Rice Fermented Beverages Consumption by Country

South Korea held 1,122,928 tonnes of listed rice fermented beverages food supply in 2023, 93.8 percent of a 1,197,247-tonne total, and also led per person at 59.45 grams per person per day. The total fell in both windows, by 1.6 percent in the single year and 4.4 percent over five years, with South Korea's fall exceeding the net decline in each case. The Philippines added 129.9 percent over five years, while Malaysia fell to zero in both windows and Vietnam entered at 346 tonnes with no 2019 value.

South Korea leads at 1,122,928 tonnes, 29.34 times the Philippines at 38,275, with Taiwan third at 20,293 and the United States fourth at 9,685. Per capita South Korea also leads at 59.45 grams per person per day, followed by Macau at 4.29 and Taiwan at 2.38 grams.

Rice Fermented Beverages Food Supply at a Glance

• South Korea had the largest listed rice fermented beverages food supply in 2023 at 1,122,928 tonnes.
• The Philippines ranked second at 38,275 tonnes, followed by Taiwan at 20,293 tonnes.
• South Korea had the highest per-capita food supply at 59.45 grams per person per day.
• The listed total was 1,197,247 tonnes across 28 reporters with reported values.
• Among 13 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed rice fermented beverages food supply decreased by 54,446 tonnes, or 4.4 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

The FAO dataset lists 30 reporters with rice fermented beverages values, although only 28 have a reported 2023 quantity. South Korea alone holds 93.8 percent of the listed total, and the top three hold 98.7 percent between them.

South Korea's fall exceeds the net decline in both windows, by 22,575 tonnes against 19,540 in the single year and by 77,072 tonnes against 54,446 over five years. The Philippines is the counterweight in both, adding 22.5 percent in the single year and 129.9 percent over five years, while Malaysia fell to zero from both baselines.

Rice Fermented Beverages Consumption

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	South Korea KR	1.12M	59.45
2	Philippines PH	38.28K	0.91
3	Taiwan TW	20.29K	2.38
4	United States US	9.69K	0.08
5	Hong Kong HK	3.78K	1.39
6	Macau MO	1.12K	4.29
7	Papua New Guinea PG	429.33	0.11
8	Vietnam VN	346.21	0.01
9	Canada CA	186.26	0.01
10	Indonesia ID	94.92	0
11	French Polynesia PF	42.77	0.42
12	Laos LA	36.19	0.01
13	Maldives MV	12.29	0.06
14	Mongolia MN	6.5	0.01
15	Chile CL	6.03	0
16	Russia RU	2.24	0
17	Nepal NP	1.78	0
18	Nigeria NG	1.27	0
19	Uganda UG	1.05	0
20	Mauritius MU	0.96	0
21	Vanuatu VU	0.31	0
22	Timor-Leste TL	0.14	0
23	Bhutan BT	0	0
24	Malaysia MY	0	0
25	Marshall Islands MH	0	0
26	Nauru NR	0	0
27	Oman OM	0	0
28	Sri Lanka LK	0	0

South Korea Holds 93.8 Percent and Leads Per Person Too

The 2023 table is led by South Korea at 1,122,928 tonnes, with the Philippines second at 38,275 and Taiwan third at 20,293. The United States and Hong Kong complete the top five at 9,685 and 3,781 tonnes, respectively. South Korea holds 93.8 percent of the 1,197,247-tonne listed total.

The top three reporters accounted for 98.7 percent of the listed total and the top five 99.8 percent. Vietnam, eighth at 346 tonnes, had no reported 2019 value. Per capita, South Korea's 59.45 grams per person per day lead Macau at 4.29 grams. South Korea ranks first on both measures, with the largest total supply and the highest per-capita figure.

The Listed Total Fell 1.6 Percent in 2023

Among the 24 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed food supply decreased from 1,216,773 tonnes to 1,197,233 tonnes, a decline of 19,540 tonnes (1.6 percent). The two years share the same 24 reporters in the comparison; Chile, Mauritius, Mongolia and Uganda entered with a combined 15 tonnes and no reporter left. South Korea fell 22,575 tonnes (down 2.0 percent), the United States fell 3,145 tonnes (down 24.5 percent), Malaysia fell 1,406 tonnes (down 100.0 percent), Vietnam fell 304 tonnes (down 46.8 percent), Hong Kong fell 208 tonnes (down 5.2 percent) and Maldives fell 149 tonnes (down 92.4 percent).

On the gaining side, the Philippines added 7,020 tonnes (up 22.5 percent) and Taiwan added 1,278 tonnes (up 6.7 percent). South Korea's fall from 1,145,503 to 1,122,928 tonnes against a net decline of 19,540 exceeds the net total, with the Philippines absorbing part of it. Malaysia's fall from 1,406 tonnes to a reported zero removed its entire supply within the comparison.

