Vegetables — 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
14,948 1000 t
Germany
Lowest
0 1000 t
Tuvalu
Median
119 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901

What the numbers show

Vegetables — Import quantity is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 14,948 1000 t in Germany; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 119 1000 t, and the mean is 633.24 1000 t.

Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 2,050.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 75.7%).

Vegetables — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 14,948 1000 t 2023 up 7.3% rising
2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10,457 1000 t 2023 up 12.0% rising
3 Italy 5,271 1000 t 2023 up 50.6% rising
4 France 5,064 1000 t 2023 up 9.7% rising
5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,527 1000 t 2023 up 5.5% rising
6 Canada 3,649 1000 t 2023 up 3.3% rising
7 Belgium 3,340 1000 t 2023 up 3.4% rising
8 Russian Federation 3,050 1000 t 2023 down 48.7% falling
9 Republic of Korea 2,822 1000 t 2023 up 22.4% rising
10 Australia and New Zealand 2,636 1000 t 2023 up 17.1% rising
11 Iraq 2,529 1000 t 2023 up 472.2% rising
12 China 2,518 1000 t 2023 up 16.0% rising
13 Australia 2,351 1000 t 2023 up 11.7% rising
14 Poland 2,339 1000 t 2023 up 57.7% rising
15 United Arab Emirates 2,214 1000 t 2023 up 61.0% rising
16 Spain 2,195 1000 t 2023 up 65.3% rising
17 Austria 1,997 1000 t 2023 up 72.5% rising
18 Saudi Arabia 1,958 1000 t 2023 up 3.3% rising
19 Malaysia 1,807 1000 t 2023 up 42.5% rising
20 Viet Nam 1,763 1000 t 2023 up 421.6% volatile
21 Sweden 1,655 1000 t 2023 up 10.1% rising
22 China, Hong Kong SAR 1,434 1000 t 2023 up 15.4% rising
23 Romania 1,423 1000 t 2023 up 139.2% rising
24 Czechia 1,387 1000 t 2023 up 20.3% rising
25 Bangladesh 1,157 1000 t 2023 up 154.8% rising
26 Thailand 1,105 1000 t 2023 up 96.3% rising
27 Ireland 1,029 1000 t 2023 up 29.9% rising
28 Switzerland 993 1000 t 2023 up 4.3% rising
29 Pakistan 921 1000 t 2023 up 79.2% rising
30 Portugal 899 1000 t 2023 up 59.1% rising
31 Kazakhstan 885 1000 t 2023 up 4.9% rising
32 Indonesia 878 1000 t 2023 up 24.7% rising
33 Denmark 863 1000 t 2023 up 0.1% flat
34 Brazil 859 1000 t 2023 down 2.6% rising
35 Croatia 722 1000 t 2023 up 116.2% rising
36 Slovakia 713 1000 t 2023 up 45.8% rising
37 Norway 695 1000 t 2023 up 15.4% rising
38 China, Taiwan Province of 674 1000 t 2023 up 44.3% rising
39 Kuwait 626 1000 t 2023 down 20.8% rising
40 Oman 578 1000 t 2023 up 32.9% rising
41 Mexico 555 1000 t 2023 up 20.4% rising
42 Libya 543 1000 t 2023 up 36.1% rising
43 Caribbean 509 1000 t 2023 up 44.6% rising
44 El Salvador 491 1000 t 2023 up 39.5% rising
45 Greece 471 1000 t 2023 up 54.4% rising
46 Philippines 455 1000 t 2023 up 122.0% rising
47 Latvia 439 1000 t 2023 up 82.9% rising
48 Ukraine 438 1000 t 2023 up 106.6% rising
49 Qatar 437 1000 t 2023 falling
50 Côte d'Ivoire 422 1000 t 2023 up 131.9% rising
51 Bulgaria 417 1000 t 2023 up 75.2% rising
52 Israel 411 1000 t 2023 up 144.6% rising
53 Slovenia 398 1000 t 2023 up 16.0% rising
54 Hungary 396 1000 t 2023 up 97.0% rising
55 Finland 390 1000 t 2023 up 8.9% rising
