Sweet potatoes — Protein supply quantity (t) by country
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Countries reporting
179
Highest
270,497 t
China
Lowest
0 t
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Median
30.81 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,806
What the numbers show
Sweet potatoes — Protein supply quantity (t) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 270,497 t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of).
The median across all reporting countries is 30.81 t, and the mean is 4,512 t.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 4,868,020.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 100.0%).
Sweet potatoes — Protein supply quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 270,497 t | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 269,577 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 32,036 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 17,122 t | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 5 | Angola | 16,440 t | 2023 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16,140 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 15,398 t | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 12,622 t | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 9 | Rwanda | 12,086 t | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 10 | Madagascar | 11,229 t | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 11 | India | 11,113 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | United States | 9,520 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 13 | Malawi | 8,276 t | 2023 | up 4,868,020.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Melanesia | 8,190 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 6,739 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,104 t | 2023 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 5,810 t | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 5,347 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 5,066 t | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 20 | Cuba | 4,326 t | 2019 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mozambique | 4,223 t | 2023 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 22 | Caribbean | 4,187 t | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 23 | Vietnam | 3,699 t | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 3,699 t | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 25 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,643 t | 2018 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 26 | Brazil | 3,600 t | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 3,031 t | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea | 2,890 t | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 2,720 t | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 2,443 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 2,236 t | 2023 | up 724.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 2,217 t | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 33 | Egypt | 2,143 t | 2023 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 34 | Niger | 1,598 t | 2023 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 35 | Zambia | 1,395 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 36 | Ghana | 1,244 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 1,189 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 38 | Argentina | 1,186 t | 2023 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 1,077 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 942.52 t | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 894.65 t | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 42 | Australia | 829.78 t | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 43 | Laos | 791.76 t | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 791.76 t | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 733.72 t | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 46 | Haiti | 712.33 t | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 702.18 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 48 | Myanmar | 634.27 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 549.22 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 549.22 t | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 537.67 t | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 52 | Senegal | 514.3 t | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 53 | Mexico | 488.95 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 437.74 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 55 | Jamaica | 433.1 t | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 352.86 t | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 57 | Paraguay | 336.97 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | flat |
| 58 | Canada | 317.81 t | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 59 | Liberia | 248.7 t | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 227.7 t | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 226.11 t | 2023 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 225.04 t | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 63 | Malaysia | 221.96 t | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 64 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 191.87 t | 2023 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 65 | Chile | 181.32 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 161.74 t | 2023 | up 62,107.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Fiji | 131.34 t | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 127.65 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 127.43 t | 2023 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 70 | New Zealand | 112.74 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 71 | Morocco | 112.72 t | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 72 | Comoros | 107.98 t | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 73 | Mauritania | 101.58 t | 2023 | up 352.9% | volatile |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 99.42 t | 2023 | up 428.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Eswatini | 98.01 t | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Congo | 93.92 t | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 77 | Thailand | 90.96 t | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 78 | Poland | 65.97 t | 2023 | up 233.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Guyana | 53.26 t | 2023 | up 464.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 47.12 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 81 | East Timor | 45.17 t | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 45.17 t | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 83 | Ecuador | 43.41 t | 2023 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 84 | Lebanon | 41.81 t | 2023 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 85 | Austria | 41.36 t | 2023 | up 982.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Gabon | 40.78 t | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 87 | Tonga | 31.12 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 87 | Polynesia | 31.12 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Micronesia | 31.02 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 30.81 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 91 | Norway | 26.99 t | 2023 | up 238.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Barbados | 26.47 t | 2023 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 93 | France | 23.12 t | 2023 | up 702.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Cabo Verde | 22.77 t | 2023 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 95 | Hungary | 22.63 t | 2023 | up 805.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritius | 22.19 t | 2023 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Finland | 21.61 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 98 | Jordan | 21.44 t | 2023 | up 7,557.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 21.2 t | 2023 | up 290.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovakia | 18.55 t | 2023 | up 876.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Switzerland | 18.31 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 102 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 17.93 t | 2023 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 16.59 t | 2023 | up 1,076.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Romania | 15.73 t | 2023 | up 348.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Russia | 15.48 t | 2023 | up 745.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Russian Federation | 15.48 t | 2023 | up 745.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Sweden | 13.28 t | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 108 | Kuwait | 12.71 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 109 | Serbia | 12.61 t | 2023 | up 3,052.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Israel | 11.82 t | 2023 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Bahamas | 11.5 t | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 112 | El Salvador | 10.12 t | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 113 | Iceland | 9.43 t | 2023 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 114 | Qatar | 9.32 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 115 | Bahrain | 9.22 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.84 t | 2023 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 117 | China, Macao SAR | 6.94 t | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 118 | Maldives | 6.44 t | 2023 | up 265.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Greece | 6.22 t | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Namibia | 5.25 t | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 4.54 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 122 | Nepal | 4.4 t | 2023 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Honduras | 4.13 t | 2023 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.73 t | 2023 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 125 | Czechia | 3.36 t | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 126 | Yemen | 3.34 t | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 127 | New Caledonia | 3.31 t | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 128 | Panama | 3.1 t | 2023 | up 588.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Latvia | 3.09 t | 2023 | up 30,800.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Suriname | 3.01 t | 2023 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 131 | Grenada | 2.97 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Croatia | 2.93 t | 2023 | up 1,231.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Oman | 2.89 t | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Malta | 2.84 t | 2023 | up 688.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.81 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 136 | Cyprus | 2.52 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.35 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Moldova | 1.56 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 1.56 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 1.51 t | 2023 | up 387.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Georgia | 1.4 t | 2023 | up 2,700.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Estonia | 1.33 t | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 1.31 t | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.3 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 145 | Belize | 1.28 t | 2023 | up 151.0% | rising |
| 146 | Costa Rica | 1.14 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 147 | Libya | 1.01 t | 2023 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | 0.81 t | 2023 | up 440.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Seychelles | 0.75 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Albania | 0.66 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 0.63 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | 0.61 t | 2023 | up 1,120.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Slovenia | 0.55 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 0.37 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Iraq | 0.37 t | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Armenia | 0.32 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Lesotho | 0.3 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Belarus | 0.29 t | 2023 | up 866.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | 0.21 t | 2023 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Marshall Islands | 0.17 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 161 | Djibouti | 0.16 t | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 162 | Ukraine | 0.14 t | 2023 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Lithuania | 0.13 t | 2023 | down 48.0% | rising |
| 164 | Afghanistan | 0.08 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.08 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Mongolia | 0.04 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Nauru | 0.03 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 167 | Syria | 0.03 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.03 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Nauru | 0.03 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 171 | Gambia | 0.01 t | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Denmark | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Algeria | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Spain | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Portugal | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Tunisia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 544,402 t
- Asia 325,372 t
- Eastern Asia 283,600 t
- Africa 185,709 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 157,906 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 142,235 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 136,876 t
- Eastern Africa 101,346 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 75,006 t
- Western Africa 48,582 t
- Middle Africa 29,921 t
- South-Eastern Asia 26,581 t
- Americas 23,355 t
- Southern Asia 14,819 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 12,863 t
- Northern America 9,838 t
- United States of America 9,520 t
- Oceania 9,195 t
- South America 8,821 t
- Northern Africa 5,001 t
- Southern Africa 858.49 t
- Europe 770.32 t
- European Union (27) 682.68 t
- Central America 509.33 t
- Western Asia 372.17 t
- Western Europe 275.97 t
- Southern Europe 258.19 t
- Eastern Europe 160.3 t
- Northern Europe 75.87 t
- Central Asia 0.69 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.