- European Union (27) 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.