56 Senegal 358 1000 t 2023 up 86.5% rising
57 Sri Lanka 353 1000 t 2023 up 62.7% rising
58 China, mainland 312 1000 t 2023 down 21.2% falling
59 Ghana 310 1000 t 2023 down 71.3% falling
60 Costa Rica 300 1000 t 2023 up 7.1% rising
61 Chile 291 1000 t 2023 up 102.1% rising
62 New Zealand 285 1000 t 2023 up 93.9% rising
63 Afghanistan 280 1000 t 2023 up 125.8% volatile
64 Lithuania 266 1000 t 2023 down 47.3% falling
64 Türkiye 266 1000 t 2023 up 92.8% volatile
66 Nepal 264 1000 t 2023 up 97.0% rising
67 Bahrain 241 1000 t 2023 falling
68 Mauritania 231 1000 t 2023 up 46.2% rising
69 Algeria 227 1000 t 2023 down 37.5% falling
70 Colombia 220 1000 t 2023 up 25.7% rising
71 Nigeria 213 1000 t 2023 down 47.7% falling
72 Uruguay 210 1000 t 2023 up 22.8% rising
73 Estonia 206 1000 t 2023 up 20.5% rising
74 Yemen 204 1000 t 2023 up 12.1% rising
75 Jordan 203 1000 t 2023 up 3.0% rising
76 Serbia 193 1000 t 2023 up 85.6% rising
77 Georgia 192 1000 t 2023 up 92.0% rising
77 Democratic Republic of the Congo 192 1000 t 2023 up 28.0% rising
79 Paraguay 184 1000 t 2023 up 53.3% rising
80 Uganda 178 1000 t 2023 up 584.6% volatile
81 Sierra Leone 174 1000 t 2023 up 286.7% rising
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 172 1000 t 2023 up 62.3% rising
82 Kyrgyzstan 172 1000 t 2023 up 2,050.0% volatile
84 Lebanon 168 1000 t 2023 down 25.7% falling
85 Luxembourg 162 1000 t 2023 up 11.0% rising
86 Mongolia 158 1000 t 2023 up 64.6% rising
87 Honduras 138 1000 t 2023 up 22.1% rising
88 Trinidad and Tobago 137 1000 t 2023 up 48.9% rising
89 Dominican Republic 127 1000 t 2023 up 71.6% rising
90 Syrian Arab Republic 125 1000 t 2023 down 34.2% falling
91 Djibouti 123 1000 t 2023 up 324.1% rising
92 Mozambique 115 1000 t 2023 up 259.4% volatile
93 Guatemala 111 1000 t 2023 up 40.5% rising
94 Maldives 107 1000 t 2023 up 161.0% rising
95 Argentina 104 1000 t 2023 down 62.9% falling
96 Uzbekistan 99 1000 t 2023 up 1,314.3% volatile
97 Armenia 98 1000 t 2023 up 366.7% volatile
97 Morocco 98 1000 t 2023 up 34.2% rising
97 China, Macao SAR 98 1000 t 2023 up 50.8% rising
100 Mauritius 97 1000 t 2023 up 42.6% rising
100 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 97 1000 t 2023 down 56.5% volatile
102 Guinea 94 1000 t 2023 up 3.3% rising
102 India 94 1000 t 2023 up 67.9% volatile
102 Panama 94 1000 t 2023 up 20.5% rising
105 Burkina Faso 91 1000 t 2023 up 116.7% volatile
105 Gabon 91 1000 t 2023 up 16.7% rising
107 Cyprus 90 1000 t 2023 up 55.2% rising
108 Albania 84 1000 t 2023 up 95.3% rising
109 Belarus 83 1000 t 2023 down 75.7% falling
110 Melanesia 82 1000 t 2023 up 9.3% rising
111 Montenegro 79 1000 t 2023 up 41.1% rising
112 Azerbaijan 71 1000 t 2023 up 34.0% falling
113 Jamaica 70 1000 t 2023 up 59.1% rising
114 Gambia 67 1000 t 2023 down 38.5% falling
115 Nicaragua 60 1000 t 2023 up 20.0% flat
116 Malta 58 1000 t 2023 up 31.8% rising
116 Republic of Moldova 58 1000 t 2023 up 41.5% rising
118 Angola 57 1000 t 2023 down 50.9% falling
118 Botswana 57 1000 t 2023 down 24.0% falling
118 Iceland 57 1000 t 2023 up 58.3% rising
121 North Macedonia 56 1000 t 2023 up 154.5% rising
122 Ecuador 55 1000 t 2023 down 29.5% falling
123 Egypt 51 1000 t 2023 down 21.5% falling
