Canary Seed Consumption by Country

China held 2,295 tonnes of listed canary seed food supply in 2023, 48.5 percent of a 4,728-tonne total spread across 32 reporters, 1.48 times Libya at 1,547 tonnes. The single year fell 24.9 percent as Iraq fell 2,478 tonnes from 2,912, while Libya and China added. Over five years the common total fell 35.5 percent, with Libya's fall of 2,299 tonnes and Qatar's fall to zero accounting for nearly all of the net decline. No usable per-capita values are published for this item, so the comparison rests on quantities alone.

China leads at 2,295 tonnes, followed by Libya at 1,547 and Iraq at 434, with DR Congo fourth at 72 and Afghanistan fifth at 60 tonnes. No usable per-capita values are published for 2023, so the quantity ranking is the only view this item offers.

Canary Seed Food Supply at a Glance

• China had the largest listed canary seed food supply in 2023 at 2,295 tonnes.
• Libya ranked second at 1,547 tonnes, followed by Iraq at 434 tonnes.
• No usable per-capita values are published for this item in the reference years.
• The listed total was 4,728 tonnes across 32 reporters with reported values.
• Among 16 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed canary seed food supply decreased by 2,461 tonnes, or 35.5 percent.
• The FAO food supply quantity measure represents food available for human consumption and is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten.

Key Takeaways

Only 43 reporters have any listed value for canary seed, and 32 report a 2023 quantity. China, Libya and Iraq together hold 90.4 percent of the listed total, and the dataset carries no usable per-capita values for 2023.

Iraq's fall from 2,912 to 434 tonnes drives the single-year decline, exceeding the net total on its own. Over five years Libya's fall of 2,299 tonnes and Qatar's fall to zero from 1,437 account for nearly all of the net decline, with China adding 96.3 percent from 1,169 tonnes.

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	China CN	2.3K	—
2	Libya LY	1.55K	—
3	Iraq IQ	434.03	—
4	DR Congo CD	71.99	—
5	Afghanistan AF	59.72	—
6	Sri Lanka LK	55.57	—
7	Vietnam VN	54.57	—
8	Bangladesh BD	48.02	—
9	Nepal NP	40	—
10	Montenegro ME	38.09	—
11	Bahrain BH	22.15	—
12	Saint Lucia LC	21.73	—
13	Bhutan BT	20.07	—
14	Uzbekistan UZ	8.87	—
15	Kazakhstan KZ	4.79	—
16	Kenya KE	4.77	—
17	Turkmenistan TM	1.01	—
18	Antigua and Barbuda AG	0.2	—
19	Finland FI	0.11	—
20	Armenia AM	0.08	—
21	Tanzania TZ	0.07	—
22	Moldova MD	0.06	—
23	Luxembourg LU	0.03	—
24	Mozambique MZ	0.01	—
25	Belize BZ	0	—
26	French Polynesia PF	0	—
27	Guinea-Bissau GW	0	0
28	Lesotho LS	0	—
29	Marshall Islands MH	0	—
30	Nigeria NG	0	—
31	Qatar QA	0	—
32	Timor-Leste TL	0	—

China Holds 48.5 Percent of a 32-Reporter Table

The 2023 table is led by China at 2,295 tonnes, with Libya second at 1,547 and Iraq third at 434. DR Congo and Afghanistan complete the top five at 72 and 60 tonnes, respectively.

The top three reporters accounted for 90.4 percent of the listed total, the top five 93.2 percent and the top ten 98.2 percent. With no usable per-capita values published for 2023, the quantity ranking is the only view this item offers.

The Listed Total Fell 24.9 Percent in 2023

Among the 31 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed food supply decreased from 6,298 tonnes to 4,727 tonnes, a decline of 1,571 tonnes (24.9 percent). The two years share the same 31 reporters in the comparison; Turkmenistan entered at 1 tonne and no reporter left. Iraq fell 2,478 tonnes (down 85.1 percent) and Bahrain fell 57 tonnes (down 72.1 percent), while Libya added 625 tonnes (up 67.7 percent), China added 177 tonnes (up 8.4 percent), Afghanistan added 44 tonnes from 16 tonnes, Nepal added 40 tonnes from a reported zero, DR Congo added 35 tonnes (up 94.5 percent) and Saint Lucia added 22 tonnes from a reported zero.

Iraq's fall from 2,912 to 434 tonnes against a net decline of 1,571 exceeds the net total, with Libya and China absorbing part of it. Afghanistan's rise from 16 to 60 tonnes is large only against its tiny base.

The Five-Year Common Total Fell 35.5 Percent

For the 16 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply fell from 6,935 tonnes to 4,474 tonnes, a decline of 2,461 tonnes (35.5 percent). The 2019 universe includes 20 reporters with reported values, while the 2023 universe includes 32; four reporters with negligible values left the comparison, while 16 reporters with a combined 254 tonnes entered, led by DR Congo at 72 tonnes. Libya fell 2,299 tonnes (down 59.8 percent) and Qatar fell 1,437 tonnes (down 100.0 percent), while China added 1,126 tonnes (up 96.3 percent), Iraq added 86 tonnes (up 24.8 percent), Montenegro added 36 tonnes from 2 tonnes, Saint Lucia added 22 tonnes from 0.23 tonnes, Sri Lanka added 19 tonnes (up 51.3 percent) and Bahrain fell 19 tonnes (down 46.1 percent).

