Starchy Roots — Tourist consumption 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...
What the numbers show
Starchy Roots — Tourist consumption is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 243 1000 t in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Cabo Verde.
The median across all reporting countries is 1 1000 t, and the mean is 13 1000 t.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 242.3%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 100.0%).
Starchy Roots — Tourist consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 243 1000 t | 2023 | up 242.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Melanesia | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 2 | Fiji | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Caribbean | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 5 | Bahamas | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 6 | Cuba | 11 1000 t | 2019 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 7 | Jamaica | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 8 | Cyprus | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 8 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Barbados | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | Maldives | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Belize | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Indonesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Kenya | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 14 | Egypt | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Laos | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Seychelles | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Malta | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Nepal | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Grenada | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Botswana | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 329 1000 t
- Asia 254 1000 t
- Western Asia 246 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 73 1000 t
- Oceania 37 1000 t
- Americas 34 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 26 1000 t
- European Union (27) 4 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 3 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 3 1000 t
- Africa 3 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2 1000 t
- Southern Asia 2 1000 t
- Central America 2 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 2 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2 1000 t
- Europe 1 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1 1000 t
- Northern Africa 1 1000 t
- Southern Europe 1 1000 t
- Southern Africa 0 1000 t
- Western Africa 0 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.