Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity (t) 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
182
Highest
1.41 million t
China
Lowest
1.21 t
Nauru
Median
5,821 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901
What the numbers show
Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity (t) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 1.41 million t in China; the lowest is 1.21 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,821 t, and the mean is 44,646 t.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 425.1%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 65.0%).
Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.41 million t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 1.41 million t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 692,649 t | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 4 | India | 661,335 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 441,302 t | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 6 | Ghana | 208,398 t | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 191,554 t | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 181,654 t | 2023 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 170,927 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 139,646 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 117,657 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Pakistan | 113,025 t | 2023 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 88,746 t | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 88,512 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 86,659 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 16 | Mozambique | 72,799 t | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 71,493 t | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 18 | Türkiye | 69,722 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 19 | Egypt | 66,043 t | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 64,859 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 61,473 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 61,364 t | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 58,362 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 56,827 t | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 25 | France | 54,198 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 51,825 t | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 50,611 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 28 | Nepal | 48,943 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 48,445 t | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 43,949 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 31 | Kenya | 42,724 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 32 | Algeria | 42,555 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | Uganda | 41,290 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 34 | Italy | 40,458 t | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 37,901 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 36,283 t | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 37 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 32,984 t | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea | 32,399 t | 2023 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 39 | Madagascar | 32,156 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 40 | Malawi | 30,114 t | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 41 | Australia and New Zealand | 29,260 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 27,334 t | 2023 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 43 | Caribbean | 27,307 t | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 44 | Melanesia | 26,991 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 25,432 t | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 23,898 t | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Belarus | 23,776 t | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 48 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 21,726 t | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 21,396 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 50 | Zambia | 20,378 t | 2023 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 19,881 t | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 19,783 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 17,178 t | 2023 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 16,998 t | 2023 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 55 | Belgium | 16,826 t | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 56 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 16,239 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 15,228 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 14,894 t | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 59 | Cambodia | 14,436 t | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 60 | Cuba | 14,342 t | 2019 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 61 | Chile | 14,341 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 62 | Republic of Korea | 14,120 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 13,458 t | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 64 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 13,364 t | 2018 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 65 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 13,329 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 12,850 t | 2023 | up 373.0% | rising |
| 67 | Congo | 12,193 t | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,991 t | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 10,530 t | 2023 | up 290.6% | rising |
| 70 | Malaysia | 10,344 t | 2023 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 10,180 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 9,880 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 73 | Sweden | 9,554 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 74 | Czechia | 9,501 t | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 75 | Paraguay | 9,245 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 76 | Thailand | 8,918 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 77 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8,282 t | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 78 | Myanmar | 8,238 t | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 79 | Greece | 8,186 t | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 80 | Niger | 7,903 t | 2023 | up 158.0% | rising |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 7,695 t | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 7,400 t | 2023 | up 143.7% | rising |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 6,663 t | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 84 | Liberia | 6,561 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,502 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 86 | Namibia | 6,344 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 87 | Ireland | 6,323 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 88 | Switzerland | 6,203 t | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 6,173 t | 2023 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 90 | Serbia | 5,903 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 91 | Guatemala | 5,836 t | 2023 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Ecuador | 5,806 t | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 93 | Tunisia | 5,716 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 94 | Austria | 5,441 t | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 95 | Gabon | 5,314 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 5,200 t | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,050 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 98 | Denmark | 5,028 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 99 | Israel | 4,977 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 100 | Iraq | 4,890 t | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 101 | Finland | 4,846 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 102 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4,811 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 103 | Jamaica | 4,542 t | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | 4,493 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 105 | Slovakia | 4,470 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 106 | Jordan | 4,443 t | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 107 | Haiti | 4,349 t | 2023 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 108 | Yemen | 4,344 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 109 | United Arab Emirates | 4,150 t | 2023 | up 155.5% | rising |
| 110 | New Zealand | 3,828 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 111 | Libya | 3,083 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 112 | Georgia | 2,982 t | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 113 | Croatia | 2,933 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 114 | Armenia | 2,918 t | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | 2,867 t | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 116 | El Salvador | 2,788 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 117 | Oman | 2,680 t | 2023 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 2,645 t | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 2,639 t | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 2,493 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 121 | Kuwait | 2,486 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 122 | Mongolia | 2,431 t | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 123 | Uruguay | 2,362 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 124 | Norway | 2,343 t | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 125 | Albania | 2,237 t | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 126 | Botswana | 2,231 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 127 | Lithuania | 2,214 t | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 128 | Fiji | 2,192 t | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 2,135 t | 2023 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 130 | Lesotho | 2,110 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 2,079 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,981 t | 2023 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 133 | Latvia | 1,806 t | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 134 | Slovenia | 1,732 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 135 | Eswatini | 1,705 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 136 | Panama | 1,697 t | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 1,642 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 138 | Honduras | 1,552 t | 2023 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 139 | Qatar | 1,500 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 140 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,422 t | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 141 | Comoros | 1,317 t | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 142 | Estonia | 1,227 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,075 t | 2023 | up 20.3% | flat |
| 144 | Mauritania | 844.14 t | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 145 | Bhutan | 787.31 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 146 | Polynesia | 772.57 t | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 147 | Bahrain | 740.5 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 148 | Guyana | 714.96 t | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 149 | Cyprus | 609.26 t | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 565 t | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 151 | Mauritius | 557.51 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 152 | Samoa | 381.2 t | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 374.37 t | 2023 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 368.6 t | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 155 | Malta | 324.97 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 156 | Montenegro | 309.41 t | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 157 | Djibouti | 265.32 t | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 158 | Barbados | 253.02 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 159 | Cabo Verde | 238.08 t | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 160 | Iceland | 229.17 t | 2023 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 161 | Gambia | 214.42 t | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 162 | Suriname | 213.05 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 205.26 t | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 164 | Maldives | 194.39 t | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 165 | Tonga | 182.33 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 166 | China, Macao SAR | 179.59 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 161.02 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 160.86 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 169 | Micronesia | 147.92 t | 2023 | up 425.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 111.1 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 107.89 t | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 102.37 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 173 | Bahamas | 98.59 t | 2023 | up 42.6% | flat |
| 174 | Belize | 82.67 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 175 | Seychelles | 71.49 t | 2023 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 176 | Grenada | 44.83 t | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 41.33 t | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 178 | Kiribati | 31.16 t | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 29.64 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 3.78 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 3.33 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 182 | Nauru | 1.21 t | 2023 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7.16 million t
- Asia 3.01 million t
- Africa 2.51 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.92 million t
- Eastern Asia 1.48 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.36 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.30 million t
- Western Africa 1.23 million t
- Southern Asia 1.02 million t
- Europe 821,803 t
- Americas 762,645 t
- Middle Africa 631,917 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.