124 Cameroon 50 1000 t 2023 up 2.0% volatile
125 Bahamas 48 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
126 Polynesia 45 1000 t 2023 up 87.5% rising
127 Lesotho 42 1000 t 2023 up 250.0% rising
128 Fiji 41 1000 t 2023 up 41.4% rising
129 Cuba 39 1000 t 2019 up 69.6% rising
129 Namibia 39 1000 t 2023 down 47.3% flat
131 French Polynesia 38 1000 t 2023 up 90.0% rising
132 Ethiopia 36 1000 t 2023 up 125.0% volatile
132 Haiti 36 1000 t 2023 down 35.7% falling
134 Liberia 35 1000 t 2023 up 45.8% rising
135 Niger 34 1000 t 2023 up 3.0% rising
136 Guyana 33 1000 t 2023 up 3.1% falling
137 Eswatini 31 1000 t 2023 up 63.2% rising
137 Cabo Verde 31 1000 t 2023 up 47.6% rising
139 Congo 30 1000 t 2023 up 7.1% rising
140 Bhutan 28 1000 t 2023 rising
141 Suriname 26 1000 t 2023 down 10.3% flat
142 Barbados 25 1000 t 2023 up 8.7% flat
143 Tajikistan 23 1000 t 2023 up 187.5% volatile
144 Kenya 22 1000 t 2023 down 62.7% volatile
144 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 22 1000 t 2023 up 144.4% falling
146 Belize 21 1000 t 2023 up 110.0% rising
146 Cambodia 21 1000 t 2023 up 162.5% volatile
146 New Caledonia 21 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% falling
149 Comoros 19 1000 t 2023 up 216.7% volatile
149 Madagascar 19 1000 t 2023 up 171.4% volatile
151 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 18 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
151 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18 1000 t 2023 up 1,700.0% volatile
153 Peru 17 1000 t 2023 up 70.0% rising
153 Seychelles 17 1000 t 2023 up 88.9% rising
153 United Republic of Tanzania 17 1000 t 2023 up 142.9% volatile
156 Tunisia 16 1000 t 2023 down 20.0% falling
156 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16 1000 t 2018 volatile
158 Papua New Guinea 13 1000 t 2023 down 18.8% rising
159 Turkmenistan 12 1000 t 2023 down 29.4% volatile
160 Antigua and Barbuda 9 1000 t 2023 up 12.5% volatile
160 Rwanda 9 1000 t 2023 down 60.9% volatile
162 Grenada 7 1000 t 2023 up 250.0% rising
163 Guinea-Bissau 6 1000 t 2023 up 20.0% rising
163 Saint Lucia 6 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
163 Zambia 6 1000 t 2023 down 45.5% falling
163 Zimbabwe 6 1000 t 2023 down 66.7% volatile
163 Micronesia 6 1000 t 2023 up 500.0% volatile
163 Timor-Leste 6 1000 t 2023 volatile
169 Vanuatu 5 1000 t 2023 up 150.0% rising
170 Marshall Islands 4 1000 t 2023 falling
170 Sao Tome and Principe 4 1000 t 2023 up 300.0% volatile
170 Samoa 4 1000 t 2023 down 20.0% flat
173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
174 Solomon Islands 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
174 Tonga 2 1000 t 2023 falling
176 Kiribati 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
176 Myanmar 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
176 Malawi 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% falling
176 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
181 Nauru 0 1000 t 2023 falling
181 Tuvalu 0 1000 t 2023 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Vegetables — Import quantity
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

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.