Sugar & Sweeteners — Food in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sugar & Sweeteners — Food was 15,693 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,693 1000 t
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
2nd
of 20 regions
All-time high
15,693 1000 t
in 2023
All-time low
9,556 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sugar & Sweeteners — Food in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k2010201620232010: 9.6k 1000 t2011: 10.1k 1000 t2012: 11.8k 1000 t2013: 12.2k 1000 t2014: 12.9k 1000 t2015: 13.1k 1000 t2016: 13.1k 1000 t2017: 14.0k 1000 t2018: 14.3k 1000 t2019: 14.3k 1000 t2020: 15.0k 1000 t2021: 15.4k 1000 t2022: 15.3k 1000 t2023: 15.7k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar & sweeteners — food in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 15,693 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — food in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 15,693 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,556 1000 t, in 2010.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 20 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Sugar & Sweeteners — Food in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Sugar & Sweeteners — Food in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 9,556 1000 t
2011 10,100 1000 t +5.7%
2012 11,772 1000 t +16.6%
2013 12,182 1000 t +3.5%
2014 12,867 1000 t +5.6%
2015 13,110 1000 t +1.9%
2016 13,140 1000 t +0.2%
2017 14,002 1000 t +6.6%
2018 14,343 1000 t +2.4%
2019 14,263 1000 t -0.6%
2020 14,954 1000 t +4.8%
2021 15,421 1000 t +3.1%
2022 15,261 1000 t -1.0%
2023 15,693 1000 t +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12,534 1000 t 9,556 1000 t 14,343 1000 t 10
2020s 15,332 1000 t 14,954 1000 t 15,693 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 India 28,229 1000 t compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 14,257 1000 t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 13,083 1000 t compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 9,678 1000 t compare
  5. 5 Brazil 8,213 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar & sweeteners — food in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Sugar & sweeteners — food in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 15,693 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — food recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 15,693 1000 t in 2023.
What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — food recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 9,556 1000 t in 2010.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sugar & sweeteners — food?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
Is sugar & sweeteners — food rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar & Sweeteners — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
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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.