South Africa vs Uruguay: Sweet potatoes — Food supply
Sweet potatoes — Food supply over time
- South Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 66,599 million Kcal against 63,736 million Kcal in Uruguay, a difference of 2,863 million Kcal.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Uruguay ahead.
South Africa ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 183 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58,363 million Kcal | 59,799 million Kcal | 1,435 million Kcal | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 73,210 million Kcal | 62,442 million Kcal | 10,768 million Kcal | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — food supply, South Africa or Uruguay?
- South Africa, at 66,599 million Kcal against 63,736 million Kcal in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — food supply between South Africa and Uruguay?
- 2,863 million Kcal, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- South Africa ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal). 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.