Food Preparations of Flour, Meal or Malt Extract Consumption by Country

FAO Supply Utilization Accounts record food preparations of flour, meal or malt extract available for human consumption, in tonnes and in grams per person per day, from 2019 through 2023. The file covers 150 reporters, and 148 of them carry a 2023 value that sums to a listed total of 1,274,511 tonnes. Nigeria holds the largest 2023 supply, but the table is relatively dispersed: the top ten account for only 37.9 percent of the listed total.

Food Preparations of Flour, Meal or Malt Extract Consumption

Nigeria reported the largest 2023 supply at 82,140 tonnes, while Macau recorded the highest per-capita figure at 20.34 grams per person per day.

Food Preparations of Flour, Meal or Malt Extract Consumption

#
Country
2023 (tonnes)2023
2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1
Nigeria
Nigeria Nigeria NG
82.14K 0.99
2
United States
United States United States US
60.49K 0.48
3
Haiti
Haiti Haiti HT
54.49K 12.83
4
United Kingdom
United Kingdom United Kingdom GB
52.72K 2.1
5
Iraq
Iraq Iraq IQ
45.7K 3.24
6
Vietnam
Vietnam Vietnam VN
40.8K 1.11
7
Yemen
Yemen Yemen YE
40.37K 2.81
8
Myanmar
Myanmar Myanmar MM
38.44K 1.95
9
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bangladesh BD
36.54K 0.58
10
Hungary
Hungary Hungary HU
30.94K 8.75
11
Italy
Italy Italy IT
29.45K 1.36
12
China
China China CN
26.56K 0.05
13
Australia
Australia Australia AU
25.73K 2.67
14
Taiwan
Taiwan Taiwan TW
25.71K 3.02
15
Libya
Libya Libya LY
25.57K 9.59
16
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Afghanistan AF
24.33K 1.61
17
Cameroon
Cameroon Cameroon CM
24.16K 2.33
18
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia SA
21.52K 1.77
19
Russia
Russia Russia RU
21.27K 0.4
20
Ethiopia
Ethiopia Ethiopia ET
20.93K 0.45
21
Guinea
Guinea Guinea GN
19.98K 3.8
22
Congo
Congo Congo CG
19.82K 8.78
23
DR Congo
DR Congo DR Congo CD
18.44K 0.48
24
Sweden
Sweden Sweden SE
17.71K 4.6
25
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast CI
17.37K 1.53
26
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KZ
16.46K 2.22
27
Israel
Israel Israel IL
15.82K 4.68
28
Guatemala
Guatemala Guatemala GT
14.44K 2.18
29
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka LK
14.36K 1.71
30
Portugal
Portugal Portugal PT
14.12K 3.71
31
Niger
Niger Niger NE
13.74K 1.44
32
Lebanon
Lebanon Lebanon LB
13.57K 6.44
33
Angola
Angola Angola AO
13.3K 0.99
34
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone SL
12.88K 4.17
35
Serbia
Serbia Serbia RS
11.47K 4.64
36
Gabon
Gabon Gabon GA
11.11K 12.25
37
El Salvador
El Salvador El Salvador SV
10.94K 4.75
38
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DO
10.71K 2.59
39
Liberia
Liberia Liberia LR
10.36K 5.17
40
Pakistan
Pakistan Pakistan PK
10.1K 0.11
41
Romania
Romania Romania RO
9.82K 1.41
42
Venezuela
Venezuela Venezuela VE
9.54K 0.92
43
Norway
Norway Norway NO
9.49K 4.71
44
Chile
Chile Chile CL
9.48K 1.32
45
Egypt
Egypt Egypt EG
9.41K 0.23
46
Spain
Spain Spain ES
9.29K 0.53
47
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Czech Republic CZ
9.21K 2.34
48
Jordan
Jordan Jordan JO
8.07K 1.93
49
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Bulgaria BG
7.94K 3.2
50
Finland
Finland Finland FI
7.58K 3.71
51
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BF
7.51K 0.89
52
Mexico
Mexico Mexico MX
7.47K 0.16
53
Panama
Panama Panama PA
6.89K 4.23
54
Slovenia
Slovenia Slovenia SI
6.66K 8.61
55
Mozambique
Mozambique Mozambique MZ
5.75K 0.47
56
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
5.66K 4.87
57
Oman
Oman Oman OM
5.35K 2.9
58
Macau
Macau Macau MO
5.3K 20.34
59
Morocco
Morocco Morocco MA
5.18K 0.38
60
Türkiye
Türkiye Türkiye TR
5.12K 0.16
61
Qatar
Qatar Qatar QA
4.42K 4.06
62
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan AZ
4.36K 1.16
63
Iran
Iran Iran IR
4.27K 0.13
64
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ZW
4.26K 0.71
65
Ghana
Ghana Ghana GH
3.99K 0.32
66
Moldova
Moldova Moldova MD
3.97K 4.23
67
North Macedonia
