Beer — Food in South America

South America: Beer — Food was 24,258 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24,258 1000 t
Change on year
down 7.0%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
26,085 1000 t
in 2022
All-time low
21,079 1000 t
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Beer — Food in South America, 2010–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2010201620232010: 21.3k 1000 t2011: 21.8k 1000 t2012: 22.5k 1000 t2013: 22.9k 1000 t2014: 23.3k 1000 t2015: 22.9k 1000 t2016: 21.8k 1000 t2017: 21.7k 1000 t2018: 22.0k 1000 t2019: 24.4k 1000 t2020: 21.1k 1000 t2021: 25.8k 1000 t2022: 26.1k 1000 t2023: 24.3k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

South America recorded 24,258 1000 t for beer — food in 2023.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beer — food in South America peaked at 26,085 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,079 1000 t, in 2020.

That places South America 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Beer — Food in South America, year by year

Annual values for Beer — Food in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 21,346 1000 t
2011 21,804 1000 t +2.1%
2012 22,460 1000 t +3.0%
2013 22,858 1000 t +1.8%
2014 23,288 1000 t +1.9%
2015 22,891 1000 t -1.7%
2016 21,766 1000 t -4.9%
2017 21,725 1000 t -0.2%
2018 21,996 1000 t +1.2%
2019 24,427 1000 t +11.1%
2020 21,079 1000 t -13.7%
2021 25,790 1000 t +22.3%
2022 26,085 1000 t +1.1%
2023 24,258 1000 t -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 22,456 1000 t 21,346 1000 t 24,427 1000 t 10
2020s 24,303 1000 t 21,079 1000 t 26,085 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 4 Russian Federation 8,582 1000 t compare
  2. 5 Mexico 8,325 1000 t compare
  3. 6 Germany 7,606 1000 t compare
  4. 7 Spain 4,143 1000 t compare
  5. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,826 1000 t compare
  6. 9 Poland 3,459 1000 t compare
  7. 10 South Africa 3,354 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beer — food in South America?
Beer — food in South America was 24,258 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beer — food recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 26,085 1000 t in 2022.
What is the lowest beer — food recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 21,079 1000 t in 2020.
How does South America rank for beer — food?
South America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is beer — food rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Beer — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beer — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 2,872 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.