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 |