North Macedonia North Macedonia MK
3.4K 5.08
68
Georgia
Georgia Georgia GE
3.39K 2.44
69
Cambodia
Cambodia Cambodia KH
3.33K 0.52
70
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Hong Kong HK
3.31K 1.22
71
Bolivia
Bolivia Bolivia BO
3.3K 0.74
72
Philippines
Philippines Philippines PH
3.17K 0.08
73
Kuwait
Kuwait Kuwait KW
3.14K 1.78
74
Greece
Greece Greece GR
2.98K 0.8
75
Albania
Albania Albania AL
2.69K 2.62
76
Tajikistan
Tajikistan Tajikistan TJ
2.55K 0.67
77
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan KG
2.52K 0.98
78
Comoros
Comoros Comoros KM
2.35K 7.57
79
Madagascar
Madagascar Madagascar MG
2.33K 0.2
80
Armenia
Armenia Armenia AM
2.19K 2.03
81
Gambia
Gambia Gambia GM
2.18K 2.21
82
Mauritania
Mauritania Mauritania MR
2K 1.09
83
Jamaica
Jamaica Jamaica JM
1.99K 1.92
84
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates AE
1.85K 0.48
85
Laos
Laos Laos LA
1.84K 0.66
86
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegro ME
1.84K 7.93
87
Mauritius
Mauritius Mauritius MU
1.83K 3.93
88
Algeria
Algeria Algeria DZ
1.76K 0.1
89
Cape Verde
Cape Verde Cape Verde CV
1.74K 9.13
90
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Luxembourg LU
1.71K 7.05
91
Belize
Belize Belize BZ
1.58K 10.5
92
Estonia
Estonia Estonia EE
1.49K 2.98
93
Lesotho
Lesotho Lesotho LS
1.37K 1.62
94
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau GW
1.34K 1.71
95
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste TL
1.11K 2.2
96
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia LC
1.08K 16.45
97
Kenya
Kenya Kenya KE
1.06K 0.05
98
Syria
Syria Syria SY
1.04K 0.12
99
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan TM
1.02K 0.38
100
Cyprus
Cyprus Cyprus CY
1.02K 2.07
101
Tanzania
Tanzania Tanzania TZ
966.77 0.04
102
Iceland
Iceland Iceland IS
946.13 6.69
103
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PG
878.9 0.23
104
Djibouti
Djibouti Djibouti DJ
768.47 1.83
105
Fiji
Fiji Fiji FJ
736.65 2.18
106
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Nicaragua NI
688.59 0.28
107
Maldives
Maldives Maldives MV
677.19 3.53
108
Bahrain
Bahrain Bahrain BH
662.48 1.16
109
New Caledonia
New Caledonia New Caledonia NC
567.77 5.37
110
Eswatini
Eswatini Eswatini SZ
526.08 1.17
111
Nepal
Nepal Nepal NP
524.7 0.05
112
Ecuador
Ecuador Ecuador EC
519.13 0.08
113
Kiribati
Kiribati Kiribati KI
494.59 10.22
114
Tunisia
Tunisia Tunisia TN
473.33 0.11
115
French Polynesia
French Polynesia French Polynesia PF
469.56 4.58
116
Mongolia
Mongolia Mongolia MN
467.04 0.37
117
Micronesia
Micronesia Micronesia FM
305.12 7.42
118
Guyana
Guyana Guyana GY
294.95 0.98
119
Suriname
Suriname Suriname SR
244.74 1.07
120
Uganda
Uganda Uganda UG
243.93 0.01
121
Barbados
Barbados Barbados BB
186.61 1.81
122
Zambia
Zambia Zambia ZM
136.44 0.02
123
Tonga
Tonga Tonga TO
125.53 3.29
124
Colombia
Colombia Colombia CO
94.73 0
125
Seychelles
Seychelles Seychelles SC
85.93 1.84
126
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
78.23 4.58
127
Bhutan
Bhutan Bhutan BT
66.81 0.23
128
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands SB
65.37 0.22
129
Samoa
Samoa Samoa WS
59.4 0.75
130
Bahamas
Bahamas Bahamas BS
55.1 0.38
131
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Vanuatu VU
50.5 0.43
132
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda AG
33.29 0.98
133
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
31.71 0.86
134
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands MH
24.03 1.7
135
Grenada
Grenada Grenada GD
10.48 0.25
136
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe ST
0.99 0.01
137
Nauru
Nauru Nauru NR
0.49 0.11
138
Tuvalu
Tuvalu Tuvalu TV
0.49 0.14
139
Botswana
Botswana Botswana BW
0 0
140
Brazil
Brazil Brazil BR
0 0
141
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica CR
0 0
142
Honduras
Honduras Honduras HN
0 0
143
Indonesia
Indonesia Indonesia ID
0 0
144
Peru
Peru Peru PE
0 0
145
Rwanda
Rwanda Rwanda RW
0 0
146
Slovakia
Slovakia Slovakia SK
0 0
147
Switzerland
Switzerland Switzerland CH
0 0
148
Uruguay
Uruguay Uruguay UY
0 0

