Starchy Roots — Feed 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
176
Highest
49,569 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Zambia
Median
32.5 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,961
What the numbers show
Starchy Roots — Feed is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 49,569 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.5 1000 t, and the mean is 1,202 1000 t.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 4,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 100.0%).
Starchy Roots — Feed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 49,569 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 49,441 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 25,518 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 4 | Thailand | 10,934 1000 t | 2023 | up 503.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Malawi | 10,224 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.8% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 9,896 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 7 | Ghana | 6,259 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 5,616 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 9 | Laos | 4,502 1000 t | 2023 | up 224.4% | rising |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4,502 1000 t | 2023 | up 224.4% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 3,389 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 3,389 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 13 | Paraguay | 1,571 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,353 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 1,268 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,243 1000 t | 2023 | up 728.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,243 1000 t | 2023 | up 728.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 1,195 1000 t | 2023 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Cambodia | 1,151 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 1,128 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 21 | Guinea | 1,080 1000 t | 2023 | up 483.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Vietnam | 963 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 963 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 24 | France | 921 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.5% | rising |
| 25 | India | 823 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 731 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 725 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 28 | Senegal | 716 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,013.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Mozambique | 662 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 30 | Indonesia | 623 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 603 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 603 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 533 1000 t | 2023 | up 566.2% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 533 1000 t | 2023 | up 566.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 427 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 36 | Canada | 335 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 303 1000 t | 2023 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 38 | Caribbean | 294 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 39 | United States | 291 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 260 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 248 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 42 | Madagascar | 245 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 43 | Cuba | 243 1000 t | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 44 | Germany | 221 1000 t | 2023 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 212 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 208 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 47 | Niger | 206 1000 t | 2023 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 181 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 174 1000 t | 2023 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 160 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 51 | Turkey | 151 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Türkiye | 151 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Spain | 150 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 54 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 142 1000 t | 2018 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 121 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | flat |
| 56 | Philippines | 120 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 57 | Argentina | 112 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 57 | Haiti | 112 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 57 | Australia and New Zealand | 112 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 60 | Gabon | 111 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 61 | China, Taiwan Province of | 107 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 62 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 98 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 63 | Armenia | 91 1000 t | 2023 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 63 | Algeria | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 65 | Republic of Korea | 90 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Australia | 87 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 84 1000 t | 2023 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 68 | Nepal | 68 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 69 | Albania | 66 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 69 | Melanesia | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 72 | Guyana | 63 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,160.0% | volatile |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 280.0% | rising |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,700.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 54 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 76 | Myanmar | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 940.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Pakistan | 52 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 76 | Tunisia | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 4,800.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Colombia | 47 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 46 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 82 | Switzerland | 45 1000 t | 2023 | up 136.8% | falling |
| 82 | Libya | 45 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Italy | 39 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 87 | Iraq | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.1% | rising |
| 87 | Norway | 34 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 89 | Malaysia | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 89 | Sweden | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 89 | South Africa | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Lebanon | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 93 | Kenya | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Portugal | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 96 | Morocco | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 96 | New Zealand | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Denmark | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 99 | Syria | 23 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 99 | Syrian Arab Republic | 23 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 102 | Finland | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 103 | Kuwait | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 105 | Congo | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 105 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Montenegro | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 107 | Uruguay | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Czechia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Qatar | 13 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Polynesia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 114 | Ecuador | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 114 | Ireland | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 114 | Namibia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 114 | Slovenia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 118 | Guatemala | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Israel | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 118 | Latvia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Rwanda | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 124 | Bahrain | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 124 | Panama | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 126 | Hungary | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 126 | Jamaica | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Oman | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Austria | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 129 | Fiji | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 129 | Suriname | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 129 | Tonga | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 129 | Samoa | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 134 | Estonia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 134 | East Timor | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 134 | Timor-Leste | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Georgia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 141 | Bahamas | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Barbados | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Comoros | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Egypt | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Honduras | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Croatia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 141 | Lesotho | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 141 | Luxembourg | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 141 | Moldova | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 141 | El Salvador | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 141 | Slovakia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Republic of Moldova | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 141 | China, Macao SAR | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Bulgaria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Gambia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Greece | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Iceland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Malta | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | French Polynesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Eswatini | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 155 | Cabo Verde | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Afghanistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Cyprus | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Grenada | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 170 | Mongolia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Mauritius | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Zambia | 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 153,168 1000 t
- Asia 70,525 1000 t
- Africa 54,108 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 49,694 1000 t
- Western Africa 38,044 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 27,956 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 25,451 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 20,083 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 18,419 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 18,379 1000 t
- Europe 14,330 1000 t
- Americas 14,015 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 13,089 1000 t
- South America 12,762 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 10,973 1000 t
- European Union (27) 3,183 1000 t
- Middle Africa 2,715 1000 t
- Western Europe 2,009 1000 t
- Southern Asia 1,118 1000 t
- Central Asia 778 1000 t
- Northern Europe 722 1000 t
- Southern Europe 627 1000 t
- Northern America 626 1000 t
- Western Asia 556 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 490 1000 t
- Central America 332 1000 t
- United States of America 291 1000 t
- Northern Africa 215 1000 t
- Oceania 191 1000 t
- Southern Africa 45 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.