Mustard Seed Consumption by Country

Mustard Seed Supply by Country: Key Findings. Canada recorded the largest food supply of mustard seed in 2023, at 74,526 tonnes, representing 44.8 percent of the 166,205-tonne total listed by StatsGeo. The United States ranked second with 44,179 tonnes, followed by Tajikistan with 16,733 tonnes. Canada also had the highest reported supply per person, at 5.20 grams per day, compared with 4.41 grams in Tajikistan. From 2022 to 2023, the total among countries with data in both years increased by 71,184 tonnes, or 74.9 percent. These figures measure food available for human consumption, not the amount people actually ate.

Canada Leads the Total

Canada led at 74,526 tonnes, 1.69 times the United States. Tajikistan ranked third at 16,733 tonnes, ahead of Nepal at 7,570 and Ethiopia at 2,508. The top three held 81.5 percent of the 166,205-tonne total, and the top five 87.6 percent. Sri Lanka, Senegal, the Netherlands, Ecuador and Greece closed the top ten between 1,369 and 2,004 tonnes. Of 109 countries in the file, 105 carried a 2023 value.

The Sharp Rise from 2022 to 2023

Across the 103 countries in both 2022 and 2023, supply grew 74.9 percent, from 95,008 tonnes, a gain of 71,184. Canada added 41,588 tonnes, more than doubling from 32,938. The United States added 18,679 tonnes, up 73.3 percent, and Tajikistan 10,663, up 175.7 percent. The Netherlands added 1,621 tonnes from 100, Germany fell to a reported zero from 3,749 tonnes. Mongolia added 750 tonnes, while Senegal added 654 and Ecuador 653. Niger and Saint Kitts and Nevis first reported values in 2023, adding 13 tonnes; both are newly reporting countries in this comparison.

