Ensuring food security in Belarus

Ensuring food security is one of the priorities of the state socio-economic policy of Belarus.

Agriculture forms 7% of the country's GDP and creates more than 250 thousand jobs.

77% is the share of food products of own production.

Agricultural production per capita:

Corn:

2005 - 664 kg;

2010 - 737 kg;

2015 - 907 kg;

2020 - 923 kg;

2021 - 787 kg;

2022 - 943 kg.

Livestock and poultry (in slaughter weight):

2005 - 72 kg;

2010 - 102 kg;

2015 - 121 kg;

2020 - 137 kg;

2021 - 134 kg;

2022 - 132 kg.

Milk:

2005 - 587 kg;

2010 - 699 kg;

2015 - 744 kg;

2020 - 827 kg;

2021 - 840 kg;

2022 - 853 kg.

In 2022, exports of Belarusian agricultural products amounted to a record Br8.3 billion.

Over 80% of exports go to the market of the Eurasian region.

Belarus is one of the world's largest exporters of dairy products, flax fiber, rapeseed oil, sausages, SUGAR, and poultry.

Sources: Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus