Starchy Roots — 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...
Countries reporting
179
Highest
14,658 1000 t
Nigeria
Lowest
0 1000 t
Vanuatu
Median
49 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,024
What the numbers show
Starchy Roots — Losses is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 14,658 1000 t in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 49 1000 t, and the mean is 559.29 1000 t.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 3,125.0%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 100.0%).
Starchy Roots — Losses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 14,658 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 2 | India | 14,449 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 3 | Ghana | 10,327 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 4 | China | 6,836 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 5 | China, mainland | 6,821 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,683 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 3,331 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 8 | Cameroon | 2,868 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 9 | Thailand | 2,355 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 1,791 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 11 | Peru | 1,545 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 1,405 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 1,337 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 1,337 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 15 | Algeria | 1,335 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 16 | France | 1,262 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 1,231 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 18 | Malawi | 1,007 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 979 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 979 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 21 | Angola | 978 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 22 | Vietnam | 886 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 886 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 24 | Laos | 845 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 845 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 813 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 693 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 28 | Pakistan | 685 1000 t | 2023 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | 666 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 30 | Mozambique | 643 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 536 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 524 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 506 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 445 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 418 1000 t | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 365 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 37 | Guinea | 358 1000 t | 2023 | up 126.6% | rising |
| 38 | Kenya | 337 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 39 | Caribbean | 317 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 40 | Madagascar | 313 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 41 | Turkey | 306 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 41 | Türkiye | 306 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 43 | Germany | 304 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Rwanda | 273 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 45 | Colombia | 267 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 262 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 47 | Paraguay | 253 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 48 | Senegal | 247 1000 t | 2023 | up 605.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Belgium | 246 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 50 | Zambia | 240 1000 t | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 51 | Argentina | 225 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 52 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 224 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 53 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 218 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 206 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 55 | Belarus | 203 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 56 | Melanesia | 202 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 194 1000 t | 2023 | up 212.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 193 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 59 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 186 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 60 | Mexico | 176 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 61 | Haiti | 153 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 62 | Spain | 142 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 63 | Czechia | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,125.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Gabon | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 65 | South Africa | 117 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 66 | Congo | 113 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 67 | Uganda | 112 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 68 | Romania | 109 1000 t | 2023 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 69 | Indonesia | 105 1000 t | 2023 | down 87.7% | falling |
| 70 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 104 1000 t | 2018 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 71 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 93 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 72 | Cuba | 91 1000 t | 2019 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 79 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 77 1000 t | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 75 | Namibia | 76 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 75 | Sweden | 76 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 77 | Austria | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 77 | Republic of Korea | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 79 | Niger | 74 1000 t | 2023 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Norway | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 80 | Philippines | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 82 | Guatemala | 66 1000 t | 2023 | up 407.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Chile | 65 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 966.7% | volatile |
| 85 | United Kingdom | 56 1000 t | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 85 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56 1000 t | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 87 | Liberia | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 89 | Jamaica | 52 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 90 | Italy | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 91 | Myanmar | 48 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 93 | Australia and New Zealand | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 94 | Lebanon | 44 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 95 | Syria | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 99 | Israel | 39 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 100 | Greece | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 101 | Finland | 37 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 101 | Serbia | 37 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 104 | Australia | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 34 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 106 | Tunisia | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 107 | Libya | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 108 | Guyana | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 333.3% | rising |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 110 | Portugal | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 112 | Armenia | 23 1000 t | 2023 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 112 | Iraq | 23 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.1% | flat |
| 112 | Yemen | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 115 | Albania | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 116 | Switzerland | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 117 | Lithuania | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 17 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 119 | Jordan | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 120 | Croatia | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 122 | Honduras | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 123 | Bhutan | 11 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 123 | Uruguay | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 123 | China, Taiwan Province of | 11 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 126 | Ireland | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 126 | Lesotho | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 126 | New Zealand | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 130 | Comoros | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Botswana | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 131 | Panama | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 135 | Hungary | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 135 | Moldova | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 135 | Malaysia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 139 | Mauritania | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 139 | El Salvador | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 139 | Slovakia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 139 | Slovenia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 139 | Eswatini | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 145 | Fiji | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | East Timor | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 145 | Polynesia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 151 | Cyprus | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 151 | Estonia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 151 | Georgia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Ecuador | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 156 | Kuwait | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 156 | Latvia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Montenegro | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Tonga | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Samoa | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 162 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Gambia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Iceland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 162 | Malta | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 162 | Mauritius | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Oman | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 162 | Qatar | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 162 | Suriname | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Micronesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Cabo Verde | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 162 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 176 | Bahrain | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 176 | Mongolia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 90,109 1000 t
- Africa 43,954 1000 t
- Asia 30,395 1000 t
- Western Africa 28,132 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 20,275 1000 t
- Southern Asia 16,815 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 14,597 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 14,345 1000 t
- Europe 8,636 1000 t
- Middle Africa 7,870 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 7,164 1000 t
- Americas 6,870 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5,659 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 5,507 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 4,984 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 4,614 1000 t
- South America 4,497 1000 t
- European Union (27) 3,541 1000 t
- Northern Africa 3,121 1000 t
- Western Europe 2,092 1000 t
- Northern America 1,737 1000 t
- United States of America 1,231 1000 t
- Central Asia 765 1000 t
- Northern Europe 689 1000 t
- Western Asia 667 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 580 1000 t
- Southern Europe 349 1000 t
- Central America 318 1000 t
- Oceania 253 1000 t
- Southern Africa 217 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.