Why This Table Looks Like No Other

  • The 2019 leader nearly disappeared from the table: Syria fell from 221,677 tonnes to 1,040.
  • No one dominates: the leader holds 6.4 percent and the top ten 37.9.
  • Second place rests on a single year of data: the United States reported only in 2023.
  • Two reporters hold the same rank twice: Haiti third on both lists, Hungary tenth on both.
  • One year rewrote several series: Ghana down 88.9 percent while Haiti rose 75.1 percent.
  • The per-person ranking ignores volume: Macau leads it from 5,299 tonnes.

Syria's 221,677 Tonnes Fell to 1,040

Syria reported 221,677 tonnes in 2019, the largest supply in that year's table at 17.2 percent of the common total. By 2023 it reported 1,040 tonnes, a fall of 220,637 tonnes or 99.5 percent. The five-year common total moved from 1,287,524 tonnes to 1,141,018, down 146,507 tonnes or 11.4 percent across 140 reporters, so Syria's 220,637-tonne decline was larger than the overall net decrease, meaning gains elsewhere offset much of the loss.

Indonesia traced a similar exit, from 71,127 tonnes to a reported zero in every year since 2020. Iraq fell 48,563 tonnes (down 51.5 percent) and Myanmar 32,092 (down 45.5 percent). Against those losses Haiti added 39,645 tonnes (up 267.1 percent), the United Kingdom 31,340 (up 146.6 percent), Bangladesh 28,504 (up 354.6 percent) and Yemen 26,366 (up 188.3 percent). Cuba's 5,615 tonnes and Namibia's 330 left the comparison, while eight reporters entered with 133,494 tonnes of newcomer supply, led by the United States at 60,492.

Nigeria Leads With 6.4 Percent of Supply

Nigeria's 82,140 tonnes top the 2023 table at 6.4 percent of the listed total, 1.36 times the United States in second at 60,492. The top three reporters hold 15.5 percent between them, the top five 23.2 percent and the top ten 37.9 percent. The United States shows no value in any year from 2019 through 2022 and reaches second place on a single year of data; Vietnam, another reporter with no 2019 value, sits sixth at 40,803 tonnes. Haiti, the United Kingdom and Iraq come next in line, with Yemen, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Hungary closing out the ten.

2022 to 2023: Ghana Lost 88.9 Percent as Haiti Rebounded

The common total rose from 1,157,782 tonnes to 1,211,727, up 53,945 tonnes or 4.7 percent across 145 reporters. Ghana drove the downside, falling 31,981 tonnes (down 88.9 percent) from 35,974 to 3,993, with Yemen down 20,953 tonnes (down 34.2 percent) and Sri Lanka down 9,891 (down 40.8 percent). Haiti pulled the other way with 23,374 tonnes added (up 75.1 percent), alongside the United Kingdom at plus 20,724 (up 64.8 percent), Iraq at plus 18,501 (up 68.0 percent) and Libya at plus 10,176 (up 66.1 percent); Angola also added 13,296 tonnes after reporting zero in 2022; because the base was zero, no percentage change is calculated. Three reporters entered with 62,784 tonnes and none left.

