Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal) by country
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Countries reporting
182
Highest
24.55 million million Kcal
China
Lowest
0 million Kcal
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Median
2,623 million Kcal
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,806
What the numbers show
Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 24.55 million million Kcal in China; the lowest is 0 million Kcal in Iran (Islamic Republic of).
The median across all reporting countries is 2,623 million Kcal, and the mean is 403,041 million Kcal.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 4,784,540.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 100.0%).
Sweet potatoes — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 24.55 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 24.47 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 2.91 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 1.55 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 5 | Angola | 1.49 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.47 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1.40 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 1.15 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 9 | Rwanda | 1.10 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 10 | Madagascar | 1.02 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 11 | India | 1.01 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | United States | 906,011 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 13 | Malawi | 751,188 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4,784,540.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Melanesia | 743,396 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 611,652 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 554,054 million Kcal | 2023 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 527,330 million Kcal | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 485,320 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 459,862 million Kcal | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 20 | Cuba | 392,685 million Kcal | 2019 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mozambique | 383,362 million Kcal | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 22 | Caribbean | 380,022 million Kcal | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 23 | Vietnam | 335,734 million Kcal | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 335,734 million Kcal | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 25 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 330,694 million Kcal | 2018 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 26 | Brazil | 326,738 million Kcal | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 275,082 million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea | 262,328 million Kcal | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 247,208 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 221,768 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 202,986 million Kcal | 2023 | up 724.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 201,204 million Kcal | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 33 | Egypt | 194,548 million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 34 | Niger | 145,045 million Kcal | 2023 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 35 | Zambia | 126,612 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 36 | Ghana | 112,956 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 107,935 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 38 | Argentina | 107,663 million Kcal | 2023 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 97,719 million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 85,689 million Kcal | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 81,206 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 42 | Australia | 75,319 million Kcal | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 43 | Laos | 71,868 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71,868 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 66,599 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 46 | Haiti | 64,657 million Kcal | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 63,736 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 48 | Myanmar | 57,573 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 49,893 million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 49,893 million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 48,804 million Kcal | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 52 | Senegal | 46,683 million Kcal | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 53 | Mexico | 44,381 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 39,734 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 55 | Jamaica | 39,312 million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 32,029 million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 57 | Paraguay | 30,587 million Kcal | 2023 | down 23.3% | flat |
| 58 | Canada | 28,847 million Kcal | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 59 | Liberia | 22,748 million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 20,668 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 20,524 million Kcal | 2023 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 20,427 million Kcal | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 63 | Malaysia | 20,147 million Kcal | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 64 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 17,416 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 65 | Chile | 16,458 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 14,682 million Kcal | 2023 | up 62,347.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Fiji | 11,921 million Kcal | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 11,880 million Kcal | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 11,587 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 11,566 million Kcal | 2023 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 71 | New Zealand | 10,370 million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 72 | Morocco | 10,366 million Kcal | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 73 | Comoros | 9,804 million Kcal | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritania | 9,220 million Kcal | 2023 | up 352.8% | volatile |
| 75 | United Arab Emirates | 9,024 million Kcal | 2023 | up 428.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Eswatini | 8,897 million Kcal | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Congo | 8,525 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 78 | Poland | 5,988 million Kcal | 2023 | up 228.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Guyana | 4,835 million Kcal | 2023 | up 465.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,277 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 81 | East Timor | 4,100 million Kcal | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 4,100 million Kcal | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 83 | France | 4,076 million Kcal | 2023 | up 702.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Ecuador | 3,940 million Kcal | 2023 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 85 | Lebanon | 3,796 million Kcal | 2023 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 86 | Gabon | 3,787 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 87 | Austria | 3,755 million Kcal | 2023 | up 981.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Polynesia | 2,824 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Tonga | 2,824 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 90 | Micronesia | 2,816 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2,797 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 92 | Norway | 2,450 million Kcal | 2023 | up 238.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Barbados | 2,407 million Kcal | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 94 | Cabo Verde | 2,179 million Kcal | 2023 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 95 | Hungary | 2,054 million Kcal | 2023 | up 803.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritius | 2,018 million Kcal | 2023 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Finland | 2,003 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 98 | Jordan | 1,946 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7,425.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 1,925 million Kcal | 2023 | up 290.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Switzerland | 1,821 million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 101 | Russia | 1,686 million Kcal | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Russian Federation | 1,686 million Kcal | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 1,684 million Kcal | 2023 | up 874.4% | volatile |
