Starchy Roots — 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...
Countries reporting
179
Highest
152,374 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
513 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,877
What the numbers show
Starchy Roots — Production is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 152,374 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 513 1000 t, and the mean is 5,816 1000 t.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 752.7%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 100.0%).
Starchy Roots — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 152,374 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 2 | China, mainland | 152,025 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | Nigeria | 138,249 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 4 | India | 67,374 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46,998 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 6 | Ghana | 38,888 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 31,117 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 23,883 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 9 | Ukraine | 21,359 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 20,399 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 19,374 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15,365 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 13 | Malawi | 15,322 1000 t | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14,062 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 15 | Cambodia | 13,963 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 16 | Angola | 13,740 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 11,633 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 11,607 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11,118 1000 t | 2023 | up 293.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 10,735 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 21 | Cameroon | 9,927 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 8,960 1000 t | 2023 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 23 | Mozambique | 8,607 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 24 | France | 8,606 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 7,532 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 7,476 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 6,543 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6,492 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 29 | Türkiye | 5,700 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 5,590 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 4,750 1000 t | 2023 | up 256.6% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,704 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 33 | Algeria | 4,632 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 4,477 1000 t | 2023 | up 155.0% | rising |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 4,426 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 36 | Madagascar | 4,298 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 4,191 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 38 | Colombia | 4,170 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 39 | Belgium | 4,022 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 4,021 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 41 | Uganda | 3,951 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 42 | Rwanda | 3,770 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 43 | Nepal | 3,644 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3,574 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 45 | Philippines | 3,309 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 46 | Paraguay | 3,305 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 47 | Caribbean | 2,884 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 48 | Denmark | 2,757 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 2,682 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 2,549 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 51 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,483 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 52 | Melanesia | 2,399 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 53 | Mexico | 2,326 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 2,047 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 55 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,995 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 56 | Spain | 1,922 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 1,913 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 58 | Morocco | 1,836 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 59 | Senegal | 1,731 1000 t | 2023 | up 752.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Cuba | 1,719 1000 t | 2019 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 61 | Congo | 1,716 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 62 | Australia | 1,554 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 63 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,464 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,287 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 65 | Italy | 1,265 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 66 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,214 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 67 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,196 1000 t | 2018 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 68 | Romania | 1,183 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 1,145 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 1,081 1000 t | 2023 | up 291.7% | rising |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 1,011 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 72 | Niger | 971 1000 t | 2023 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 889 1000 t | 2023 | up 193.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Republic of Korea | 860 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 75 | Chile | 858 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 76 | Haiti | 855 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 77 | Sweden | 810 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 788 1000 t | 2023 | up 176.5% | rising |
| 79 | Liberia | 701 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 79 | Myanmar | 701 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 81 | Lebanon | 660 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 82 | Gabon | 634 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 622 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 620 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 85 | Serbia | 607 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 86 | Austria | 594 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 87 | Czechia | 574 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 88 | Israel | 541 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 89 | Guatemala | 513 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 513 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 91 | Finland | 498 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 469 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 93 | New Zealand | 440 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 94 | Tunisia | 436 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 95 | Ecuador | 412 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 401 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 97 | Namibia | 388 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 98 | Libya | 370 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 366 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 100 | Armenia | 365 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 101 | Switzerland | 360 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | China, Taiwan Province of | 349 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 103 | Portugal | 325 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 104 | Ireland | 322 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.5% | flat |
| 105 | Norway | 314 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 106 | Greece | 309 1000 t | 2023 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 107 | Jamaica | 305 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 108 | Yemen | 302 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 109 | Albania | 274 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 110 | Lithuania | 267 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 111 | Iraq | 238 1000 t | 2023 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 222 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 220 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 114 | Hungary | 210 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | 202 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 116 | Georgia | 197 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 117 | Fiji | 196 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 118 | Jordan | 194 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.3% | flat |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 184 1000 t | 2023 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 184 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 121 | Mongolia | 179 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 172 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 123 | Uruguay | 151 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 124 | Latvia | 148 1000 t | 2023 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 125 | Slovakia | 136 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 126 | Guyana | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 365.5% | rising |
| 127 | Lesotho | 132 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 128 | Croatia | 126 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 119 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 130 | Comoros | 117 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 131 | Botswana | 110 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 132 | Malaysia | 92 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 133 | Honduras | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 134 | Cyprus | 90 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 135 | Eswatini | 85 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 136 | El Salvador | 84 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 138 | Estonia | 79 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 139 | Panama | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 140 | Bhutan | 74 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 141 | Slovenia | 69 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 142 | Polynesia | 54 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 143 | Timor-Leste | 52 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 144 | Samoa | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 145 | Tonga | 24 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Montenegro | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 147 | Mauritius | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 148 | Kuwait | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 150 | Oman | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 150 | Micronesia | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 13 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 153 | Gambia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 12 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 155 | Mauritania | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 157 | Suriname | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 159 | Iceland | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 159 | Cabo Verde | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 161 | Malta | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 162 | Barbados | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 166 | Bahamas | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Belize | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 168 | Kiribati | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Qatar | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Bahrain | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 174 | Maldives | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Seychelles | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 174 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 174 | 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 928,126 1000 t
- Africa 379,453 1000 t
- Asia 364,308 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 245,470 1000 t
- Western Africa 214,463 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 194,013 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 163,785 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 157,754 1000 t
- Europe 99,816 1000 t
- Southern Asia 94,672 1000 t
- South-eastern Asia 92,383 1000 t
- Americas 80,088 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.