Sugar Confectionery Consumption by Country
FAO Supply Utilization Accounts record sugar confectionery available for human consumption, in tonnes and in grams per person per day, from 2019 through 2023. The file covers 177 reporters; 176 of them carry a 2023 value, adding to a listed total of 3,590,489 tonnes. The United States leads at 17.0 percent of the listed total, while the common total increased 21.5 percent over five years.
The United States reported the largest 2023 supply at 611,878 tonnes, while Gambia recorded the highest per-capita figure at 28.43 grams per person per day. The common total moved from 2,954,608 tonnes to 3,590,489, up 635,881 tonnes or 21.5 percent across 176 reporters. The United States added 125,662 tonnes (up 25.8 percent), 19.8 percent of the net increase, with the United Kingdom adding 83,930 (up 68.4 percent), Iran 65,599 (up 90.9 percent), Venezuela 62,213 (up 2,096.8 percent), Poland 57,772 (up 1,559.3 percent) and South Korea 52,377 (up 288.6 percent); China fell 147,618 (down 83.6 percent) while Vietnam fell 47,646 (down 34.8 percent). Cuba's 1,687 tonnes left the comparison; none entered. The United States leads the 2023 table with 611,878 tonnes, or 17.0 percent of the listed total. That is 2.66 times South Africa's 229,909 tonnes in second place. The United Kingdom follows at 206,705 with Iran at 137,741; the top three hold 29.2 percent, the top five 35.6 percent and the top ten 46.9 percent. Guatemala, Vietnam, Canada, France, Belarus and Thailand complete the ten. Per person, Gambia stands first at 28.43 grams with Latvia at 26.82 — while Belarus pairs ninth by volume with third per person at 23.52, and Guatemala fifth by volume with sixth per person at 13.87. The common total rose from 3,504,743 tonnes to 3,590,489, up 85,746 tonnes or 2.4 percent across 176 reporters, with none entering or leaving. Iran added 68,946 tonnes (up 100.2 percent), with South Korea adding 37,942 (up 116.4 percent), the United Kingdom 27,104 (up 15.1 percent), Belgium 24,958 (up 2,604.2 percent from 958.36 tonnes) and Malaysia 22,640 (up 541.1 percent); China fell 115,390 (down 80.0 percent), with the United States down 34,764 (down 5.4 percent) and Argentina down 23,890 (down 50.7 percent). The FAO item covers sugar confectionery, a category of sweets that includes products such as boiled sweets, toffees, marshmallows and fondant. It is separate from raw and refined sugars, which have their own FAO items. Food supply quantity captures what was available for human consumption during the reference year. The gram-per-day figure spreads that availability across the population on a daily basis. The United States had the largest 2023 listed supply of sugar confectionery at 611,878 tonnes, equal to 17.0% of the 3,590,489-tonne total. Gambia had the highest per-capita figure at 28.43 grams per person per day. These figures measure food available for human consumption, not the amount actually eaten. One hundred seventy-seven reporters holding a value in at least one year from 2019 through 2023 make the universe; reporters alone populate the tables, with World, regional and China (aggregate) rows outside the count and China standing for the China reporter. All percentages use the earlier endpoint year as base across reporters present in both years. Zero-base years give no percentage, and percentages from tiny bases should be read with the base alongside. FAO Supply Utilization Accounts food supply quantity in both measures — element 5141 in tonnes for totals, element 665 in grams per capita per day — covers sugar confectionery over 2019-2023. The measured object is availability for human consumption in the reference year, not intake. A reported zero is treated as zero, while a blank value indicates that no value was reported. The 2023 listed total of 3,590,489 tonnes sums the 176 reporters with a 2023 value, in tonnes as published. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Sugar confectionery, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.Sugar Confectionery Consumption
