Malawi vs South America: Starchy Roots — Seed

Malawi
446 1000 t
in 2023
South America
1,284 1000 t
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
South America rank
16th

Starchy Roots — Seed over time

  • Malawi
  • South America
2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k201020162023

How they compare

South America currently reports 1,284 1000 t against 446 1000 t in Malawi, a difference of 838 1000 t.

That makes South America's figure about 2.9 times Malawi's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 12th and South America ranks 16th of 132 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi South America Difference Ahead
2010s 261.3 1000 t 1,287 1000 t 1,025 1000 t South America
2020s 425.5 1000 t 1,374 1000 t 948 1000 t South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starchy roots — seed, Malawi or South America?
South America, at 1,284 1000 t against 446 1000 t in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in starchy roots — seed between Malawi and South America?
838 1000 t, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South America?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Malawi and South America rank globally for starchy roots — seed?
Malawi ranks 12th and South America ranks 16th of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Starchy Roots — Seed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Starchy Roots — Seed
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 2,468 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

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.