Starchy Roots — Import quantity 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
189
Highest
41,601 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
58 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Starchy Roots — Import quantity is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 41,601 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 58 1000 t, and the mean is 814 1000 t.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 2,460.9%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 100.0%).
Starchy Roots — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 41,601 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 34,728 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 10,947 1000 t | 2023 | up 641.7% | volatile |
| 4 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6,595 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 5 | United States | 6,005 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 5,196 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.3% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 5,057 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3,781 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 2,542 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,542 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 11 | France | 2,417 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 2,378 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 2,113 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 1,920 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 1,532 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,702.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 1,532 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,702.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Philippines | 1,168 1000 t | 2023 | up 141.8% | rising |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 823 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 756 1000 t | 2023 | up 159.8% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 754 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 730 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 685 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 683 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 662 1000 t | 2023 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 617 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 26 | Australia | 606 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 596 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 589 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,460.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 578 1000 t | 2023 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 497 1000 t | 2023 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 31 | Russia | 445 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 445 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 33 | Indonesia | 426 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechia | 406 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 383 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 380 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 37 | Caribbean | 348 1000 t | 2023 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 320 1000 t | 2023 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 315 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 307 1000 t | 2023 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 41 | Nepal | 279 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 42 | Austria | 273 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 247 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 43 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 247 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 45 | Argentina | 226 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 45 | Slovakia | 226 1000 t | 2023 | up 148.4% | rising |
| 47 | Oman | 224 1000 t | 2023 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 222 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 49 | Laos | 212 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,313.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 212 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,313.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Kuwait | 198 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 52 | Jordan | 192 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 191 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 186 1000 t | 2023 | up 158.3% | rising |
| 55 | Uganda | 177 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,509.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 174 1000 t | 2023 | up 987.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Peru | 161 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 58 | Croatia | 149 1000 t | 2023 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 59 | Egypt | 146 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.6% | flat |
| 59 | Slovenia | 146 1000 t | 2023 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 144 1000 t | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 62 | El Salvador | 143 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 132 1000 t | 2023 | up 214.3% | rising |
| 64 | Iraq | 132 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 128 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 67 | Turkey | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Türkiye | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Switzerland | 125 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 70 | Qatar | 124 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 71 | Serbia | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 72 | Algeria | 116 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 73 | Honduras | 109 1000 t | 2023 | up 251.6% | rising |
| 74 | Israel | 108 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 107 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 104 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 104 1000 t | 2023 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 78 | Finland | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 98 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.7% | flat |
| 80 | South Africa | 97 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 81 | Mozambique | 94 1000 t | 2023 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 90 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 83 | Lithuania | 86 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 83 | Panama | 86 1000 t | 2023 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 83 | Paraguay | 86 1000 t | 2023 | up 309.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Uruguay | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 87 | New Zealand | 79 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 78 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 89 | Latvia | 73 1000 t | 2023 | up 108.6% | rising |
| 90 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 72 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 91 | Ukraine | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Melanesia | 68 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Bahrain | 65 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 94 | Mauritania | 60 1000 t | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 95 | Myanmar | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,833.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 159.1% | rising |
| 96 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 159.1% | rising |
| 98 | Moldova | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 98 | Republic of Moldova | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 98 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 103 | Jamaica | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 103 | Mauritius | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 105 | Libya | 47 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 106 | Ecuador | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 106 | Estonia | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 108 | Georgia | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 193.3% | rising |
| 109 | Rwanda | 43 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Djibouti | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 110 | Pakistan | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Gabon | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 114 | Fiji | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 115 | Cyprus | 35 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 116 | Namibia | 33 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Cuba | 32 1000 t | 2019 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 117 | India | 32 1000 t | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Norway | 31 1000 t | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 119 | China, Macao SAR | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 121 | Albania | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 121 | Belarus | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 121 | Tunisia | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 124 | Botswana | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 125 | Luxembourg | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 125 | Polynesia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 127 | Ghana | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 127 | Malta | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Eswatini | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 132 | Guyana | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 132 | Maldives | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 185.7% | rising |
| 132 | Montenegro | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 135 | Bahamas | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 135 | Barbados | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 137 | Suriname | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 140 | Armenia | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 240.0% | rising |
| 141 | Niger | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 143 | Nigeria | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 145 | Angola | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 145 | Cabo Verde | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 147 | Gambia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 147 | Cambodia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Syria | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 92.5% | rising |
| 147 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 92.5% | rising |
| 151 | New Caledonia | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 151 | Yemen | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 153 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Lesotho | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Mongolia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Guinea | 7 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Belize | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 158 | Kyrgyzstan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Seychelles | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 158 | Zambia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 162 | Bhutan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 162 | Congo | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 162 | East Timor | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 162 | Timor-Leste | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Cameroon | 4 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Liberia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Comoros | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Grenada | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 170 | Kenya | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 175 | Madagascar | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 175 | Tonga | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Malawi | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Micronesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1 1000 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Haiti | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 107,542 1000 t
- Asia 67,775 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 43,522 1000 t
- Europe 26,853 1000 t
- European Union (27) 23,319 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 19,418 1000 t
- Western Europe 13,738 1000 t
- Americas 10,287 1000 t
- Northern America 6,622 1000 t
- Southern Europe 6,295 1000 t
- United States of America 6,005 1000 t
- Northern Europe 3,877 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3,793 1000 t
- Western Asia 3,057 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 2,943 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2,628 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2,231 1000 t
- South America 2,148 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,003 1000 t
- Africa 1,849 1000 t
- Central America 1,169 1000 t
- Southern Asia 1,018 1000 t
- Oceania 778 1000 t
- Central Asia 761 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 579 1000 t
- Western Africa 554 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 553 1000 t
- Northern Africa 470 1000 t
- Southern Africa 188 1000 t
- Middle Africa 85 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.