Haiti Third Twice, Hungary Tenth Twice

Macau's 20.34 grams per person per day head the per-capita table from 5,299 tonnes: the per-capita value divides the reported total by population, so a modest total can rank near the top. Saint Lucia follows at 16.45 grams from 1,077 tonnes, and Haiti at 12.83 from 54,488 tonnes, third by volume and third per person. Gabon, Belize and Kiribati come next at 12.25, 10.50 and 10.22 grams, none of them inside the volume top ten. Hungary repeats the double at the foot of each list, tenth by volume at 30,941 tonnes and tenth per person at 8.75 grams.

What Does Food Preparations Supply Cover?

The FAO item covers prepared food products based on flour, meal or malt extract. It is separate from the raw cereal ingredients themselves, while the food supply quantity measure records what was available for human consumption during the reference year. A gram-per-day figure spreads that availability across the population, so it shifts with population as well as supply; Nigeria's 82,140 tonnes, for instance, translate to 0.99 grams per person per day.

Food Preparations of Flour, Meal or Malt Extract Consumption by Country

#
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
Nigeria
Nigeria
99.51K 1.3 120K 1.54 117.91K 1.48 85.28K 1.05 82.14K 0.99
2
United States
United States
- - - - - - - - 60.49K 0.48
3
Haiti
Haiti
14.84K 3.66 14.64K 3.57 53.6K 12.91 31.11K 7.41 54.49K 12.83
4
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
21.38K 0.87 23.2K 0.94 10.61K 0.43 32K 1.29 52.72K 2.1
5
Iraq
Iraq
94.27K 7.31 103.65K 7.86 104.55K 7.75 27.2K 1.97 45.7K 3.24
6
Vietnam
Vietnam
- - 0 0 0 0 39.64K 1.09 40.8K 1.11
7
Yemen
Yemen
14K 1.09 25K 1.9 60.9K 4.49 61.32K 4.4 40.37K 2.81
8
Myanmar
Myanmar
70.53K 3.67 60.67K 3.14 44.36K 2.28 42.75K 2.18 38.44K 1.95
9
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
8.04K 0.13 21.19K 0.35 25.92K 0.42 37.34K 0.6 36.54K 0.58
10
Hungary
Hungary
26.37K 7.39 29.27K 8.22 29.58K 8.35 29.94K 8.47 30.94K 8.75
11
Italy
Italy
12.76K 0.58 3.9K 0.18 5.07K 0.23 27.23K 1.25 29.45K 1.36
12
China
China
34.84K 0.07 43.67K 0.08 42.97K 0.08 30.91K 0.06 26.56K 0.05
13
Australia
Australia
22.36K 2.4 24.56K 2.61 29K 3.06 27.68K 2.89 25.73K 2.67
14
Taiwan
Taiwan
21.21K 2.45 19.47K 2.25 19.81K 2.3 22.87K 2.67 25.71K 3.02
15
Libya
Libya
11.08K 4.37 15.15K 5.89 19.52K 7.49 15.39K 5.84 25.57K 9.59
16
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
11.09K 0.8 15.17K 1.06 26.42K 1.81 28.37K 1.92 24.33K 1.61
17
Cameroon
Cameroon
22.33K 2.4 20.95K 2.19 15.21K 1.55 22.79K 2.26 24.16K 2.33
18
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4.17K 0.37 7.32K 0.65 16.86K 1.47 24.33K 2.07 21.52K 1.77
19
Russia
Russia
0 0 0 0 0 0 11.94K 0.22 21.27K 0.4
20
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
28.14K 0.67 34.05K 0.78 42.65K 0.96 20.88K 0.46 20.93K 0.45
21
Guinea
Guinea
8.13K 1.71 10.4K 2.13 15.9K 3.18 14.61K 2.85 19.98K 3.8
22
Congo
Congo
10.56K 5.15 12.07K 5.75 10.88K 5.06 19.79K 8.99 19.82K 8.78
23
DR Congo
DR Congo
13.27K 0.39 16.22K 0.46 18.4K 0.51 21.13K 0.57 18.44K 0.48
24
Sweden
Sweden
0 0 0 0 4.15K 1.09 8.22K 2.15 17.71K 4.6
25
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
23.23K 2.26 16.3K 1.54 22.24K 2.06 15.53K 1.4 17.37K 1.53
26
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
10.68K 1.52 8.63K 1.21 23.51K 3.26 15.96K 2.18 16.46K 2.22
