Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply in South America

South America: Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply was 153.08 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
153.08 million million Kcal
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
153.08 million million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
134.36 million million Kcal
in 2012
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023

050.0M100.0M150.0M2010201620232010: 137.9M million Kcal2011: 135.1M million Kcal2012: 134.4M million Kcal2013: 136.8M million Kcal2014: 139.6M million Kcal2015: 138.4M million Kcal2016: 139.6M million Kcal2017: 143.8M million Kcal2018: 145.4M million Kcal2019: 143.3M million Kcal2020: 146.0M million Kcal2021: 148.8M million Kcal2022: 152.3M million Kcal2023: 153.1M million Kcal

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

Analysis

South America recorded 153.08 million million Kcal for cereals - excluding beer — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals - excluding beer — food supply in South America peaked at 153.08 million million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 134.36 million million Kcal, in 2012.

That places South America 14th 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.

Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply in South America, year by year

Annual values for Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply (kcal) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 137.91 million million Kcal
2011 135.10 million million Kcal -2.0%
2012 134.36 million million Kcal -0.5%
2013 136.80 million million Kcal +1.8%
2014 139.61 million million Kcal +2.1%
2015 138.43 million million Kcal -0.8%
2016 139.62 million million Kcal +0.9%
2017 143.82 million million Kcal +3.0%
2018 145.45 million million Kcal +1.1%
2019 143.28 million million Kcal -1.5%
2020 146.04 million million Kcal +1.9%
2021 148.78 million million Kcal +1.9%
2022 152.34 million million Kcal +2.4%
2023 153.08 million million Kcal +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 139.44 million million Kcal 134.36 million million Kcal 145.45 million million Kcal 10
2020s 150.06 million million Kcal 146.04 million million Kcal 153.08 million million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 11 Brazil 70.31 million million Kcal compare
  2. 12 Mexico 62.47 million million Kcal compare
  3. 13 Russian Federation 61.50 million million Kcal compare
  4. 14 Thailand 36.93 million million Kcal compare
  5. 15 Myanmar 34.34 million million Kcal compare
  6. 16 South Africa 28.11 million million Kcal compare
  7. 17 Morocco 25.82 million million Kcal compare
  8. 17 Timor-Leste 673,253 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals - excluding beer — food supply in South America?
Cereals - excluding beer — food supply in South America was 153.08 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals - excluding beer — food supply recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 153.08 million million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals - excluding beer — food supply recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 134.36 million million Kcal in 2012.
How does South America rank for cereals - excluding beer — food supply?
South America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals - excluding beer — food supply rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals - Excluding Beer — 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
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
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