Sugar & Sweeteners — Import quantity 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
7,846 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Tuvalu
Median
236 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901
What the numbers show
Sugar & Sweeteners — Import quantity is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 7,846 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 236 1000 t, and the mean is 589.87 1000 t.
Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 491.9%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 95.5%).
Sugar & Sweeteners — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7,846 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 6,520 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 5,801 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,023 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 2,889 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 6 | India | 2,618 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 2,597 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 2,553 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 2,476 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 2,452 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Korea | 2,422 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 12 | Malaysia | 2,281 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 2,151 1000 t | 2023 | up 463.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 2,106 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 15 | Algeria | 1,959 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 1,955 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 1,782 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 1,715 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 1,714 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 20 | Iraq | 1,551 1000 t | 2023 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,483 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 1,466 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 1,403 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 24 | France | 1,273 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 25 | Caribbean | 1,135 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 26 | Yemen | 1,048 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 1,023 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 966 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 923 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 917 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 31 | Hungary | 833 1000 t | 2023 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 830 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 819 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 34 | Türkiye | 816 1000 t | 2023 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 795 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 792 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 788 1000 t | 2023 | up 212.7% | volatile |
| 38 | China, Taiwan Province of | 729 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 39 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 717 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 40 | Czechia | 708 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 41 | Djibouti | 705 1000 t | 2023 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Kenya | 704 1000 t | 2023 | up 135.5% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 680 1000 t | 2023 | up 452.8% | rising |
| 44 | Australia and New Zealand | 656 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 45 | Poland | 649 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 637 1000 t | 2023 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 615 1000 t | 2023 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 591 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 49 | Sweden | 574 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 561 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 51 | Jordan | 559 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 557 1000 t | 2023 | up 392.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Israel | 541 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 54 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 530 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 55 | Libya | 522 1000 t | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 515 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 57 | Austria | 512 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 511 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 475 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 445 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 61 | Ghana | 431 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritania | 418 1000 t | 2023 | up 318.0% | rising |
| 63 | Norway | 406 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 64 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 400 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 65 | Peru | 388 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 384 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 67 | Finland | 378 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 68 | Cameroon | 371 1000 t | 2023 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 367 1000 t | 2023 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 70 | Denmark | 353 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 71 | Slovenia | 350 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 72 | Colombia | 344 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Senegal | 335 1000 t | 2023 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 331 1000 t | 2023 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 75 | Lithuania | 328 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | 305 1000 t | 2023 | up 425.9% | rising |
| 77 | Switzerland | 279 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 277 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 79 | Latvia | 276 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 80 | United Republic of Tanzania | 275 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 81 | Jamaica | 274 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 82 | Guinea | 273 1000 t | 2023 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 268 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 84 | Honduras | 267 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 265 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 263 1000 t | 2023 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 258 1000 t | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 87 | Rwanda | 258 1000 t | 2023 | up 273.9% | rising |
| 89 | Syrian Arab Republic | 243 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 90 | Haiti | 239 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 91 | Botswana | 237 1000 t | 2023 | up 107.9% | rising |
| 92 | Brazil | 235 1000 t | 2023 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 234 1000 t | 2023 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 229 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | 219 1000 t | 2023 | up 491.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Georgia | 191 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 97 | Oman | 190 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 190 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 99 | Kuwait | 184 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 100 | Australia | 181 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 100 | Namibia | 181 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 102 | Albania | 177 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 102 | Panama | 177 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 104 | El Salvador | 172 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 105 | Armenia | 158 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 106 | Estonia | 155 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 107 | Uganda | 151 1000 t | 2023 | down 36.6% | flat |
| 108 | Madagascar | 148 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 108 | Mongolia | 148 1000 t | 2023 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 145 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 144 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 112 | Ukraine | 141 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Angola | 138 1000 t | 2023 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 114 | Mauritius | 137 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 136 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 128 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Uruguay | 123 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 118 | Cyprus | 115 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 119 | Myanmar | 113 1000 t | 2023 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Melanesia | 113 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 121 | Serbia | 111 1000 t | 2023 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 122 | Guyana | 110 1000 t | 2023 | up 223.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 106 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 124 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 105 1000 t | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 125 | Bahrain | 102 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 126 | Qatar | 97 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 127 | Montenegro | 93 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 128 | Gambia | 88 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 129 | Niger | 83 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 130 | Suriname | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 131 | Eswatini | 72 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 132 | Paraguay | 69 1000 t | 2023 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 133 | Mozambique | 68 1000 t | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 134 | China, Macao SAR | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 137 | Lesotho | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 137 | Nepal | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 51 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 140 | Malta | 50 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 141 | Bahamas | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.4% | flat |
| 142 | Iceland | 45 1000 t | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 143 | Pakistan | 41 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 38 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 145 | Liberia | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 146 | Gabon | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Argentina | 29 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 148 | Maldives | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 148 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Congo | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Polynesia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 152 | Republic of Moldova | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 153 | Malawi | 25 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Cabo Verde | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 155 | Micronesia | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Zambia | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 157 | Cuba | 19 1000 t | 2019 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Fiji | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 159 | Bhutan | 16 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 159 | Comoros | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 161 | Belarus | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 95.5% | falling |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 161 | Timor-Leste | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | New Caledonia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 165 | French Polynesia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 168 | Grenada | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 168 | Seychelles | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 171 | Kiribati | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 173 | Samoa | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 174 | Tonga | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 6 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 174 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 6 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 178 | Belize | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 181 | Nauru | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 182 | Tuvalu | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 110,959 1000 t
- Asia 45,329 1000 t
- Europe 29,598 1000 t
- European Union (27) 23,157 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 20,885 1000 t
- Americas 17,756 1000 t
- Africa 17,458 1000 t
- South-eastern Asia 13,787 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 13,065 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 12,152 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 11,342 1000 t
- Northern America 10,805 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.