Four Facts on Shared Growth
Five Years Added 21.5 Percent on Shared Gains
The United States Holds 17.0 Percent of the Total
2022 to 2023: Iran Doubled as China Fell 80 Percent
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Sugar Confectionery Consumption by Country: Quick Answer
Sugar Confectionery Consumption by Country
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45.56K
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42.66K
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44.24K
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22.09K
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31.46K
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262.43K
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209.97K
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144.26K
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28.87K
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28.21K
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29.43K
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958.36
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15.43K
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23.3K
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17.76K
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14.02K
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17.64K
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16.02K
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15.81K
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55
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0.38
2.3K
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3.79K
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13.96K
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14.64K
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14.03K
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13.67K
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12.7K
2.98
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10.89K
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15.75K
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10.11K
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12.9K
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11.84K
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14.24K
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0.24
10.47K
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20.9K
0.34
13.46K
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60
10.49K
1.66
9.31K
1.45
9.41K
1.46
12.46K
1.92
13.15K
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61
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13.28K
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16.47K
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10.26K
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9.41K
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6.35K
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13.04K
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11.35K
0.52
10.05K
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467.81
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5.65K
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11.83K
4.97
8.87K
3.68
11.76K
4.82
12.46K
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12.58K
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17.34K
1.52
25.36K
2.18
21.72K
1.83
15.74K
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12.55K
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13.02K
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12.78K
3.71
14.92K
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14.58K
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11.89K
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68
6.75K
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0.58
8.46K
0.73
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11.37K
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8.07K
5.83
8.55K
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8.75K
