Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in South America
South America: Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply was 15.11 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, beverages, alcoholic — food supply in South America stood at 15.11 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beverages, alcoholic — food supply in South America peaked at 24.62 kcal/cap/d in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.66 kcal/cap/d, in 2019.
South America ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in South America, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.99 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 24.62 kcal/cap/d | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 23.41 kcal/cap/d | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 19.23 kcal/cap/d | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 17.86 kcal/cap/d | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 13.72 kcal/cap/d | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 14.19 kcal/cap/d | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 14.51 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.33 kcal/cap/d | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 12.66 kcal/cap/d | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 14.28 kcal/cap/d | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 15.34 kcal/cap/d | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 16.14 kcal/cap/d | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 15.11 kcal/cap/d | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.45 kcal/cap/d | 12.66 kcal/cap/d | 24.62 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.22 kcal/cap/d | 14.28 kcal/cap/d | 16.14 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 14 France 70.14 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Russian Federation 68.61 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 1.57 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65.32 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Denmark 64.42 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 1.35 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Cabo Verde 14.32 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.49 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Sweden 63.88 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 61.48 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 0.41 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 61.33 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kcal/cap/d compare
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- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.6854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -0.1374 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beverages, alcoholic — food supply in South America?
- Beverages, alcoholic — food supply in South America was 15.11 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beverages, alcoholic — food supply recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 24.62 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- What is the lowest beverages, alcoholic — food supply recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.66 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- How does South America rank for beverages, alcoholic — food supply?
- South America ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is beverages, alcoholic — food supply rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.