Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing 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
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 12,590 1000 t in India; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 58 1000 t, and the mean is 439.47 1000 t.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 3,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 100.0%).
Sugar & Sweeteners — Processing: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 12,590 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 7,410 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 7,368 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 3,728 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2,702 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 1,994 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 1,994 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 1,220 1000 t | 2023 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1,125 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 10 | France | 1,018 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 11 | South Africa | 953 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 12 | Mexico | 809 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 624 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 14 | Australia | 609 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 588 1000 t | 2023 | up 239.9% | rising |
| 15 | Peru | 588 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 570 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 570 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 19 | Germany | 569 1000 t | 2023 | up 143.2% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 553 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 21 | United States | 499 1000 t | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Malaysia | 428 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 382 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 24 | Iraq | 377 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Caribbean | 376 1000 t | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 26 | Cuba | 330 1000 t | 2019 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 27 | Brazil | 307 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 28 | Turkey | 305 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 305 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 288 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 283 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 32 | Ecuador | 259 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 33 | Guatemala | 249 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 234 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 35 | Eswatini | 229 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 224 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 210 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 195 1000 t | 2023 | up 219.7% | rising |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 189 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 40 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 174 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 171 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 167 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 43 | Belarus | 162 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 155 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 44 | Hungary | 155 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | 149 1000 t | 2023 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 47 | Canada | 138 1000 t | 2023 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 48 | Vietnam | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 542.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Viet Nam | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 542.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 128 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 51 | Algeria | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 52 | Belgium | 109 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 53 | Myanmar | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 809.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 99 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 98 1000 t | 2023 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Angola | 89 1000 t | 2023 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 57 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 85 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 58 | Slovakia | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 77 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 76 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 61 | Denmark | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,240.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Jamaica | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 63 | Indonesia | 62 1000 t | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 60 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 65 | Mongolia | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 190.0% | rising |
| 65 | United Republic of Tanzania | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 625.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritius | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 68 | El Salvador | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 69 | Honduras | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 69 | Portugal | 49 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 71 | Ukraine | 48 1000 t | 2023 | down 81.2% | falling |
| 72 | Nepal | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 43 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Namibia | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 73 | Uganda | 43 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 76 | Laos | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 76 | Lithuania | 39 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 76 | Sweden | 39 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 76 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 80 | Jordan | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,700.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 37 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 82 | China, Taiwan Province of | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Panama | 32 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 83 | Romania | 32 1000 t | 2023 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 85 | Norway | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 87 | Guyana | 29 1000 t | 2023 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Melanesia | 28 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 89 | Chile | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 89 | Fiji | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 92 | Morocco | 25 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 93 | Georgia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Barbados | 22 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 95 | Latvia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 96 | Cameroon | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 96 | Cambodia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Syria | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 100 | Lebanon | 16 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Croatia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 101 | Kenya | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 101 | New Zealand | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Greece | 14 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Malawi | 11 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 108 | Moldova | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 108 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 10 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Republic of Moldova | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 111 | Armenia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.8% | flat |
| 111 | Gambia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | Kuwait | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 114 | Madagascar | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 116 | Botswana | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 117 | Iceland | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 117 | Rwanda | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Uruguay | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 120 | Israel | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 122 | Belize | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 122 | Bhutan | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Slovenia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 127 | Mozambique | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Estonia | 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 46,203 1000 t
- Asia 31,333 1000 t
- Southern Asia 16,651 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 7,975 1000 t
- Europe 7,232 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 6,654 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 5,730 1000 t
- Americas 4,338 1000 t
- European Union (27) 4,209 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 2,867 1000 t
- Africa 2,648 1000 t
- Western Europe 2,302 1000 t
- South America 1,863 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,727 1000 t
- Central America 1,462 1000 t
- Southern Africa 1,230 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,146 1000 t
- Southern Europe 1,046 1000 t
- Northern Europe 1,017 1000 t
- Western Asia 939 1000 t
- Northern Africa 775 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 691 1000 t
- Oceania 652 1000 t
- Northern America 637 1000 t
- United States of America 499 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 492 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 484 1000 t
- Middle Africa 107 1000 t
- Western Africa 52 1000 t
- Central Asia 38 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.