Brazil vs South America: Starchy Roots — Losses
Starchy Roots — Losses over time
- Brazil
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 4,497 1000 t against 1,791 1000 t in Brazil, a difference of 2,706 1000 t.
That makes South America's figure about 2.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 9th and South America ranks 14th of 163 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,970 1000 t | 4,438 1000 t | 2,469 1000 t | South America |
| 2020s | 1,744 1000 t | 4,508 1000 t | 2,765 1000 t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher starchy roots — losses, Brazil or South America?
- South America, at 4,497 1000 t against 1,791 1000 t in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in starchy roots — losses between Brazil and South America?
- 2,706 1000 t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South America?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and South America rank globally for starchy roots — losses?
- Brazil ranks 9th and South America ranks 14th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Starchy Roots — Losses. 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.