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8.77K
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11K
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9.74K
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7.69K
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6.27K
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7.36K
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10.73K
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10.1K
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10.73K
1.24
8.38K
0.97
7.97K
0.93
8.39K
0.98
9.61K
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73
8.91K
1.16
11.19K
1.43
12.27K
1.53
8.3K
1.01
9.56K
1.14
74
10.96K
4.63
8.96K
3.68
19.73K
7.92
9.79K
3.86
9.33K
3.62
75
1.1K
0.09
1.54K
0.13
4.73K
0.38
2.26K
0.18
9.27K
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76
13.35K
2.09
22.75K
3.53
8.64K
1.34
2.57K
0.39
8.85K
1.34
77
2.89K
1.72
7.47K
4.52
670.09
0.41
7.09K
4.1
8.55K
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78
7.94K
5.13
5.89K
3.76
7.24K
4.57
8.96K
5.58
8.41K
5.17
79
4.46K
2.45
1.99K
1.07
5.28K
2.83
9.16K
4.89
8.02K
4.25
80
11.56K
9.8
10.02K
8.34
12.37K
10.15
10.54K
8.53
7.93K
6.33
81
10.48K
2.58
7.96K
1.94
8.68K
2.09
6.24K
1.49
7.83K
1.84
82
6.51K
7.65
7.38K
8.54
6.72K
7.67
8.68K
9.74
7.67K
8.47
83
8.05K
0.37
11.39K
0.51
13.64K
0.59
12.74K
0.54
7.64K
0.31
84
6.49K
0.41
5.59K
0.34
6.35K
0.38
6.21K
0.36
7.51K
0.42
85
3.96K
1.56
6.53K
2.59
9.03K
3.62
7.63K
3.08
7.46K
3.02
86
6.41K
5.25
5.49K
4.56
6.25K
5.28
6.64K
5.67
7.28K
6.26
87
9.63K
2.77
10.37K
2.91
8.01K
2.2
7.6K
2.04
7.14K
1.88
88
6.03K
5.68
5.52K
5.23
4.78K
4.56
5.61K
5.34
7.12K
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89
3.2K
1.25
3.24K
1.28
3.78K
1.5
4.95K
1.99
6.74K
2.72
90
6.68K
1.4
7.91K
1.62
8.52K
1.7
7.09K
1.38
6.31K
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91
5.85K
5.74
6.74K
6.6
5.37K
5.27
5.1K
4.95
6.19K
5.94
92
4.67K
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4.55K
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5.62K
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8.5K
1.71
6.07K
1.19
93
4.09K
2.81
4.78K
3.31
4.37K
3.05
5.21K
3.65
5.96K
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94
3.05K
4.01
3.08K
4.02
4.03K
5.23
4.89K
6.34
5.76K
7.45
95
5.69K
5.88
6.9K
6.92
7.4K
7.21
6.86K
6.5
5.76K
5.32
96
5.98K
4.82
5.03K
4.06
5.98K
4.82
6.9K
5.58
5.63K
4.55
97
5.29K
1.51
6.44K
1.8
5.59K
1.53
5.95K
1.6
5.43K
1.43
98
3.75K
7.75
3.5K
7.2
3.64K
7.48
4.55K
9.22
5.38K
10.77
99
5.34K
5.23
4.87K
4.75
4.19K
4.08
4.75K
4.5
5.35K
4.92
100
9.56K
1.59
7.81K
1.28
9.48K
1.53
13.62K
2.17
5.33K
0.84
101
2.84K
0.66
7.24K
1.66
3.5K
0.8
3.22K
0.73
4.88K
1.1
102
262.7
0.03
447.59
0.05
2.89K
0.32
7.85K
0.85
4.8K
0.5
103
375.36
0.19
636.37
0.32
45.51
0.02
532.41
0.27
4.38K
2.18
104
5.97K
0.86
5.54K
0.78
5.64K
0.77
4.22K
0.56
4.22K
0.55
105
4.48K
4.34
2.88K
2.79
2.69K
2.6
2.49K
2.4
4.15K
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106
2.76K
1.69
3.98K
2.37
6.72K
3.89
4.75K
2.67
3.88K
2.12
107
2.52K
1.23
2.22K
1.06
3.11K
1.44
4.96K
2.25
3.69K
1.64
108
2.47K
2.35
2.11K
2.02
2.21K
2.13
3.05K
2.95
3.43K
3.34
109
242.43
0.09
2.22K
0.83
1.75K
0.64
3.63K
1.32
3.34K
1.19
110
145.57
0.04
252.89
0.06
3.13K
0.81
4K
1.05
3.26K
0.87
111
7.15K
0.69
5.13K
0.48
5.82K
0.54
4.08K
0.38
3.13K
0.29
112
3.24K
13.22
4.32K
17.32
3.7K
14.6
3.4K
13.22
3.09K
11.84
113
2.6K
4.79
2.73K
5.05
3.19K
5.81
3.48K
6.22
3.02K
5.27
114
2.94K
0.36
2.44K
0.3
2.36K
0.29
2.59K
0.31
3.02K
0.36
115
4.41K
5.47
1.91K
2.34
4.18K
5.06
2.89K
3.46
2.81K
3.33
116
1.94K
1.19
0
0
0
0
1.6K
0.96
2.7K
1.53
117
2.49K
11.02
2.25K
9.77
2.33K
9.96
2.38K
9.97
2.66K
10.96
118
1.46K
2.1
2.31K
3.39
2.41K
3.57
2.44K
3.62
2.61K
3.91
119
1.58K
3.36
1.35K
2.84
1.6K
3.33
1.86K
3.83
2.28K
4.65
120
940.48
0.51
1.03K
0.55
2.21K
1.15
1.66K
0.85
2.25K
1.12
121
1.95K
0.69
2.48K
0.86
3.98K
1.35
2.79K
0.92
2.23K
0.72
122
3.98K
0.39
2.82K
0.27
3.32K
0.31
2.86K
0.26
2.23K
0.2
123
785.91
2.35
1.1K
3.29
1K
2.99
659.64
1.97
2.12K
6.27
124
2.17K
0.67
5.34K
1.64
3.86K
1.18
800.24
0.24
2.06K
0.62
125
