Barley and products — Food supply in South America

South America: Barley and products — Food supply was 607,903 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
607,903 million Kcal
Change on year
down 25.2%
Rank
18th
of 29 groups
All-time high
812,267 million Kcal
in 2022
All-time low
482,899 million Kcal
in 2011
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Barley and products — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2010201620232010: 540.5k million Kcal2011: 482.9k million Kcal2012: 508.8k million Kcal2013: 530.6k million Kcal2014: 530.0k million Kcal2015: 596.8k million Kcal2016: 566.1k million Kcal2017: 517.5k million Kcal2018: 568.3k million Kcal2019: 574.2k million Kcal2020: 578.5k million Kcal2021: 595.6k million Kcal2022: 812.3k million Kcal2023: 607.9k million Kcal

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

Analysis

In 2023, barley and products — food supply in South America stood at 607,903 million Kcal.

That represents a change of down 25.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley and products — food supply in South America peaked at 812,267 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 482,899 million Kcal, in 2011.

That places South America 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Barley and products — Food supply in South America, year by year

Annual values for Barley and products — Food supply (kcal) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 540,491 million Kcal
2011 482,899 million Kcal -10.7%
2012 508,803 million Kcal +5.4%
2013 530,553 million Kcal +4.3%
2014 530,024 million Kcal -0.1%
2015 596,811 million Kcal +12.6%
2016 566,062 million Kcal -5.2%
2017 517,450 million Kcal -8.6%
2018 568,256 million Kcal +9.8%
2019 574,247 million Kcal +1.1%
2020 578,465 million Kcal +0.7%
2021 595,551 million Kcal +3.0%
2022 812,267 million Kcal +36.4%
2023 607,903 million Kcal -25.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 541,560 million Kcal 482,899 million Kcal 596,811 million Kcal 10
2020s 648,546 million Kcal 578,465 million Kcal 812,267 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 15 Tunisia 266,892 million Kcal compare
  2. 15 United Republic of Tanzania 55.33 million Kcal compare
  3. 16 Belarus 192,068 million Kcal compare
  4. 16 Polynesia 11.35 million Kcal compare
  5. 17 Indonesia 179,745 million Kcal compare
  6. 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 million Kcal
  7. 17 Türkiye 0 million Kcal compare
  8. 18 Senegal 179,225 million Kcal compare
  9. 19 Poland 173,163 million Kcal compare
  10. 20 Republic of Korea 148,308 million Kcal compare
  11. 21 Libya 148,094 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley and products — food supply in South America?
Barley and products — food supply in South America was 607,903 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest barley and products — food supply recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 812,267 million Kcal in 2022.
What is the lowest barley and products — food supply recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 482,899 million Kcal in 2011.
How does South America rank for barley and products — food supply?
South America ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is barley and products — food supply rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barley and products — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
210 places, 2,820 data points, 2010–2023
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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.