| 104 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,627 million Kcal | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 1,551 million Kcal | 2023 | up 900.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Romania | 1,434 million Kcal | 2023 | up 349.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Sweden | 1,205 million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 108 | Kuwait | 1,154 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 109 | Serbia | 1,147 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,598.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Israel | 1,073 million Kcal | 2023 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Bahamas | 1,049 million Kcal | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 112 | Bahrain | 947.95 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 921.09 million Kcal | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 114 | Iceland | 856.29 million Kcal | 2023 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 115 | Qatar | 846.31 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 802.66 million Kcal | 2023 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 117 | China, Macao SAR | 647.72 million Kcal | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 118 | Maldives | 619.16 million Kcal | 2023 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Greece | 564.78 million Kcal | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Namibia | 476.72 million Kcal | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 412.33 million Kcal | 2023 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 122 | Nepal | 399.39 million Kcal | 2023 | up 263.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Honduras | 374.56 million Kcal | 2023 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 124 | Czechia | 348.57 million Kcal | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 338.82 million Kcal | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 126 | Yemen | 302.92 million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 127 | New Caledonia | 300.84 million Kcal | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 128 | Suriname | 293.38 million Kcal | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 129 | Latvia | 290.65 million Kcal | 2023 | up 17,200.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Oman | 283.9 million Kcal | 2023 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Panama | 281.09 million Kcal | 2023 | up 590.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Croatia | 278.98 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,081.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Grenada | 273.58 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Malta | 257.91 million Kcal | 2023 | up 636.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 255.11 million Kcal | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 136 | Cyprus | 228.73 million Kcal | 2023 | up 198.3% | rising |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 213.59 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Moldova | 142.27 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 142.27 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 137.37 million Kcal | 2023 | up 383.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Estonia | 131.75 million Kcal | 2023 | up 647.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Georgia | 130.97 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,540.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 118.85 million Kcal | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 117.57 million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 145 | Belize | 115.91 million Kcal | 2023 | up 148.9% | rising |
| 146 | Costa Rica | 103.34 million Kcal | 2023 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 147 | Slovenia | 96.28 million Kcal | 2023 | up 240,600.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Libya | 91.65 million Kcal | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Seychelles | 78.89 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Montenegro | 74.09 million Kcal | 2023 | up 456.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Albania | 60.29 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 56.95 million Kcal | 2023 | up 200.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 55.65 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,084.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 33.76 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Iraq | 33.69 million Kcal | 2023 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Armenia | 29.39 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 27.07 million Kcal | 2023 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Belarus | 26.41 million Kcal | 2023 | up 911.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | 21.98 million Kcal | 2023 | up 786.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Marshall Islands | 15.11 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 161 | Afghanistan | 14.95 million Kcal | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Djibouti | 14.37 million Kcal | 2021 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 163 | Ukraine | 13.92 million Kcal | 2023 | up 367.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Lithuania | 12.17 million Kcal | 2023 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.2 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Mongolia | 3.35 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Syria | 2.48 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.48 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Nauru | 2.39 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 169 | Nauru | 2.39 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 171 | Gambia | 1.18 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Tunisia | 0.35 million Kcal | 2023 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.09 million Kcal | 2020 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Algeria | 0.07 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Samoa | 0.06 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Kiribati | 0.02 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 0.02 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Denmark | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Spain | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Guatemala | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Portugal | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 million Kcal | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 49.60 million million Kcal
- Asia 29.67 million million Kcal
- Eastern Asia 25.87 million million Kcal
- Africa 16.86 million million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 14.33 million million Kcal
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12.91 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 12.42 million million Kcal
- Eastern Africa 9.20 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 6.81 million million Kcal
- Western Africa 4.41 million million Kcal
- Middle Africa 2.72 million million Kcal
- South-Eastern Asia 2.42 million million Kcal
- Americas 2.16 million million Kcal
- Southern Asia 1.35 million million Kcal
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1.17 million million Kcal
- Northern America 934,859 million Kcal
- United States of America 906,011 million Kcal
- Oceania 834,726 million Kcal
- South America 800,722 million Kcal
- Northern Africa 454,107 million Kcal
- Southern Africa 77,924 million Kcal
- Europe 72,561 million Kcal
- European Union (27) 64,161 million Kcal
- Central America 46,234 million Kcal
- Western Asia 33,921 million Kcal
- Western Europe 27,186 million Kcal
- Southern Europe 23,499 million Kcal
- Eastern Europe 14,927 million Kcal
- Northern Europe 6,949 million Kcal
- Central Asia 63.86 million Kcal
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.