27
Israel
Israel
13.07K 4.14 12.66K 3.94 17.31K 5.3 16.79K 5.05 15.82K 4.68
28
Guatemala
Guatemala
12.06K 1.93 14.53K 2.29 10.31K 1.6 17.08K 2.62 14.44K 2.18
29
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
17.26K 2.11 19.93K 2.42 24.2K 2.92 24.26K 2.91 14.36K 1.71
30
Portugal
Portugal
5.47K 1.45 5.78K 1.53 7.47K 1.97 10.73K 2.82 14.12K 3.71
31
Niger
Niger
- - 15.38K 1.78 18.74K 2.09 20.69K 2.24 13.74K 1.44
32
Lebanon
Lebanon
12.72K 6.02 8.96K 4.3 11.93K 5.71 10.96K 5.23 13.57K 6.44
33
Angola
Angola
- - 0 0 - - 0 0 13.3K 0.99
34
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
11.41K 4.04 9.21K 3.19 10.22K 3.46 6.2K 2.05 12.88K 4.17
35
Serbia
Serbia
7.61K 2.99 8.22K 3.26 9.38K 3.76 9.94K 4.01 11.47K 4.64
36
Gabon
Gabon
9.26K 11.19 6.13K 7.24 4.67K 5.38 8.77K 9.89 11.11K 12.25
37
El Salvador
El Salvador
13.24K 5.83 21.77K 9.56 12.24K 5.36 10.94K 4.77 10.94K 4.75
38
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
4.65K 1.17 6.07K 1.51 8.16K 2.01 8.19K 2 10.71K 2.59
39
Liberia
Liberia
8.54K 4.64 7.18K 3.82 7.69K 4.01 7.69K 3.92 10.36K 5.17
40
Pakistan
Pakistan
11.73K 0.14 12.78K 0.15 16.27K 0.19 13.68K 0.15 10.1K 0.11
41
Romania
Romania
11.36K 1.6 10.89K 1.54 13.05K 1.86 12.99K 1.86 9.82K 1.41
42
Venezuela
Venezuela
34.23 0 1K 0.1 1.36K 0.13 5.83K 0.57 9.54K 0.92
43
Norway
Norway
7.93K 4.06 8.44K 4.3 9.13K 4.62 8.52K 4.28 9.49K 4.71
44
Chile
Chile
5.61K 0.8 7.89K 1.12 7.07K 1 4.88K 0.68 9.48K 1.32
45
Egypt
Egypt
8.05K 0.2 9.25K 0.23 7.52K 0.19 8.28K 0.2 9.41K 0.23
46
Spain
Spain
27.38K 1.58 21.64K 1.24 24.52K 1.41 7.97K 0.46 9.29K 0.53
47
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
12.26K 3.18 12.33K 3.2 11.78K 3.07 10.18K 2.61 9.21K 2.34
48
Jordan
Jordan
2.67K 0.68 5.89K 1.49 8.27K 2.05 4.37K 1.06 8.07K 1.93
49
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
5.23K 2.05 7.07K 2.79 8.58K 3.42 7.64K 3.06 7.94K 3.2
50
Finland
Finland
11.51K 5.71 8.93K 4.43 10.97K 5.43 6.73K 3.31 7.58K 3.71
51
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
3.13K 0.41 7.47K 0.95 5.51K 0.69 7.09K 0.86 7.51K 0.89
52
Mexico
Mexico
6.04K 0.13 6.25K 0.14 8.43K 0.18 11.82K 0.25 7.47K 0.16
53
Panama
Panama
5.07K 3.28 3.66K 2.33 4.35K 2.74 5.55K 3.46 6.89K 4.23
54
Slovenia
Slovenia
5.78K 7.6 5.9K 7.68 6.53K 8.47 6.96K 9.01 6.66K 8.61
55
Mozambique
Mozambique
744.04 0.07 809.87 0.07 2.63K 0.23 1.27K 0.11 5.75K 0.47
56
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.58K 3.75 4.78K 3.97 4.46K 3.77 4.97K 4.25 5.66K 4.87
57
Oman
Oman
872.96 0.52 7.33K 4.44 0 0 10K 5.79 5.35K 2.9
58
Macau
Macau
3.91K 15.96 4.15K 16.63 4.78K 18.85 4.19K 16.28 5.3K 20.34
59
Morocco
Morocco
1.65K 0.12 5.42K 0.41 5.45K 0.4 4.58K 0.34 5.18K 0.38
60
Türkiye
Türkiye
5.67K 0.18 4.04K 0.13 6K 0.19 453.91 0.01 5.12K 0.16
61
Qatar
Qatar
1.39K 1.36 2.3K 2.24 2.74K 2.67 5.91K 5.6 4.42K 4.06
62
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
3.77K 1.02 5.36K 1.44 6.33K 1.69 4.24K 1.13 4.36K 1.16
63
Iran
Iran
6.59K 0.21 5.89K 0.18 1.38K 0.04 1.91K 0.06 4.27K 0.13
64
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
2.69K 0.48 98.41 0.02 3.23K 0.56 2.67K 0.46 4.26K 0.71
65
Ghana
Ghana
15.79K 1.38 33.18K 2.85 40.59K 3.42 35.97K 2.97 3.99K 0.32
66
Moldova
Moldova
3.21K 3.36 4.06K 4.33 5.02K 5.45 4.54K 4.89 3.97K 4.23
67
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3.16K 4.56 2.95K 4.32 3.3K 4.89 3.46K 5.15 3.4K 5.08
