Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity in World

World: Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity was 260.70 million t in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
260.70 million t
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 32 groups
All-time high
260.70 million t
in 2013
All-time low
80.31 million t
in 1961
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity in World, 1961–2013

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2013, alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity in World stood at 260.70 million t. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity in World peaked at 260.70 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 80.31 million t, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 93.62 million t 80.31 million t 108.85 million t 9
1970s 132.53 million t 114.90 million t 149.33 million t 10
1980s 159.08 million t 152.59 million t 168.92 million t 10
1990s 180.33 million t 169.61 million t 193.46 million t 10
2000s 222.85 million t 197.92 million t 245.28 million t 10
2010s 256.29 million t 248.38 million t 260.70 million t 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China, mainland 62.40 million t compare
  2. 2 Brazil 14.51 million t compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 11.40 million t compare
  4. 4 Nigeria 11.22 million t compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity in World?
Alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity in World was 260.70 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 260.70 million t in 2013.
What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 80.31 million t in 1961.
How does World rank for alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity?
World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2013.
Is alcoholic beverages — food supply quantity rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity (tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply quantity (tonnes)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 10,285 data points, 1961–2013
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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 caput 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.