Vegetables — Losses 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
181
Highest
58,744 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
76 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
3,046
What the numbers show
Vegetables — Losses is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 58,744 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 76 1000 t, and the mean is 1,001 1000 t.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 521.1%), and the largest decrease in French Polynesia (down 100.0%).
Vegetables — Losses: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 58,744 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 58,446 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 3 | India | 12,620 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 4 | Turkey | 5,232 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 5,232 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 3,169 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 1,826 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 8 | Vietnam | 1,713 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 1,713 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 1,649 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 1,454 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 1,383 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 1,198 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 1,113 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 15 | France | 1,084 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 983 1000 t | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 965 1000 t | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 18 | Algeria | 911 1000 t | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 861 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 789 1000 t | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 767 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 723 1000 t | 2023 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 621 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 567 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 502 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 26 | Morocco | 433 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 414 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 28 | Argentina | 407 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 29 | Myanmar | 406 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 394 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 394 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 32 | Nepal | 383 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 378 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 360 1000 t | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 35 | Afghanistan | 350 1000 t | 2023 | up 199.1% | rising |
| 36 | Caribbean | 346 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 37 | Niger | 345 1000 t | 2023 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 38 | Russia | 339 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 339 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 40 | Tunisia | 329 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 318 1000 t | 2023 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 306 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 303 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 44 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 300 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 45 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 292 1000 t | 2018 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 46 | Kenya | 288 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 271 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 262 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 260 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 255 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 51 | Iraq | 248 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 52 | Canada | 240 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 235 1000 t | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 54 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 230 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 229 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 55 | Senegal | 229 1000 t | 2023 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Cameroon | 225 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 225 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 59 | Ukraine | 213 1000 t | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 59 | China, Taiwan Province of | 213 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 61 | Australia and New Zealand | 207 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 62 | Angola | 197 1000 t | 2023 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 197 1000 t | 2023 | up 319.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Belgium | 189 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 65 | Cuba | 178 1000 t | 2019 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 66 | Syria | 165 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 165 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 68 | Malawi | 156 1000 t | 2023 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 69 | Uganda | 153 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 70 | Laos | 146 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 146 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 72 | Australia | 140 1000 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 138 1000 t | 2023 | up 331.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Malaysia | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 75 | Albania | 134 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 76 | Austria | 133 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 77 | Belarus | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 118 1000 t | 2023 | up 521.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Mozambique | 103 1000 t | 2023 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 100 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 97 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 96 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 96 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 85 | Oman | 95 1000 t | 2023 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 92 1000 t | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 87 | Libya | 85 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 88 | Croatia | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 418.8% | volatile |
| 88 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 83 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 76 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 90 | Romania | 76 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 90 | Serbia | 76 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 93 | Melanesia | 75 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 95 | Sweden | 73 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 96 | Ghana | 67 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 96 | New Zealand | 67 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 98 | Lebanon | 66 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 66 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 100 | Honduras | 65 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 65 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 103 | Armenia | 60 1000 t | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 103 | Yemen | 60 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 105 | Cambodia | 59 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 106 | El Salvador | 57 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 107 | Ecuador | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 107 | Rwanda | 56 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 109 | Hungary | 51 1000 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 112 | Guinea | 48 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 113 | Madagascar | 40 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 114 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 39 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 115 | Ireland | 36 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Paraguay | 36 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 117 | Kuwait | 35 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 117 | Zambia | 35 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Israel | 32 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 31 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 121 | Uruguay | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 122 | Norway | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 123 | Denmark | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 123 | Finland | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 123 | Jamaica | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 26 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 127 | Switzerland | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 127 | Moldova | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 127 | Qatar | 24 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 24 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 21 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 131 | Guyana | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 133 | Slovakia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 133 | Slovenia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 135 | Panama | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 136 | Georgia | 16 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 137 | Mongolia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 138 | Haiti | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 138 | Lithuania | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 140 | Bahrain | 10 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 140 | Czechia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 140 | Liberia | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 140 | Mauritius | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 144 | Cyprus | 8 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 144 | Fiji | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Latvia | 8 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 148 | Congo | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 148 | Namibia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 150 | Botswana | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 150 | Gabon | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 150 | Montenegro | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 153 | Malta | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 154 | Bahamas | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 154 | Belize | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 154 | Bhutan | 3 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 154 | Djibouti | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Lesotho | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | East Timor | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Polynesia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Estonia | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 162 | Suriname | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Tonga | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Cabo Verde | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 167 | Barbados | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Comoros | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Gambia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Grenada | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Iceland | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Mauritania | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 83.3% | rising |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Eswatini | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Micronesia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | China, Macao SAR | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 0 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 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 115,554 1000 t
- Asia 89,684 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 61,421 1000 t
- Southern Asia 15,952 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9,958 1000 t
- Africa 9,149 1000 t
- Americas 8,801 1000 t
- Europe 7,635 1000 t
- Western Asia 6,831 1000 t
- European Union (27) 6,155 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5,658 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5,004 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4,353 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 3,920 1000 t
- Northern Africa 3,742 1000 t
- Northern America 3,409 1000 t
- Western Africa 3,248 1000 t
- United States of America 3,169 1000 t
- Southern Europe 3,103 1000 t
- South America 3,101 1000 t
- Western Europe 2,521 1000 t
- Central America 1,944 1000 t
- Central Asia 1,560 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 1,418 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 1,404 1000 t
- Northern Europe 607 1000 t
- Middle Africa 501 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 476 1000 t
- Oceania 285 1000 t
- Southern Africa 240 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.