Belarus's level of self-sufficiency in key food groups exceeds 100%

November 1, Minsk . One of Belarus's most significant socioeconomic achievements since the establishment of the presidency is the country's ability to provide itself with more than 100% of essential food products, the Economy Ministry's press service told BELTA.

"Between 1995 and 2023, Belarus increased milk and meat production by 1.5 times, grain by 25.8%, and sugar beet by 4.5 times. In agricultural organizations, the average milk yield per cow increased by 2.4 times to 5,854 kg, grain yield by 1.45 times to 33.5 c/ha, and sugar beet yield by 2.5 times to 479 c/ha. Thanks to comprehensive modernization and technical re-equipment of agricultural organizations, labor productivity in the industry increased by 18.3 times from 2000 to 2023," the economy ministry clarified.

Belarus has achieved the highest level of food self-sufficiency in the EAEU – 96%. This level is significantly higher for certain product groups: for example, for dairy products it is 283%, meat – 134.9%, eggs – 123.2%, and potatoes – 110.8%.

According to experts, per capita agricultural production in Belarus is in line with developed countries and in many respects exceeds the indicators achieved in the CIS countries. In 2023, per capita production amounted to 835 kg of grain, 438 kg of potatoes, 305 kg of vegetables, 908 kg of milk (one of the best indicators in the world), 139 kg of meat, and 375 eggs.

In the 2022 global food security ranking, Belarus ranks 55th out of 113 countries and is characterized as a country with favorable food security conditions. In 2022, Belarus ranked 6th in the world ranking of agricultural and food producers for skim milk powder, 10th for butter, 12th for potatoes, 15th for whole milk powder, and 16th for rapeseed oil.