The Five-Year Common Total Fell 4.4 Percent

For the 13 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply fell from 1,251,196 tonnes to 1,196,750 tonnes, a decline of 54,446 tonnes (4.4 percent). The 2019 total includes 13 reporters with reported values, while the 2023 total includes 28; no reporter left the comparison, while 15 reporters with a combined 497 tonnes entered, including Vietnam at 346 tonnes and Indonesia at 95 tonnes. South Korea fell 77,072 tonnes (down 6.4 percent), Malaysia fell 958 tonnes (down 100.0 percent), Taiwan fell 328 tonnes (down 1.6 percent) and Papua New Guinea fell 218 tonnes (down 33.6 percent), while the Philippines added 21,625 tonnes (up 129.9 percent), the United States added 1,134 tonnes (up 13.3 percent), Macau added 903 tonnes (up 423.0 percent) and Hong Kong added 725 tonnes (up 23.7 percent).

South Korea's fall from 1,200,000 to 1,122,928 tonnes against a net decline of 54,446 exceeds the net total, with the Philippines absorbing part of it. Malaysia's fall from 958 tonnes to a reported zero removed its entire 2019 supply, while Macau's rise from 214 to 1,117 tonnes is large only against its small base.

What Does the Rice Fermented Beverages Food Supply Measure?

The numbers in this article come from the Rice-fermented beverages item in the FAO Supply Utilization Accounts, recorded as food available for human consumption during the reference year. A rice fermented beverages total of this kind should not be read as an estimate of what people actually drank.

The per-capita figure puts the reported quantity into population terms, showing how much food supply was available per person each day. South Korea records the highest value at 59.45 grams.

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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	South Korea	1.2M	63.51	1.12M	59.31	1.12M	59.25	1.15M	60.61	1.12M	59.45
2	Philippines	16.65K	0.41	55.67K	1.36	28.43K	0.69	31.26K	0.75	38.28K	0.91
3	Taiwan	20.62K	2.39	18.58K	2.15	19.39K	2.25	19.02K	2.22	20.29K	2.38
4	United States	8.55K	0.07	7.56K	0.06	10.6K	0.09	12.83K	0.1	9.69K	0.08
5	Hong Kong	3.06K	1.12	4.19K	1.53	4.71K	1.72	3.99K	1.46	3.78K	1.39
6	Macau	213.57	0.87	1.22K	4.9	1.31K	5.15	1.17K	4.57	1.12K	4.29
7	Papua New Guinea	646.98	0.18	174.21	0.05	319	0.09	297.25	0.08	429.33	0.11
8	Vietnam	-	-	-	-	0	0	650.25	0.02	346.21	0.01
9	Canada	357.96	0.03	374.8	0.03	391.05	0.03	280.02	0.02	186.26	0.01
10	Indonesia	-	-	-	-	82.74	0	90.35	0	94.92	0
11	French Polynesia	96.23	0.94	0	0	-	-	0	0	42.77	0.42
12	Laos	-	-	0	0	0	0	41.68	0.02	36.19	0.01
13	Maldives	32.93	0.19	6.69	0.04	20.81	0.11	160.99	0.84	12.29	0.06
14	Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.5	0.01
15	Chile	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.03	0
16	Russia	-	-	-	-	-	-	77.51	0	2.24	0
17	Nepal	-	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.78	0
18	Nigeria	-	-	0	0	0.03	0	1.6	0	1.27	0
19	Uganda	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	1.05	0
20	Mauritius	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.96	0
21	Vanuatu	-	-	0	0	-	-	0.17	0	0.31	0
22	Timor-Leste	0	0	2.11	0	-	-	0	0	0.14	0
23	Bhutan	-	-	-	-	1.04	0	0	0	0	0
24	Malaysia	958.35	0.08	0	0	0	0	1.41K	0.11	0	0
25	Marshall Islands	-	-	0.07	0	-	-	0	0	0	0
26	Nauru	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.03	0.01	0	0
27	Oman	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.73	0	0	0
28	Sri Lanka	11.85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Ghana	-	-	0	0	2.4	0	-	-	-	-
30	Djibouti	-	-	-	-	0.62	0	-	-	-	-

Rice Fermented Beverages Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, FAO Supply Utilization Accounts recorded 1,197,247 tonnes of listed rice fermented beverages food supply across 28 reporters with reported values. South Korea had the largest total at 1,122,928 tonnes, followed by the Philippines at 38,275 and Taiwan at 20,293 tonnes. South Korea had the highest per-capita supply at 59.45 grams per person per day. These figures represent food available for human consumption, not a direct measurement of rice fermented beverages 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), while the per-capita figures use food supply quantity (Element 665, g/capita/day) for Rice-fermented beverages 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 consumed, because food available for human consumption is not the same as actual intake. No percentage change is shown where the base-year value is zero.

The reporter universe for this item contains 30 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.

Quantities are shown in tonnes as reported, without additional rounding. The FAO dataset reports food supply quantity in tonnes and in grams per capita per day. The listed total of 1,197,247 tonnes is the sum of the 28 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value.