Beans — Food supply in South America

South America: Beans — Food supply was 67.14 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
67.14 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
77.25 kcal/cap/d
in 2010
All-time low
65.89 kcal/cap/d
in 2022
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Beans — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023

0204060802010201620232010: 77.2 kcal/cap/d2011: 76.7 kcal/cap/d2012: 72.5 kcal/cap/d2013: 74.5 kcal/cap/d2014: 74.4 kcal/cap/d2015: 70.2 kcal/cap/d2016: 67.6 kcal/cap/d2017: 69.3 kcal/cap/d2018: 67.1 kcal/cap/d2019: 67.3 kcal/cap/d2020: 69.3 kcal/cap/d2021: 68.8 kcal/cap/d2022: 65.9 kcal/cap/d2023: 67.1 kcal/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.

Analysis

In 2023, beans — food supply in South America stood at 67.14 kcal/cap/d.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beans — food supply in South America peaked at 77.25 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65.89 kcal/cap/d, in 2022.

That places South America 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Beans — Food supply in South America, year by year

Annual values for Beans — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 77.25 kcal/cap/d
2011 76.69 kcal/cap/d -0.7%
2012 72.51 kcal/cap/d -5.5%
2013 74.55 kcal/cap/d +2.8%
2014 74.41 kcal/cap/d -0.2%
2015 70.2 kcal/cap/d -5.7%
2016 67.59 kcal/cap/d -3.7%
2017 69.33 kcal/cap/d +2.6%
2018 67.1 kcal/cap/d -3.2%
2019 67.34 kcal/cap/d +0.4%
2020 69.28 kcal/cap/d +2.9%
2021 68.82 kcal/cap/d -0.7%
2022 65.89 kcal/cap/d -4.3%
2023 67.14 kcal/cap/d +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 71.7 kcal/cap/d 67.1 kcal/cap/d 77.25 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 67.78 kcal/cap/d 65.89 kcal/cap/d 69.28 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 1 Rwanda 266.72 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 2 El Salvador 171.05 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 3 Timor-Leste 56.84 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 3 Uganda 135.75 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 4 Honduras 128.53 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 5 Kazakhstan 127.76 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 6 Kenya 116.46 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beans — food supply in South America?
Beans — food supply in South America was 67.14 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beans — food supply recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 77.25 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
What is the lowest beans — food supply recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 65.89 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
How does South America rank for beans — food supply?
South America ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is beans — food supply rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beans — Food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
212 places, 2,853 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.