Portugal vs South America: Starchy Roots — Import quantity
Starchy Roots — Import quantity over time
- Portugal
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 2,148 1000 t against 730 1000 t in Portugal, a difference of 1,418 1000 t.
That makes South America's figure about 2.9 times Portugal's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 17th and South America ranks 17th of 164 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 548.7 1000 t | 1,804 1000 t | 1,255 1000 t | South America |
| 2020s | 654 1000 t | 2,333 1000 t | 1,679 1000 t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher starchy roots — import quantity, Portugal or South America?
- South America, at 2,148 1000 t against 730 1000 t in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in starchy roots — import quantity between Portugal and South America?
- 1,418 1000 t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South America?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and South America rank globally for starchy roots — import quantity?
- Portugal ranks 17th and South America ranks 17th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Starchy Roots — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.