Bovine Meat — Food supply in South America

South America: Bovine Meat — Food supply was 138.53 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
138.53 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
2nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
151.81 kcal/cap/d
in 2013
All-time low
128.27 kcal/cap/d
in 2021
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Bovine Meat — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023

0501001502010201620232010: 138.5 kcal/cap/d2011: 145.5 kcal/cap/d2012: 148.1 kcal/cap/d2013: 151.8 kcal/cap/d2014: 151.4 kcal/cap/d2015: 145.3 kcal/cap/d2016: 139.2 kcal/cap/d2017: 141.5 kcal/cap/d2018: 142.4 kcal/cap/d2019: 139.2 kcal/cap/d2020: 136 kcal/cap/d2021: 128.3 kcal/cap/d2022: 129.2 kcal/cap/d2023: 138.5 kcal/cap/d

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

Analysis

South America recorded 138.53 kcal/cap/d for bovine meat — food supply in 2023.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bovine meat — food supply in South America peaked at 151.81 kcal/cap/d in 2013 and was at its lowest, 128.27 kcal/cap/d, in 2021.

South America ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Bovine Meat — Food supply in South America, year by year

Annual values for Bovine Meat — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 138.54 kcal/cap/d
2011 145.46 kcal/cap/d +5.0%
2012 148.05 kcal/cap/d +1.8%
2013 151.81 kcal/cap/d +2.5%
2014 151.4 kcal/cap/d -0.3%
2015 145.3 kcal/cap/d -4.0%
2016 139.25 kcal/cap/d -4.2%
2017 141.53 kcal/cap/d +1.6%
2018 142.41 kcal/cap/d +0.6%
2019 139.22 kcal/cap/d -2.2%
2020 135.99 kcal/cap/d -2.3%
2021 128.27 kcal/cap/d -5.7%
2022 129.23 kcal/cap/d +0.7%
2023 138.53 kcal/cap/d +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 144.3 kcal/cap/d 138.54 kcal/cap/d 151.81 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 133 kcal/cap/d 128.27 kcal/cap/d 138.53 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 1 Argentina 275.26 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 116.87 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 2 Türkiye 108.53 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 2 Zimbabwe 253.04 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 3 Uzbekistan 180.59 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 3 Polynesia 72.58 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 4 Mongolia 171.69 kcal/cap/d compare
  8. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 53.13 kcal/cap/d compare
  9. 5 Brazil 169.9 kcal/cap/d compare
  10. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 44.21 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is bovine meat — food supply in South America?
Bovine meat — food supply in South America was 138.53 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest bovine meat — food supply recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 151.81 kcal/cap/d in 2013.
What is the lowest bovine meat — food supply recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 128.27 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
How does South America rank for bovine meat — food supply?
South America ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is bovine meat — food supply rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Bovine Meat — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bovine Meat — 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
213 places, 2,901 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.