Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity by country
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Countries reporting
182
Highest
5,143 1000 t
Indonesia
Lowest
0 1000 t
Tuvalu
Median
104.5 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901
What the numbers show
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 5,143 1000 t in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 104.5 1000 t, and the mean is 375.16 1000 t.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 2,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 98.8%).
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 5,143 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 4,919 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 4,079 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | India | 2,262 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2,194 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 2,013 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 1,996 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 8 | Algeria | 1,926 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 1,836 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 1,754 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 1,689 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 1,689 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 1,628 1000 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 14 | Canada | 1,600 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 15 | Iraq | 1,438 1000 t | 2023 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,343 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 1,273 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 18 | Yemen | 978 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 849 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,632.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 831 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 21 | Germany | 793 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 779 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 23 | Djibouti | 694 1000 t | 2023 | up 221.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 691 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 658 1000 t | 2023 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 657 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 27 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 644 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 28 | China, Taiwan Province of | 637 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 633 1000 t | 2023 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 597 1000 t | 2023 | up 156.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Romania | 577 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 32 | Caribbean | 552 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 510 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 496 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 35 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 479 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 36 | France | 465 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 465 1000 t | 2023 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Libya | 444 1000 t | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt | 438 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 430 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,062.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 427 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritania | 416 1000 t | 2023 | up 389.4% | rising |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 399 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Türkiye | 390 1000 t | 2023 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Thailand | 384 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,921.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Jordan | 375 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 360 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 359 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 49 | Cameroon | 341 1000 t | 2023 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 334 1000 t | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 334 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.0% | flat |
| 52 | Australia and New Zealand | 328 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 53 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 326 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 54 | Greece | 325 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 318 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 313 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Hungary | 306 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 58 | Austria | 302 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 59 | Colombia | 285 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 283 1000 t | 2023 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 266 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 62 | New Zealand | 261 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 63 | United Republic of Tanzania | 259 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 64 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 257 1000 t | 2023 | up 149.5% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea | 255 1000 t | 2023 | up 203.6% | rising |
| 66 | Lebanon | 249 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 67 | Tunisia | 237 1000 t | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 68 | Cambodia | 230 1000 t | 2023 | up 248.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Haiti | 223 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 70 | Rwanda | 204 1000 t | 2023 | up 223.8% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 203 1000 t | 2023 | up 822.7% | volatile |
| 72 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 191 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 73 | Croatia | 166 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 74 | Ireland | 165 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 75 | Georgia | 163 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 161 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 77 | Sweden | 156 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 78 | Czechia | 146 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 79 | Madagascar | 143 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 80 | Norway | 142 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 81 | Finland | 140 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 138 1000 t | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Slovenia | 137 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 84 | Namibia | 133 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 85 | Angola | 131 1000 t | 2023 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Oman | 129 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 88 | Mauritius | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 89 | Côte d'Ivoire | 118 1000 t | 2023 | up 686.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Switzerland | 110 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 91 | Denmark | 105 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 104 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Mongolia | 102 1000 t | 2023 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 93 | Slovakia | 102 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 96 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 95 1000 t | 2018 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 97 | Melanesia | 94 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 98 | Kuwait | 89 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.6% | flat |
| 99 | Jamaica | 88 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 100 | Uganda | 84 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 101 | Albania | 82 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 101 | Myanmar | 82 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Niger | 81 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 103 | Uruguay | 81 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 105 | Armenia | 80 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 106 | Botswana | 78 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 106 | Gambia | 78 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 78 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 77 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 110 | Australia | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 110 | Bahrain | 67 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 113 | Latvia | 63 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 114 | Qatar | 58 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 116 | Lithuania | 51 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 117 | Sierra Leone | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 118 | Nepal | 45 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Guatemala | 42 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 120 | Estonia | 39 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 121 | Mozambique | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 33 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 123 | Cyprus | 27 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 124 | Liberia | 24 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 125 | Honduras | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 126 | Congo | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Serbia | 22 1000 t | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Lesotho | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 128 | Malta | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 128 | Suriname | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 128 | Ukraine | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Polynesia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 134 | Guyana | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 134 | Cabo Verde | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 136 | Fiji | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 136 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 15 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Costa Rica | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 138 | Montenegro | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 138 | Paraguay | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 138 | El Salvador | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 142 | Brazil | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 142 | Maldives | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 142 | Micronesia | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 142 | Republic of Moldova | 12 1000 t | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Bhutan | 11 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 146 | Gabon | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 146 | China, Macao SAR | 11 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Timor-Leste | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Iceland | 9 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 150 | Panama | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 9 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 350.0% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 154 | Kiribati | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 157 | Argentina | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Barbados | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 157 | Samoa | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Bahamas | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 161 | Malawi | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 161 | Pakistan | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 165 | Grenada | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 165 | Saint Lucia | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 165 | Eswatini | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 169 | Belarus | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 169 | Seychelles | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 172 | Cuba | 2 1000 t | 2019 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Tonga | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Zambia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Belize | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Nauru | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 180 | 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 71,019 1000 t
- Asia 33,488 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 17,210 1000 t
- Africa 15,567 1000 t
- Europe 12,503 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 11,407 1000 t
- European Union (27) 10,199 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 9,900 1000 t
- South-eastern Asia 9,588 1000 t
- Americas 9,008 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 8,047 1000 t
- Western Asia 8,035 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.