Maize Gluten Consumption by Country

Pakistan held 11,680 tonnes of listed maize gluten food supply in 2023, 49.8 percent of a 23,454-tonne total spread across only seven reporters. That is 2.20 times Azerbaijan at 5,310 tonnes. Pakistan added 1,124 tonnes in the single year and 2,309 over five years, supplying 69.3 percent of the five-year net gain. No per-capita values are published for this item for 2023, so the comparison rests on quantities alone.

Pakistan leads at 11,680 tonnes, followed by Azerbaijan at 5,310 and the Philippines at 4,785, with Guatemala fourth at 1,670 and Tunisia fifth at 8 tonnes. The gap between first and second is 6,370 tonnes, close to the combined 6,464 tonnes of the five reporters ranked below Azerbaijan.

Maize Gluten Food Supply at a Glance

• Pakistan had the largest listed maize gluten food supply in 2023 at 11,680 tonnes.
• Azerbaijan ranked second at 5,310 tonnes, followed by the Philippines at 4,785 tonnes.
• No per-capita values are published for this item for 2023.
• The listed total was 23,454 tonnes across 7 reporters with reported values.
• Among 5 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed maize gluten food supply increased by 3,333 tonnes, or 18.1 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 seven reporters have a listed 2023 value for maize gluten, and the dataset carries no per-capita values for any of them. Pakistan, Azerbaijan and the Philippines together hold 92.8 percent of the listed total.

Pakistan added in both windows, while the Philippines added 66.0 percent over five years and Guatemala entered at 1,670 tonnes with no 2019 value. Azerbaijan fell 13.8 percent over five years against its single-year gain, and Tunisia fell to 8 tonnes from 36.

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	Pakistan PK	11.68K	—
2	Azerbaijan AZ	5.31K	—
3	Philippines PH	4.79K	—
4	Guatemala GT	1.67K	—
5	Tunisia TN	8.34	—
6	Iran IR	0.23	—
7	Slovakia SK	0.1	—

Pakistan Holds 49.8 Percent of a Seven-Reporter Table

The 2023 table is led by Pakistan at 11,680 tonnes, with Azerbaijan second at 5,310 and the Philippines third at 4,785. Guatemala and Tunisia complete the top five at 1,670 and 8 tonnes, respectively, with Iran and Slovakia at fractions of a tonne.

The top three reporters accounted for 92.8 percent of the listed total and the top five accounted for 100.0 percent. With no per-capita values published for 2023, the quantity ranking is the only view this item offers.

The Listed Total Rose 8.2 Percent in 2023

Among the 7 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed food supply increased from 21,686 tonnes to 23,454 tonnes, a gain of 1,768 tonnes (8.2 percent). The two years share the same 7 reporters, with no reporter entering or leaving the comparison. Pakistan added 1,124 tonnes (up 10.6 percent), the Philippines added 562 tonnes (up 13.3 percent) and Azerbaijan added 530 tonnes (up 11.1 percent), while Guatemala fell 443 tonnes (down 21.0 percent), Tunisia fell 5 tonnes (down 38.6 percent) and Slovakia stayed below one tonne.

Pakistan's gain of 1,124 tonnes against a net increase of 1,768 leaves the Philippines and Azerbaijan as the other meaningful movers. Guatemala's fall from 2,113 to 1,670 tonnes is the only annual decline above a few tonnes.

The Five-Year Common Total Rose 18.1 Percent

For the 5 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply rose from 18,450 tonnes to 21,783 tonnes, a gain of 3,333 tonnes (18.1 percent). The 2019 total includes 5 reporters with reported values, while the 2023 total includes 7; no reporter left the comparison, while Guatemala and Iran entered with a combined 1,670 tonnes. Pakistan added 2,309 tonnes (up 24.6 percent) and the Philippines added 1,903 tonnes (up 66.0 percent), while Azerbaijan fell 851 tonnes (down 13.8 percent), Tunisia fell 27 tonnes (down 76.6 percent) and Slovakia stayed below one tonne.

Pakistan contributes 69.3 percent of the five-year net increase and the Philippines 57.1 percent, so the two together account for more than the net gain with Azerbaijan offsetting part of it. Tunisia's fall from 36 to 8 tonnes removed most of its 2019 supply.

The five-year picture hides different paths. Pakistan dipped to 7,288 tonnes in 2020, then rose to 10,593 in 2021, and its 2023 level is only 10.3 percent above 2021. The Philippines doubled in one step, from 2,882 tonnes in 2019 to 5,749 in 2020, and its 2023 value of 4,785 is 16.8 percent below that peak. Guatemala peaked at 2,204 tonnes in 2021 and has fallen since, while Azerbaijan's low was 4,146 tonnes in 2021. The FAO data do not explain these shifts.

What Does the Maize Gluten Food Supply Measure?

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

No per-capita values are published for this item for 2023, so the quantity ranking stands alone without a population-adjusted view.

Only 7 countries and territories appear under this item, so the table is not a ranking of all countries. Several large maize producers, including the United States, China and Brazil, are not in this dataset.

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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	Pakistan	9.37K	-	7.29K	-	10.59K	-	10.56K	-	11.68K	-
2	Azerbaijan	6.16K	1.68	5.39K	-	4.15K	-	4.78K	-	5.31K	-
3	Philippines	2.88K	-	5.75K	-	4.13K	-	4.22K	-	4.79K	-
4	Guatemala	-	-	1.39K	-	2.2K	-	2.11K	-	1.67K	-
5	Tunisia	35.62	0.01	0	-	9.82	-	13.59	-	8.34	-
6	Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.23	-	0.23	-
7	Slovakia	0.34	0	0.23	-	0.29	-	0.18	-	0.1	-

Maize Gluten Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, FAO data recorded 23,454 tonnes of listed maize gluten food supply across 7 reporters. Pakistan had the largest total at 11,680 tonnes, followed by Azerbaijan at 5,310 tonnes and the Philippines at 4,785 tonnes. No per-capita values are published for this item for 2023. These figures represent food available for human consumption rather than a direct measure of how much maize gluten people actually consumed. The ranking covers only the 7 reporters in this dataset.

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 Maize gluten 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) are not published for this item for 2020-2023; for 2019 they exist only for Azerbaijan, Slovakia and Tunisia.

The reporter universe for this item contains 7 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 23,454 tonnes is the sum of the 7 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Maize gluten, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.