Vegetal Products — Food supply (kcal) 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...
What the numbers show
Vegetal Products — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 1.49 billion million Kcal in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 9,473 million Kcal in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.34 million million Kcal, and the mean is 47.11 million million Kcal.
Over the past decade 137 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 56.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 25.0%).
Vegetal Products — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1.49 billion million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 1.47 billion million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 3 | India | 1.21 billion million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 270.57 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 199.22 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 190.67 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 172.44 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 146.68 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 134.84 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 10 | Mexico | 121.95 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 117.19 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 114.97 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 111.19 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 72.74 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 15 | Thailand | 66.39 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 62.46 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 60.21 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | France | 55.36 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 19 | South Africa | 52.32 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 20 | Republic of Korea | 51.71 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 21 | Myanmar | 50.85 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 50.59 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 47.86 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 42.24 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 25 | Morocco | 41.90 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 26 | Uganda | 38.52 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 38.33 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 28 | Argentina | 38.30 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 37.88 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 30 | Canada | 37.30 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 36.73 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 32 | Iraq | 36.11 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 35.81 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 34 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 32.73 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 35 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 30.64 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 30.03 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 29.95 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 29.48 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 28.88 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 40 | Nepal | 28.86 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 28.56 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 28.42 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 43 | Mozambique, Republic of | 25.78 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | 24.40 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 45 | Yemen, Republic of | 24.18 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 46 | Niger | 23.95 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 47 | Madagascar, Republic of | 21.78 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 21.63 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 20.75 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 50 | China, Taiwan Province of | 19.26 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 51 | Romania | 18.59 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 52 | Malawi | 18.42 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 53 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 17.87 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 17.60 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 16.43 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 15.98 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 15.42 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 58 | Zambia | 15.28 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 59 | Guinea | 14.75 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 60 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14.17 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 13.46 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 62 | Tunisia | 13.27 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 63 | Rwanda | 11.84 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 11.79 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 65 | Cuba | 11.43 million million Kcal | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 11.29 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 67 | Belgium | 10.75 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 68 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 10.02 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 9.93 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 70 | Israel | 9.57 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 9.40 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 72 | Czechia | 9.39 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Greece | 9.20 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 74 | Hungary | 9.20 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 75 | Sweden | 9.07 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 9.06 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 77 | Honduras | 8.95 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 78 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 8.55 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 79 | Austria | 8.42 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 80 | Haiti | 7.72 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 81 | Switzerland | 7.63 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 82 | Serbia, Republic of | 7.43 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 83 | Belarus, Republic of | 7.25 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 7.16 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 7.13 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 6.62 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 87 | Libya | 6.37 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 5.85 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 5.61 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 90 | El Salvador | 5.55 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.33 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 92 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 5.28 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 93 | Lebanon | 5.16 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 94 | Norway | 5.11 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 5.10 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 96 | Ireland | 4.79 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 97 | Denmark | 4.76 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 98 | Kuwait | 4.52 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 4.51 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 100 | Oman | 4.49 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 101 | New Zealand | 4.48 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 102 | Finland | 4.39 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 103 | Congo, Republic of | 4.25 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 4.20 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 105 | Panama | 4.06 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 106 | Liberia | 4.05 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 107 | Slovak Republic | 4.04 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 108 | Croatia | 3.37 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.26 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 110 | Georgia | 3.20 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 111 | Qatar | 2.91 million million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 112 | Uruguay | 2.89 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 113 | Armenia, Republic of | 2.49 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 114 | Namibia | 2.48 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 115 | Jamaica | 2.41 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 116 | Albania | 2.33 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 117 | Lithuania | 2.27 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 118 | Botswana | 2.19 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 119 | Mongolia | 2.19 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 120 | Gambia, The | 2.17 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 121 | Gabon | 2.07 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 122 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.92 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.91 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 124 | Slovenia | 1.86 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 125 | Latvia | 1.53 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 126 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1.49 million million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 127 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.36 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.34 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritius | 1.25 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 130 | Djibouti | 1.06 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 131 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1.05 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 132 | Cyprus | 1.03 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 133 | Estonia | 1.01 million million Kcal | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 134 | Bhutan | 821,708 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 135 | Fiji, Republic of | 809,229 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 136 | Guyana | 806,192 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 137 | Comoros, Union of the | 684,961 million Kcal | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 579,247 million Kcal | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 139 | Luxembourg | 578,080 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 140 | Montenegro | 557,074 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 141 | China, Macao SAR | 525,706 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 142 | Malta | 505,015 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 143 | Suriname | 503,317 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 144 | Maldives | 393,226 million Kcal | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 145 | Belize | 351,899 million Kcal | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 146 | Iceland | 316,171 million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 299,113 million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 148 | Bahamas, The | 260,110 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 149 | Barbados | 250,438 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 234,071 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 151 | French Polynesia | 224,664 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 152 | Samoa | 185,559 million Kcal | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 153 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 174,577 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 154 | St. Lucia | 131,310 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 155 | Kiribati | 130,507 million Kcal | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 156 | Seychelles | 105,661 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 157 | Grenada | 89,078 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 158 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 84,662 million Kcal | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 159 | Tonga | 78,168 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 61,287 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 161 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 38,105 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 162 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 35,421 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 163 | Naoero, Republic of | 10,031 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 164 | Tuvalu | 9,473 million Kcal | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7.30 billion million Kcal
- Asia 4.35 billion million Kcal
- Southern Asia 1.69 billion million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.50 billion million Kcal
- Eastern Asia 1.66 billion million Kcal
- Americas 972.97 million million Kcal
- Africa 1.27 billion million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 847.21 million million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 487.34 million million Kcal
- Europe 664.08 million million Kcal
- European Union (27) 400.29 million million Kcal
- South-Eastern Asia 647.20 million 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.