Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply by country
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.
What the numbers show
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 83.3% in Iceland; the lowest is -110.3% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is -15.6%, and the mean is -18.8%.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 38,388.1%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 1,058.8%).
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 83.3% | 2023 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 2 | New Zealand | 77.2% | 2023 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 3 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 68.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 63.3% | 2023 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 63.2% | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 6 | Paraguay | 62.3% | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 59.1% | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 55.9% | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 45.0% | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 44.9% | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 44.6% | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Latvia | 41.2% | 2023 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Kiribati | 35.3% | 2023 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 29.1% | 2023 | up 1,164.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Romania | 29.1% | 2023 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 28.1% | 2023 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 26.0% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 25.4% | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.7% | 2023 | up 38,388.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Hungary | 23.3% | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 20.4% | 2023 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 18.2% | 2023 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Brazil | 17.9% | 2023 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 14.6% | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 12.6% | 2023 | up 383.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 12.5% | 2023 | up 237.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 12.5% | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 28 | Tuvalu | 12.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 29 | Serbia | 11.0% | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 30 | Marshall Islands | 10.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 9.5% | 2023 | up 352.2% | volatile |
| 32 | France | 8.2% | 2023 | down 50.8% | rising |
| 33 | Guyana | 8.1% | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 7.7% | 2023 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Belize | 6.3% | 2023 | down 75.7% | rising |
| 36 | Guatemala | 5.4% | 2023 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 37 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.5% | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Eswatini | 3.3% | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 39 | United States of America | 3.2% | 2023 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 40 | Peru | 2.0% | 2023 | up 702.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 1.7% | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 42 | India | 1.7% | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Belarus | 1.3% | 2023 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Indonesia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Malawi | 0.4% | 2023 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Uganda | -0.7% | 2023 | down 227.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -0.8% | 2023 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | -1.7% | 2023 | down 241.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.8% | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovakia | -1.8% | 2023 | down 176.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | -2.8% | 2023 | down 545.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Chad | -3.3% | 2022 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Ghana | -3.5% | 2023 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Ethiopia | -3.5% | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Denmark | -3.6% | 2023 | down 141.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Chile | -3.7% | 2023 | down 140.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Nigeria | -3.8% | 2023 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Burundi | -3.8% | 2022 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 61 | Central African Republic | -4.4% | 2022 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Seychelles | -4.8% | 2023 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Vanuatu | -4.9% | 2023 | down 160.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Naoero | -5.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 65 | Honduras | -6.2% | 2023 | down 343.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Madagascar | -6.4% | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cameroon | -6.8% | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Viet Nam | -7.0% | 2023 | down 166.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Angola | -7.4% | 2023 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Mali | -7.9% | 2022 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | -8.0% | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 72 | USSR | -8.3% | 1991 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Colombia | -8.8% | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Niger | -8.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | -8.9% | 2023 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Greece | -9.2% | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Nepal | -9.4% | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Türkiye | -9.5% | 2023 | down 119.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | -9.7% | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Rwanda | -9.8% | 2023 | down 139.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Mozambique | -9.9% | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -10.1% | 2018 | down 146.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Fiji | -10.2% | 2023 | down 117.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -10.3% | 2023 | down 267.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Malaysia | -10.4% | 2023 | down 283.5% | volatile |
| 86 | China | -10.4% | 2023 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Croatia | -10.6% | 2023 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 88 | Mexico | -10.7% | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Sudan | -11.3% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 90 | Kenya | -12.6% | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Egypt | -13.0% | 2023 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 92 | Cuba | -13.1% | 2019 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -13.3% | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 94 | Guinea | -14.4% | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | -15.0% | 2023 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | -15.6% | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | -15.6% | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | -16.1% | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 99 | Philippines | -16.1% | 2023 | down 1,058.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | -16.3% | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Bangladesh | -16.3% | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | -17.1% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 103 | Benin | -17.1% | 2022 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Germany | -17.2% | 2023 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 105 | Tajikistan | -17.3% | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Syrian Arab Republic | -18.2% | 2023 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 107 | Albania | -19.3% | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | -19.9% | 2022 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -20.3% | 2023 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 110 | Spain | -20.6% | 2023 | down 287.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | -20.8% | 2023 | down 911.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | -20.9% | 2023 | down 167.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Austria | -21.0% | 2023 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Finland | -21.3% | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 115 | El Salvador | -21.6% | 2023 | down 104.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | -21.6% | 2023 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Gabon | -21.8% | 2023 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 118 | North Macedonia | -22.8% | 2023 | down 139.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Dominica | -23.3% | 2022 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Italy | -24.1% | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 121 | Congo | -24.1% | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Mongolia | -24.9% | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Ireland | -25.0% | 2023 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Sao Tome and Principe | -26.6% | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Senegal | -27.8% | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Afghanistan | -28.1% | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Tonga | -28.4% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 128 | Armenia | -28.8% | 2023 | down 75.1% | rising |
| 129 | Suriname | -29.0% | 2023 | down 446.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Belgium | -30.2% | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 131 | Haiti | -30.2% | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Tunisia | -31.9% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 133 | Netherlands | -32.3% | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Morocco | -32.4% | 2023 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Sweden | -32.9% | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Namibia | -33.8% | 2023 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -33.9% | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 138 | Georgia | -36.7% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 139 | Samoa | -36.8% | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Algeria | -38.0% | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Norway | -38.3% | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Luxembourg | -38.6% | 2023 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 143 | Switzerland | -39.2% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 144 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -39.4% | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 145 | Lebanon | -40.1% | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -41.8% | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Comoros | -42.3% | 2023 | down 85.4% | falling |
| 148 | Mauritania | -43.0% | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 149 | Portugal | -43.0% | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 150 | Jamaica | -43.9% | 2023 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Israel | -46.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 152 | Liberia | -47.0% | 2023 | down 85.4% | falling |
| 153 | Cyprus | -48.2% | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Republic of Korea | -49.3% | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 155 | Slovenia | -49.4% | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 156 | Bhutan | -49.8% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 157 | Jordan | -50.1% | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 158 | Japan | -50.4% | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 159 | Somalia | -52.8% | 2022 | down 105.9% | falling |
| 160 | Oman | -54.1% | 2023 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 161 | Lesotho | -54.2% | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | -58.5% | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Libya | -59.8% | 2023 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 164 | Taiwan, China | -61.2% | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 165 | French Polynesia | -62.6% | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Yemen | -63.1% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 167 | Barbados | -63.4% | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Timor-Leste | -63.8% | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Saudi Arabia | -64.3% | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 170 | Iraq | -65.9% | 2023 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Bahamas | -69.3% | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 172 | Netherlands Antilles | -69.6% | 2009 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | -69.8% | 2009 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 174 | Montenegro | -70.3% | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | -70.8% | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -71.4% | 2023 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 177 | New Caledonia | -74.3% | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 178 | United Arab Emirates | -75.2% | 2023 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 179 | Gambia | -75.4% | 2023 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Botswana | -75.5% | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 181 | Cape Verde | -76.8% | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 182 | Maldives | -78.3% | 2023 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Malta | -79.3% | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 184 | Bermuda | -79.9% | 2009 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 185 | Grenada | -80.3% | 2023 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Kuwait | -81.8% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 187 | Qatar | -88.1% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 188 | Bahrain | -88.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | -92.2% | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 190 | Hong Kong, China | -92.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 191 | Macau, China | -100.8% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 192 | Djibouti | -110.3% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.