68
Georgia
Georgia
4.47K 3.22 4.72K 3.41 4.47K 3.23 3.58K 2.59 3.39K 2.44
69
Cambodia
Cambodia
2.65K 0.44 3.08K 0.5 2.22K 0.36 2.03K 0.32 3.33K 0.52
70
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
4.11K 1.5 1.99K 0.73 2.66K 0.98 3.49K 1.28 3.31K 1.22
71
Bolivia
Bolivia
3.77K 0.89 5.35K 1.24 3.6K 0.83 4.56K 1.03 3.3K 0.74
72
Philippines
Philippines
0 0 0 0 2.87K 0.07 1.78K 0.04 3.17K 0.08
73
Kuwait
Kuwait
2.33K 1.44 2.33K 1.45 132.19 0.08 1.54K 0.92 3.14K 1.78
74
Greece
Greece
4.8K 1.23 2.55K 0.65 4.18K 1.08 2.46K 0.65 2.98K 0.8
75
Albania
Albania
2.49K 2.37 789.1 0.75 688.87 0.66 3.01K 2.92 2.69K 2.62
76
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
6.89K 1.98 7.87K 2.21 3.42K 0.94 3K 0.81 2.55K 0.67
77
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3.39K 1.43 2.92K 1.2 3.33K 1.34 3.14K 1.24 2.52K 0.98
78
Comoros
Comoros
- - - - 0 0 1.82K 5.96 2.35K 7.57
79
Madagascar
Madagascar
3.42K 0.33 1.57K 0.15 1.14K 0.1 1.27K 0.11 2.33K 0.2
80
Armenia
Armenia
2.6K 2.46 2.64K 2.51 2.63K 2.51 2.22K 2.11 2.19K 2.03
81
Gambia
Gambia
558.33 0.62 220.01 0.24 207.66 0.22 348.2 0.36 2.18K 2.21
82
Mauritania
Mauritania
650.31 0.4 1.19K 0.71 811.38 0.47 1.8K 1.01 2K 1.09
83
Jamaica
Jamaica
1.83K 1.77 1.28K 1.24 1.88K 1.82 1.98K 1.91 1.99K 1.92
84
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1K 0.29 750 0.22 3.21K 0.9 1.28K 0.34 1.85K 0.48
85
Laos
Laos
1.44K 0.54 1.83K 0.68 1.71K 0.63 1.65K 0.6 1.84K 0.66
86
Montenegro
Montenegro
1.01K 4.52 1.25K 5.64 1.36K 6.17 1.82K 8.1 1.84K 7.93
87
Mauritius
Mauritius
- - - - - - - - 1.83K 3.93
88
Algeria
Algeria
3.44K 0.22 4.9K 0.3 7.15K 0.44 3.64K 0.22 1.76K 0.1
89
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
1.72K 9.14 1.4K 7.46 1.24K 6.56 817.22 4.31 1.74K 9.13
90
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2.17K 9.57 2.08K 9.01 1.84K 7.88 1.76K 7.39 1.71K 7.05
91
Belize
Belize
187.11 1.33 266.42 1.87 216.7 1.5 212.25 1.44 1.58K 10.5
92
Estonia
Estonia
1.64K 3.39 1.25K 2.57 2.38K 4.89 1.52K 3.07 1.49K 2.98
93
Lesotho
Lesotho
83.9 0.1 129.53 0.16 74.49 0.09 1.05K 1.26 1.37K 1.62
94
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
1.45K 2.02 2.19K 2.98 2.66K 3.54 2.02K 2.62 1.34K 1.71
95
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
117.59 0.25 140.58 0.29 777 1.58 1.55K 3.1 1.11K 2.2
96
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
184.78 2.85 137.86 2.12 1.19K 18.29 1.08K 16.61 1.08K 16.45
97
Kenya
Kenya
18.59K 0.99 14.11K 0.74 0 0 3.32K 0.17 1.06K 0.05
98
Syria
Syria
221.68K 29.84 295.8K 38.5 0 0 811.51 0.1 1.04K 0.12
99
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
3.46K 1.39 3.56K 1.4 2.65K 1.02 1.3K 0.49 1.02K 0.38
100
Cyprus
Cyprus
725.3 1.54 666.57 1.4 796.73 1.66 802.98 1.65 1.02K 2.07
101
Tanzania
Tanzania
2.02K 0.09 1.67K 0.07 2.15K 0.09 863.94 0.04 966.77 0.04
102
Iceland
Iceland
834.44 6.34 702.73 5.25 985.39 7.24 864.64 6.23 946.13 6.69
103
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
792.37 0.23 424.95 0.12 493.47 0.14 1.15K 0.31 878.9 0.23
104
Djibouti
Djibouti
500 1.26 832 2.06 849.2 2.07 120 0.29 768.47 1.83
105
Fiji
Fiji
612.38 1.83 465.02 1.39 759.82 2.27 533.93 1.59 736.65 2.18
106
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
993.92 0.42 3.23K 1.35 3.74K 1.54 3.96K 1.61 688.59 0.28
107
Maldives
Maldives
1.01K 5.67 834.42 4.55 835.52 4.43 663.66 3.47 677.19 3.53
108
Bahrain
Bahrain