1.68K
12.74
1.85K
13.86
2.06K
15.12
1.94K
13.96
1.98K
13.97
126
1.64K
0.02
1.66K
0.02
1.59K
0.02
1.63K
0.02
1.9K
0.02
127
1.61K
3.43
1.41K
3
1.14K
2.45
1.56K
3.34
1.8K
3.87
128
109.98
0
8.21K
0.18
2.53K
0.05
3.7K
0.08
1.77K
0.04
129
1.41K
1.71
1.31K
1.54
2.15K
2.48
1.75K
1.97
1.74K
1.92
130
2.15K
0.11
3.08K
0.16
2.08K
0.11
1.6K
0.08
1.71K
0.09
131
1.1K
3.73
775.41
2.63
1.21K
4.05
1.38K
4.59
1.58K
5.23
132
1.35K
7.57
1.34K
7.3
1.27K
6.73
1.48K
7.76
1.48K
7.71
133
918.78
4.12
1.12K
5.03
1.19K
5.39
1.31K
5.84
1.47K
6.34
134
1.45K
7.86
1.24K
6.55
907.75
4.74
1.51K
7.83
1.33K
6.85
135
2.46K
0.41
158.88
0.03
0
0
789.88
0.12
1.13K
0.17
136
761.21
5.28
466.91
3.23
231.51
1.6
834.03
5.75
979.66
6.72
137
1.03K
2.17
1.08K
2.23
1.02K
2.08
1.23K
2.45
972.84
1.93
138
603
2.16
753
2.68
1.11K
3.94
942.99
3.31
926
3.23
139
2.76K
1.11
3.88K
1.53
4.55K
1.76
1.03K
0.39
911.14
0.34
140
716.94
3.24
570.85
2.55
632.49
2.8
892.5
3.92
808.23
3.52
141
666.64
3.55
483.68
2.57
634.52
3.36
717.38
3.78
807.03
4.23
142
723.8
1.01
685.07
0.93
927.35
1.23
536.9
0.7
720.23
0.92
143
9.58K
0.53
28.6K
1.55
19.06K
1.02
2.58K
0.14
715.54
0.04
144
610.22
5.95
749.59
7.29
776.72
7.54
657.25
6.38
699.98
6.79
145
383.05
3.7
391.41
3.77
408.72
3.93
480.95
4.59
569.47
5.38
146
683.17
2.38
549.58
1.88
571.92
1.92
630.56
2.07
459.04
1.48
147
351.31
3.45
506.44
4.97
553.63
5.42
614.63
6.01
443.24
4.32
148
333.82
3.13
247.97
2.27
378.36
3.39
289.97
2.54
388.6
3.32
149
339.19
1.28
223.92
0.82
392.3
1.41
416.02
1.46
343.21
1.18
150
318.01
9.54
300
8.95
258.41
7.67
259.33
7.65
334.89
9.83
151
7.63K
1.13
13.97K
2.01
9.95K
1.39
1.88K
0.26
317.93
0.04
152
222.52
5.18
243.27
5.54
264.65
5.9
211.59
4.62
293.55
6.29
153
43.31
0.01
1.65K
0.52
5.36K
1.69
880.4
0.27
271.64
0.08
154
4.96K
12.48
2.98K
7.38
2.67K
6.52
0
0
245.58
0.58
155
240.97
3.09
186.29
2.35
211.58
2.61
267.15
3.23
234.5
2.78
156
169.49
4
167.52
3.94
200.74
4.71
205.79
4.82
226.25
5.29
157
276.57
3.61
173.13
2.24
812.15
10.41
415.68
5.29
185.57
2.35
158
258.33
1.83
219.52
1.54
348.32
2.41
214.07
1.46
179.16
1.19
159
279.22
4.31
263.96
4.06
294.44
4.52
179.89
2.76
170.88
2.61
160
202.3
5.25
291.89
7.57
227.43
5.91
205.03
5.35
153.45
4.02
161
117
3.08
95.35
2.52
135.74
3.62
157.18
4.22
146.02
3.95
162
120.05
0.22
188.98
0.35
12.29
0.02
63.74
0.12
108.66
0.2
163
0
0
56.71
0.03
165.98
0.09
2.04K
1.1
104.96
0.06
164
19.48
0.43
123.09
2.67
138.96
2.97
107.95
2.27
85.53
1.77
165
6.14
0.15
30.03
0.74
57.63
1.41
62.48
1.53
71.27
1.73
166
121.57
7.09
105.86
6.19
61.34
3.59
77.51
4.55
63.82
3.74
167
557.22
0.01
761.15
0.02
336.95
0.01
352.97
0.01
49.06
0
168
16.97
1.06
24.26
1.56
41.61
2.76
68.85
4.71
46.95
3.31
169
1.33K
0.58
476.88
0.21
222.27
0.1
116.85
0.05
44.82
0.02
170
39.89
9.43
40.06
9.43
35.48
8.3
17.34
4.03
22.34
5.15
171
15.43
4
17
4.48
15.46
4.15
15.81
4.33
14.28
3.99
172
700.54
0
716.2
0
39.42
0
1.1K
0
8.86
0
173
0
0
1.6K
0.05
32.81
0
0
0
1.72
0
174
211.69
0.49
183.21
0.42
196.7
0.45
293.92
0.66
0.32
0
175
0
0
130.91
0.03
5.59
0
0
0
0
0
176
0
0
36.89
0
0
0
237.65
0.02
0
0
177
1.69K
0.41
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Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did China fall 83.6 percent in five years?
China reported 176,484 tonnes in 2019 and 28,866 in 2023, a fall of 147,618 tonnes. The figures record the size of the fall, not what caused it.
Why does the United States account for only 17 percent of the total?
The United States reported 611,878 tonnes, compared with 229,909 tonnes in second-place South Africa. The top ten together accounted for 46.9 percent, so the 2023 supply was spread across a relatively broad group of reporters.
Which countries recorded the largest percentage increases from small bases?
Belgium rose from 958.36 tonnes to 25,916, Venezuela from 2,967 to 65,180 and Poland from 3,705 to 61,477. Small-base percentages should be read with the base in mind.
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Updated: 03.10.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/SCL
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