Libya's fall from 3,846 to 1,547 tonnes and Qatar's from 1,437 tonnes to a reported zero together exceed the net decline, with China absorbing part of it. Montenegro's rise from 2 to 38 tonnes and Saint Lucia's from 0.23 to 22 tonnes are large only against tiny bases.

What Does the Canary Seed Food Supply Measure?

The numbers in this article come from the Canary seed item in the FAO Supply Utilization Accounts, recorded as food available for human consumption during the reference year. A canary seed total of this kind should not be read as an estimate of what people actually ate.

No usable per-capita values are published for this item in the reference years, so the quantity ranking stands alone without a population-adjusted view.

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#	Country	2019 (t)	2019 (g/cap/d)	2020 (t)	2020 (g/cap/d)	2021 (t)	2021 (g/cap/d)	2022 (t)	2022 (g/cap/d)	2023 (t)	2023 (g/cap/d)
1	China	1.17K	-	1.47K	-	1.54K	-	2.12K	-	2.3K	-
2	Libya	3.85K	-	1.26K	-	1.87K	-	922.27	-	1.55K	-
3	Iraq	347.89	-	387.68	-	243.82	-	2.91K	-	434.03	-
4	DR Congo	-	-	0	-	0	-	37.01	-	71.99	-
5	Afghanistan	54.03	0	-	-	0	-	15.54	-	59.72	-
6	Sri Lanka	36.73	-	83.31	-	195.13	-	56.03	-	55.57	-
7	Vietnam	-	-	0	-	0	-	54.1	-	54.57	-
8	Bangladesh	-	-	154.63	-	9.26	-	51.78	-	48.02	-
9	Nepal	-	-	0.04	-	0.03	-	0	-	40	-
10	Montenegro	2.12	0.01	6.7	-	17.1	-	21.18	-	38.09	-
11	Bahrain	41.12	-	-	-	75.76	-	79.44	-	22.15	-
12	Saint Lucia	0.23	0	0.22	-	0	-	0	-	21.73	-
13	Bhutan	-	-	-	-	0.97	-	18.1	-	20.07	-
14	Uzbekistan	-	-	0	-	-	-	10.37	-	8.87	-
15	Kazakhstan	-	-	-	-	0	-	0.02	-	4.79	-
16	Kenya	-	-	0.01	-	9	-	0.04	-	4.77	-
17	Turkmenistan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.01	-
18	Antigua and Barbuda	0.69	-	0	-	-	-	0	-	0.2	-
19	Finland	-	-	-	-	0.03	-	0.01	-	0.11	-
20	Armenia	-	-	0.8	-	0	-	0.04	-	0.08	-
21	Tanzania	-	-	-	-	0.06	-	1.82	-	0.07	-
22	Moldova	0	-	0	-	0.02	-	0.06	-	0.06	-
23	Luxembourg	0.05	0	0	-	0.03	-	0.03	-	0.03	-
24	Mozambique	-	-	0.01	-	-	-	0	-	0.01	-
25	Belize	0.01	-	0	-	0.01	-	0	-	0	-
26	French Polynesia	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.01	-	0	-
27	Guinea-Bissau	-	-	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Lesotho	0	-	0	-	0	-	0.01	-	0	-
29	Marshall Islands	0.02	-	0.04	-	0.04	-	0	-	0	-
30	Nigeria	-	-	0	-	0.21	-	0	-	0	-
31	Qatar	1.44K	-	1.28K	-	111.66	-	0	-	0	-
32	Timor-Leste	0	-	0	-	0	-	0.01	-	0	-
33	Djibouti	-	-	0	-	247.3	-	-	-	-	-
34	Gabon	-	-	-	-	0.12	-	-	-	-	-
35	Papua New Guinea	-	-	0.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
36	Gambia	-	-	0.09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
37	Guinea	0.06	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
38	Seychelles	0	-	0	-	0.05	-	-	-	-	-
39	Liberia	-	-	0	-	0.04	-	-	-	-	-
40	Tajikistan	-	-	0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
41	Grenada	0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
42	Belarus	0	0	1.24	-	0	-	-	-	-	-
43	Ghana	-	-	0.07	-	0	-	-	-	-	-

Canary Seed Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, FAO data recorded 4,728 tonnes of listed canary seed food supply across 32 reporters. China had the largest total at 2,295 tonnes, followed by Libya at 1,547 tonnes and Iraq at 434 tonnes. No usable per-capita values are published for this item. These figures represent food available for human consumption rather than a direct measurement of how much canary seed people actually consumed.

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals use FAO Supply Utilization Accounts food supply quantity (Element 5141, tonnes) for Canary seed from 2019 through 2023. The food supply quantity measure represents the quantity available for human consumption during the reference period. It is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten, because food available for human consumption is not the same as actual dietary intake. No percentage change is shown where the base-year value is zero. Per-capita figures (Element 665, g/capita/day) carry no usable values for this item in the reference years.

The reporter universe for this item contains 43 reporters. The tables list reporters only; aggregate rows such as World, regions and China (aggregate) are excluded, while China figures refer to the China reporter. For year-to-year comparisons, only reporters with values in both endpoint years are included in the arithmetic. A zero indicates a displayed value of zero, while an empty cell indicates that no value is available for that reporter and year.

Table quantities are shown in tonnes as reported, without additional rounding. The FAO dataset reports food supply quantity in tonnes. The listed total of 4,728 tonnes is the sum of the 32 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Canary seed, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.