1.64K 3.01 2.25K 4.15 4.14K 7.55 940.23 1.68 662.48 1.16
109
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
438.15 4.23 368.24 3.55 395.27 3.8 405.47 3.87 567.77 5.37
110
Eswatini
Eswatini
598.38 1.39 732.31 1.68 46.59 0.11 473.05 1.06 526.08 1.17
111
Nepal
Nepal
- - 2.9K 0.27 4.55K 0.42 4.73K 0.44 524.7 0.05
112
Ecuador
Ecuador
354.2 0.06 149.51 0.02 599.2 0.09 1.31K 0.2 519.13 0.08
113
Kiribati
Kiribati
342.31 7.57 3.33 0.07 6.21 0.13 371.41 7.8 494.59 10.22
114
Tunisia
Tunisia
333.19 0.08 677.1 0.15 20.89 0 256.82 0.06 473.33 0.11
115
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
532.41 5.23 0 0 - - 0 0 469.56 4.58
116
Mongolia
Mongolia
- - - - - - - - 467.04 0.37
117
Micronesia
Micronesia
107.49 2.67 93.53 2.31 26.02 0.64 101.2 2.47 305.12 7.42
118
Guyana
Guyana
212.93 0.72 255.89 0.87 270.06 0.91 203.37 0.68 294.95 0.98
119
Suriname
Suriname
225.24 1.02 393.53 1.76 327.93 1.45 216.66 0.95 244.74 1.07
120
Uganda
Uganda
30.54 0 0 0 0 0 399.72 0.02 243.93 0.01
121
Barbados
Barbados
202.08 1.97 287.64 2.8 245.41 2.38 215.92 2.1 186.61 1.81
122
Zambia
Zambia
366.78 0.05 230.61 0.03 355.32 0.05 161.78 0.02 136.44 0.02
123
Tonga
Tonga
55.87 1.45 172.74 4.48 125.53 3.26 69.03 1.8 125.53 3.29
124
Colombia
Colombia
1.34K 0.07 0 0 700.03 0.04 2.91K 0.15 94.73 0
125
Seychelles
Seychelles
56.76 1.32 87.88 2 60.28 1.34 89.35 1.95 85.93 1.84
126
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
20.7 1.21 35.77 2.09 58.18 3.41 274.26 16.09 78.23 4.58
127
Bhutan
Bhutan
28.52 0.1 68.4 0.24 112.43 0.4 57.69 0.2 66.81 0.23
128
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
146.6 0.55 41.28 0.15 93.11 0.33 144 0.51 65.37 0.22
129
Samoa
Samoa
6.68 0.09 51.17 0.66 0.93 0.01 31.46 0.4 59.4 0.75
130
Bahamas
Bahamas
1.37K 9.53 1.4K 9.71 404.83 2.8 66.85 0.46 55.1 0.38
131
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
35.07 0.33 60.73 0.56 33.78 0.3 68.39 0.6 50.5 0.43
132
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
57.15 1.71 370.29 11.05 97.92 2.9 33.33 0.98 33.29 0.98
133
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
46.71 1.23 279.75 7.4 50.93 1.36 33.7 0.9 31.71 0.86
134
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
9.77 0.61 2.32 0.15 4.79 0.32 35.03 2.39 24.03 1.7
135
Grenada
Grenada
183.23 4.33 10.88 0.26 8.42 0.2 8.58 0.2 10.48 0.25
136
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
3.74 0.05 0.75 0.01 0.15 0 0.49 0.01 0.99 0.01
137
Nauru
Nauru
1.03 0.24 1.05 0.25 0.43 0.1 0.91 0.21 0.49 0.11
138
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
4 1.04 0.39 0.1 0.79 0.21 0 0 0.49 0.14
139
Botswana
Botswana
0 0 1.41K 1.64 2.07K 2.37 0 0 0 0
140
Brazil
Brazil
8.02K 0.11 1.13K 0.01 0 0 0 0 0 0
141
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
0 0 75.29 0.04 376.96 0.2 0 0 0 0
142
Honduras
Honduras
3.27K 0.9 4.4K 1.19 3.73K 0.99 145.79 0.04 0 0
143
Indonesia
Indonesia
71.13K 0.72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
144
Peru
Peru
7.99K 0.67 8.5K 0.71 0 0 0 0 0 0
145
Rwanda
Rwanda
22.67 0 1.5K 0.31 74.17 0.02 108.14 0.02 0 0
146
Slovakia
Slovakia
1.36K 0.68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
147
Switzerland
Switzerland
1.05K 0.33 2.41K 0.76 3.15K 0.99 0 0 0 0
148
Uruguay
Uruguay
457.49 0.37 0 0 1.35K 1.09 0 0 0 0
149
Cuba
Cuba
5.62K 1.37 - - - - - - - -
150
Namibia
Namibia
329.83 0.34 29.28 0.03 90.45 0.09 - - - -

