Source: Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2020
Note: The original source does not have data for a few places on the list, so the most similar country was assumed to have the same habits.
| PLACE | Most Common Starch | Second Most Common |
|---|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| ALBANIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| ALGERIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| ANGOLA | Cassava | Corn |
| ARGENTINA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| ARMENIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| AUSTRALIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| AUSTRIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| AZERBAIJAN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| BAHAMAS | Wheat | Rice |
| BANGLADESH | Rice | Potatoes |
| BELARUS | Potatoes | Wheat |
| BELGIUM | Wheat | Potatoes |
| BELIZE | Wheat | Rice |
| BENIN | Yams | Cassava |
| BHUTAN | Rice | Corn |
| BOLIVIA | Potatoes | Wheat |
| BOSNIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| BOTSWANA | Corn | Wheat |
| BRAZIL | Wheat | Rice |
| BRUNEI | Rice | Wheat |
| BULGARIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| BURKINA FASO | Corn | Sorghum |
| BURUNDI | Cassava | Sweet Potatoes |
| CAMBODIA | Rice | Cassava |
| CAMEROON | Cassava | Corn |
| CANADA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| CAPE VERDE | Rice | Corn |
| CENT AFR REP | Cassava | Yams |
| CHAD | Sorghum | Millet |
| CHILE | Wheat | Potatoes |
| CHINA | Rice | Wheat |
| COLOMBIA | Potatoes | Rice |
| COSTA RICA | Rice | Wheat |
| CROATIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| CUBA | Rice | Wheat |
| CYPRUS | Wheat | Potatoes |
| CZECHIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| DEM REP CONGO | Cassava | Corn |
| DENMARK | Wheat | Potatoes |
| DJIBOUTI | Wheat | Rice |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Rice | Wheat |
| EAST TIMOR | Rice | Corn |
| ECUADOR | Rice | Wheat |
| EGYPT | Wheat | Corn |
| EL SALVADOR | Corn | Wheat |
| EQUAT. GUINEA | Cassava | Yams |
| ERITREA | Corn | Wheat |
| ESTONIA | Potatoes | Wheat |
| ESWATINI | Corn | Wheat |
| ETHIOPIA | Corn | Wheat |
| FIJI | Wheat | Rice |
| FINLAND | Wheat | Potatoes |
| FRANCE | Wheat | Potatoes |
| FRENCH GUIANA | Cassava | Rice |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | Wheat | Rice |
| GABON | Cassava | Yams |
| GAMBIA | Rice | Wheat |
| GEORGIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| GERMANY | Potatoes | Wheat |
| GHANA | Cassava | Yams |
| GREAT BRITAIN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| GREECE | Wheat | Potatoes |
| GREENLAND | Wheat | Potatoes |
| GUATEMALA | Corn | Wheat |
| GUINEA | Cassava | Rice |
| GUINEA BISSAU | Rice | Cassava |
| GUYANA | Rice | Wheat |
| HAITI | Rice | Cassava |
| HONDURAS | Corn | Wheat |
| HUNGARY | Wheat | Potatoes |
| ICELAND | Wheat | Potatoes |
| INDIA | Rice | Wheat |
| INDONESIA | Rice | Cassava |
| IRAN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| IRAQ | Wheat | Rice |
| IRELAND | Wheat | Potatoes |
| ISRAEL | Wheat | Potatoes |
| ITALY | Wheat | Potatoes |
| IVORY COAST | Yams | Cassava |
| JAMAICA | Wheat | Yams |
| JAPAN | Rice | Wheat |
| JORDAN | Wheat | Rice |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Potatoes | Wheat |
| KENYA | Corn | Wheat |
| KUWAIT | Wheat | Rice |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| LAOS | Rice | Cassava |
| LATVIA | Potatoes | Wheat |
| LEBANON | Wheat | Potatoes |
| LESOTHO | Corn | Potatoes |
| LIBERIA | Cassava | Rice |
| LIBYA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| LITHUANIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| LUXEMBOURG | Wheat | Potatoes |
| MADAGASCAR | Rice | Cassava |
| MALAWI | Corn | Cassava |
| MALAYSIA | Rice | Wheat |
| MALI | Rice | Millet |
| MAURITANIA | Wheat | Rice |
| MAURITIUS | Wheat | Rice |
| MEXICO | Corn | Wheat |
| MOLDOVA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| MONGOLIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| MONTENEGRO | Wheat | Potatoes |
| MOROCCO | Wheat | Corn |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Cassava | Corn |
| MYANMAR | Rice | Wheat |
| NAMIBIA | Wheat | Corn |
| NEPAL | Rice | Potatoes |
| NETHERLANDS | Potatoes | Wheat |
| NEW CALEDONIA | Wheat | Rice |
| NEW ZEALAND | Wheat | Potatoes |
| NICARAGUA | Rice | Corn |
| NIGER | Millet | Sorghum |
| NIGERIA | Cassava | Yams |
| NORTH KOREA | Rice | Corn |
| NORTH MACEDONIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| NORWAY | Wheat | Potatoes |
| OMAN | Wheat | Rice |
| PAKISTAN | Wheat | Corn |
| PALESTINE | Wheat | Rice |
| PANAMA | Rice | Wheat |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Sweet Potatoes | Rice |
| PARAGUAY | Cassava | Corn |
| PERU | Potatoes | Rice |
| PHILIPPINES | Rice | Wheat |
| POLAND | Wheat | Potatoes |
| PORTUGAL | Wheat | Potatoes |
| PUERTO RICO | Wheat | Potatoes |
| QATAR | Rice | Wheat |
| REP CONGO | Cassava | Wheat |
| REUNION | Wheat | Rice |
| ROMANIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| RUSSIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| RWANDA | Cassava | Sweet Potatoes |
| SAMOA | Wheat | Rice |
| SAUDI ARABIA | Wheat | Rice |
| SENEGAL | Rice | Wheat |
| SERBIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| SIERRA LEONE | Rice | Cassava |
| SLOVAKIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| SLOVENIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | Sweet Potatoes | Rice |
| SOMALIA | Wheat | Rice |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Corn | Wheat |
| SOUTH KOREA | Rice | Wheat |
| SOUTH SUDAN | Cassava | Sorghum |
| SPAIN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| SRI LANKA | Rice | Wheat |
| SUDAN | Wheat | Sorghum |
| SURINAME | Rice | Wheat |
| SWEDEN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| SWITZERLAND | Wheat | Potatoes |
| SYRIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| TAIWAN | Rice | Wheat |
| TAJIKISTAN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| TANZANIA | Cassava | Corn |
| THAILAND | Rice | Wheat |
| TOGO | Cassava | Corn |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | Wheat | Potatoes |
| TUNISIA | Wheat | Potatoes |
| TURKEY | Wheat | Potatoes |
| TURKMENISTAN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| UGANDA | Corn | Cassava |
| UKRAINE | Potatoes | Wheat |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Wheat | Rice |
| UNITED STATES | Wheat | Potatoes |
| URUGUAY | Wheat | Corn |
| UZBEKISTAN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| VANUATU | Rice | Wheat |
| VENEZUELA | Corn | Rice |
| VIETNAM | Rice | Corn |
| YEMEN | Wheat | Potatoes |
| ZAMBIA | Cassava | Corn |
| ZIMBABWE | Corn | Wheat |
