Spices — Production 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 — Production is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 8,610 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 7 1000 t, and the mean is 165.11 1000 t.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 1,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Spices — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 8,610 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1,311 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 1,285 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1,045 1000 t | 2023 | up 218.6% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 861 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 665 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 659 1000 t | 2023 | up 160.5% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 598 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 508 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 444 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 11 | Nepal | 428 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 226 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 13 | Yemen | 215 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 205 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 15 | Myanmar | 181 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 142 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 139 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 202.4% | rising |
| 19 | Peru | 117 1000 t | 2023 | up 172.1% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 113 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 99 1000 t | 2023 | up 141.5% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 95 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 94 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 80 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,233.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 27 | Morocco | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 45 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 30 | Niger | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 147.1% | rising |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 41 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Madagascar | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 33 | Guyana | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,066.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Tunisia | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 30 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 29 1000 t | 2018 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 37 | Caribbean | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 38 | Kenya | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 40 | China, Taiwan Province of | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 23 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Republic of Korea | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 45 | Jamaica | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 47 | United Republic of Tanzania | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 50 | Melanesia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 51 | Fiji | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Cambodia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 53 | Algeria | 15 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 54 | Canada | 12 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 8 1000 t | 2018 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 56 | Comoros | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 8 1000 t | 2021 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 59 | Bhutan | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 59 | Uganda | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 61 | Australia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 61 | Georgia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Australia and New Zealand | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 66 | Senegal | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Serbia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 69 | Lithuania | 4 1000 t | 2018 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 72 | Malawi | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 72 | Rwanda | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Zambia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 72 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3 1000 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Czechia | 2 1000 t | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Mauritius | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Romania | 2 1000 t | 2018 | down 96.4% | falling |
| 76 | Ukraine | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Cabo Verde | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 83 | Djibouti | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Greece | 1 1000 t | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Honduras | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Lebanon | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Slovenia | 1 1000 t | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Polynesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 83 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Albania | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Austria | 0 1000 t | 2014 | — | flat |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Belgium | 0 1000 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 93 | Cyprus | 0 1000 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 93 | Denmark | 0 1000 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 93 | Italy | 0 1000 t | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Kuwait | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Maldives | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Namibia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Poland | 0 1000 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 93 | Portugal | 0 1000 t | 2018 | — | flat |
| 93 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Slovakia | 0 1000 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Seychelles | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Tonga | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Samoa | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | Timor-Leste | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 93 | China, Macao SAR | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 18,097 1000 t
- Asia 14,875 1000 t
- Southern Asia 10,542 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3,733 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,842 1000 t
- Africa 2,405 1000 t
- South-eastern Asia 1,911 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,819 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 1,379 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,338 1000 t
- Western Africa 1,294 1000 t
- Western Asia 998 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.