Food Preparations of Flour, Meal or Malt Extract Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

Nigeria had the largest 2023 listed supply at 82,140 tonnes, while Macau had the highest per-capita figure at 20.34 grams per person per day. The 2023 listed total was 1,274,511 tonnes across 148 reporters. Syria, the largest reporter in 2019 at 221,677 tonnes, reported 1,040 tonnes in 2023. These figures record food available for human consumption, not amounts actually eaten.

Methodology

Every percentage here compares reporters holding a value in both endpoint years, with the earlier year as the base; a zero base year yields no percentage. Country totals are FAO Supply Utilization Accounts food supply quantity (element 5141, tonnes) and per-person values are the same measure in grams per capita per day (element 665), for food preparations of flour, meal or malt extract across 2019 through 2023. Supply quantity describes food available for human consumption in the reference year rather than food actually eaten.

The file spans 150 reporters and the tables list reporters only: World, regional and China (aggregate) lines stay out, so China denotes the China reporter. A zero is a reported zero and a blank means nothing was reported. The 2023 listed total of 1,274,511 tonnes sums the 148 reporters carrying a 2023 value, taken in tonnes as FAO published them. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Food preparations of flour, meal or malt extract, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Syria's supply change before its collapse?

Syria reported 157,024 tonnes in 2018, 221,677 in 2019 and 295,800 in 2020, then zero in 2021, 811.51 in 2022 and 1,040 in 2023. The figures trace the size of the rise and fall, but they do not identify what caused either.

How can the United States rank second with only a 2023 value?

Rankings use 2023 values only, and the United States reported 60,492 tonnes that year against blanks in every year from 2019 through 2022. A blank cell means no value was reported, which differs from a reported zero.

What does this table not show?

It does not explain why any series moved, and it does not measure what people actually ate: food supply quantity records availability for human consumption, before household losses or waste.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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