Yams — 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
Yams — Food supply (kcal) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 18.70 million million Kcal in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 million Kcal in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 419.89 million Kcal, and the mean is 322,588 million Kcal.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (up 22,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 100.0%).
Yams — Food supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 18.70 million million Kcal | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.11 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.11 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ghana | 4.74 million million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 5 | Melanesia | 360,807 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 342,191 million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 321,119 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 316,209 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 9 | Guinea | 226,570 million Kcal | 2023 | up 181.0% | rising |
| 10 | Caribbean | 183,606 million Kcal | 2023 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Gabon | 143,107 million Kcal | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 126,974 million Kcal | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 112,703 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Senegal | 100,731 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 92,039 million Kcal | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 16 | Rwanda | 45,596 million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 17 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 41,457 million Kcal | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 41,014 million Kcal | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 38,642 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 36,928 million Kcal | 2023 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 21 | United States | 36,524 million Kcal | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 28,262 million Kcal | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 23 | Comoros | 22,112 million Kcal | 2023 | up 545.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Cuba | 17,024 million Kcal | 2019 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Liberia | 16,862 million Kcal | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 26 | Congo | 13,243 million Kcal | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 12,800 million Kcal | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 12,203 million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12,203 million Kcal | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 30 | Canada | 11,913 million Kcal | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 10,504 million Kcal | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 32 | Haiti | 8,676 million Kcal | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 33 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6,995 million Kcal | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 5,387 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 35 | Malaysia | 5,307 million Kcal | 2023 | up 273.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Kenya | 4,992 million Kcal | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 37 | Fiji | 4,875 million Kcal | 2023 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 38 | France | 4,867 million Kcal | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 39 | China | 4,329 million Kcal | 2023 | up 374.3% | rising |
| 40 | Niger | 3,892 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3,735 million Kcal | 2023 | up 476.1% | rising |
| 42 | Polynesia | 2,686 million Kcal | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 2,669 million Kcal | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 44 | Tonga | 2,536 million Kcal | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | Mauritania | 2,471 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | Pakistan | 2,439 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,509 million Kcal | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 48 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,393 million Kcal | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Guyana | 1,118 million Kcal | 2023 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 50 | New Caledonia | 1,081 million Kcal | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 51 | Italy | 810.98 million Kcal | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Australia and New Zealand | 707.59 million Kcal | 2023 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 636.68 million Kcal | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 54 | Qatar | 558.52 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 55 | Oman | 557.83 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,761.9% | volatile |
| 56 | China, Macao SAR | 552.71 million Kcal | 2023 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Australia | 419.89 million Kcal | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 58 | Bahrain | 371.43 million Kcal | 2023 | — | falling |
| 59 | Barbados | 357.24 million Kcal | 2023 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 305.41 million Kcal | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 61 | Ireland | 301.9 million Kcal | 2023 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 62 | New Zealand | 287.71 million Kcal | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium | 226.6 million Kcal | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | 192.55 million Kcal | 2023 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 65 | Switzerland | 152.37 million Kcal | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 66 | Samoa | 149.45 million Kcal | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Germany | 147.1 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 138.68 million Kcal | 2023 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 69 | Laos | 105.56 million Kcal | 2023 | up 717.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 105.56 million Kcal | 2023 | up 717.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahamas | 104.03 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,833.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Grenada | 87.4 million Kcal | 2023 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 73 | South Africa | 80.77 million Kcal | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 74 | Maldives | 71.06 million Kcal | 2023 | up 257.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.72 million Kcal | 2023 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Thailand | 53.49 million Kcal | 2023 | up 953.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Norway | 44.64 million Kcal | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 78 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 41.96 million Kcal | 2023 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Belize | 34.5 million Kcal | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.2 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Finland | 25.2 million Kcal | 2023 | up 202.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Cambodia | 18.97 million Kcal | 2023 | up 6,019.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 16.18 million Kcal | 2023 | up 501.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 12.05 million Kcal | 2023 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Russia | 10.13 million Kcal | 2023 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 10.13 million Kcal | 2023 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Sweden | 9.59 million Kcal | 2023 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Austria | 8.19 million Kcal | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Denmark | 4.9 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Lebanon | 3.92 million Kcal | 2023 | up 2,915.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 3.49 million Kcal | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Iceland | 3.47 million Kcal | 2023 | up 381.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Romania | 3.26 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Cabo Verde | 2.6 million Kcal | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Marshall Islands | 2.27 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Micronesia | 2.27 million Kcal | 2023 | up 22,600.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Malta | 2.14 million Kcal | 2023 | up 5,250.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Morocco | 0.8 million Kcal | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 99 | East Timor | 0.71 million Kcal | 2023 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | 0.71 million Kcal | 2023 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 0.7 million Kcal | 2023 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovenia | 0.31 million Kcal | 2023 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Cyprus | 0.27 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Namibia | 0.17 million Kcal | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Lesotho | 0.08 million Kcal | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.01 million Kcal | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Spain | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Guatemala | 0 million Kcal | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Honduras | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Mozambique | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Malawi | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Ukraine | 0 million Kcal | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 33.85 million million Kcal
- Africa 32.60 million million Kcal
- Western Africa 31.22 million million Kcal
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9.07 million million Kcal
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.92 million million Kcal
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.60 million million Kcal
- Middle Africa 1.07 million million Kcal
- Americas 727,299 million Kcal
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 718,103 million Kcal
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 571,948 million Kcal
- South America 476,398 million Kcal
- Oceania 364,202 million Kcal
- Eastern Africa 160,872 million Kcal
- Asia 147,007 million Kcal
- Northern Africa 143,985 million Kcal
- Eastern Asia 124,280 million Kcal
- Northern America 48,438 million Kcal
- United States of America 36,524 million Kcal
- Europe 20,226 million Kcal
- Central America 18,858 million Kcal
- South-Eastern Asia 16,005 million Kcal
- Northern Europe 12,593 million Kcal
- European Union (27) 7,813 million Kcal
- Western Europe 6,795 million Kcal
- Western Asia 4,161 million Kcal
- Southern Asia 2,561 million Kcal
- Southern Europe 825.48 million Kcal
- Southern Africa 84.51 million Kcal
- Eastern Europe 13.38 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.