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	Canada CA	74.53K	5.2
2	United States US	44.18K	0.35
3	Tajikistan TJ	16.73K	4.41
4	Nepal NP	7.57K	0.7
5	Ethiopia ET	2.51K	0.05
6	Sri Lanka LK	2K	0.24
7	Senegal SN	1.86K	0.28
8	Netherlands NL	1.72K	0.26
9	Ecuador EC	1.64K	0.25
10	Greece GR	1.37K	0.37
11	Morocco MA	1.3K	0.09
12	Mongolia MN	1.22K	0.97
13	Peru PE	1.18K	0.1
14	Venezuela VE	1.01K	0.1
15	Romania RO	940.64	0.13
16	Switzerland CH	726.07	0.22
17	Afghanistan AF	673.03	0.04
18	Mexico MX	584.07	0.01
19	Saudi Arabia SA	538.33	0.04
20	Bolivia BO	536.18	0.12
21	Chile CL	320.73	0.04
22	Guatemala GT	291.29	0.04
23	Egypt EG	287.54	0.01
24	Vietnam VN	273.38	0.01
25	Algeria DZ	255.45	0.02
26	El Salvador SV	232.62	0.1
27	Qatar QA	183.11	0.17
28	Oman OM	147.14	0.08
29	Gambia GM	114.41	0.12
30	Colombia CO	105.92	0.01
31	Bulgaria BG	103.38	0.04
32	Kenya KE	96.48	0
33	Mauritius MU	81.66	0.18
34	Ireland IE	77.8	0.04
35	Bahrain BH	63.74	0.11
36	Taiwan TW	63.23	0.01
37	Portugal PT	53.96	0.01
38	Hong Kong HK	50	0.02
39	Iraq IQ	48.24	0
40	Lebanon LB	47.34	0.02
41	Jordan JO	45.84	0.01
42	Spain ES	43.61	0
43	Trinidad and Tobago TT	38.44	0.07
44	Costa Rica CR	36.12	0.02
45	Fiji FJ	35.56	0.11
46	Maldives MV	29.82	0.16
47	Zimbabwe ZW	27.1	0
48	Iran IR	23.57	0
49	Azerbaijan AZ	19.88	0.01
50	Dominican Republic DO	19.02	0
51	Seychelles SC	15.26	0.33
52	Bhutan BT	14.98	0.05
53	Indonesia ID	14.5	0
54	Suriname SR	14.22	0.06
55	Madagascar MG	13.51	0
56	Niger NE	13.23	0
57	Guyana GY	12.56	0.04
58	North Macedonia MK	11.26	0.02
59	Nigeria NG	11.21	0
60	Tanzania TZ	9.04	0
61	Liberia LR	6.89	0
62	Honduras HN	6.35	0
63	Georgia GE	5.71	0
64	Cyprus CY	4.52	0.01
65	Botswana BW	2.79	0
66	Sierra Leone SL	2.67	0
67	Tunisia TN	1.64	0
68	Rwanda RW	1.57	0
69	Gabon GA	1.54	0
70	Uganda UG	1.39	0
71	Malta MT	1.25	0.01
72	Barbados BB	1.01	0.01
73	Cambodia KH	0.84	0
74	DR Congo CD	0.47	0
75	Ghana GH	0.39	0
76	Albania AL	0.37	0
77	Antigua and Barbuda AG	0.35	0.01
78	Cameroon CM	0.33	0
79	Lesotho LS	0.33	0
80	Vanuatu VU	0.33	0
81	Armenia AM	0.29	0
82	Malawi MW	0.28	0
83	Congo CG	0.26	0
84	Panama PA	0.24	0
85	Marshall Islands MH	0.14	0.01
86	Papua New Guinea PG	0.14	0
87	Tonga TO	0.13	0
88	Eswatini SZ	0.1	0
89	Grenada GD	0.09	0
90	Kiribati KI	0.09	0
91	Guinea GN	0.07	0
92	Mozambique MZ	0.07	0
93	Samoa WS	0.03	0
94	Belize BZ	0.01	0
95	Cape Verde CV	0.01	0
96	Libya LY	0.01	0
97	Saint Kitts and Nevis KN	0.01	0
98	Germany DE	0	0
99	Nauru NR	0	0
100	Pakistan PK	0	0
101	Solomon Islands SB	0	0
102	Syria SY	0	0
103	Timor-Leste TL	0	0
104	Tuvalu TV	0	0
105	Zambia ZM	0	0

Five-Year Change: Canada and Tajikistan Gain

Among the 95 countries in both 2019 and 2023, supply grew 65.9 percent, from 99,736 tonnes, a gain of 65,758. Canada added 51,097 tonnes, more than tripling from 23,429. Tajikistan added 16,475 tonnes from 258. The United States added 3,779 tonnes. Germany shed 5,411 tonnes to zero, and the Netherlands 3,279. Mongolia added 1,021 tonnes, up 510.5 percent from 200. Ten countries joined over the period, adding 711 tonnes, against three departures.

Nepal Ranks Fourth by Volume

Nepal ranked fourth at 7,570 tonnes, up from 7,514 in 2022 and 7,145 in 2019. Per person, Nepal ranked fourth at 0.70 grams. Ethiopia, fifth at 2,508 tonnes, reported 0.05 grams per person. Senegal added 654 tonnes in the latest year to reach 1,859, with 0.28 grams per person.

Per-Person Supply

Canada's 5.20 grams a day topped the per-person table, ahead of Tajikistan at 4.41. Mongolia followed at 0.97 grams and Nepal at 0.70, The United States, second by volume, reported 0.35 grams per person. Greece reported 0.37 grams after closing the volume top ten.

Data Coverage and Methodology

Annual totals include countries with a reported value for the relevant year; year-to-year comparisons include only countries with reported values in both years. Reported zeros are retained, while blank cells are treated as missing data. Percentage changes use the earlier year value as the baseline and are not calculated from zero. The dataset contains 109 country rows after World, regional and aggregate entries are excluded, with 105 countries reporting a 2023 value. These figures measure food available for human consumption, not actual intake. Source: FAO FAOSTAT, compiled by StatsGeo.