Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply quantity in South America

South America: Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply quantity was 135.91 kg/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
135.91 kg/cap
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
24th
of 29 groups
All-time high
138.38 kg/cap
in 2022
All-time low
129.81 kg/cap
in 2012
Years of data
14
2010–2023

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

0501001502010201620232010: 135.6 kg/cap2011: 131.5 kg/cap2012: 129.8 kg/cap2013: 131.2 kg/cap2014: 133.4 kg/cap2015: 131.1 kg/cap2016: 131 kg/cap2017: 133.6 kg/cap2018: 134 kg/cap2019: 133 kg/cap2020: 134.8 kg/cap2021: 135.8 kg/cap2022: 138.4 kg/cap2023: 135.9 kg/cap

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals - excluding beer — food supply quantity in South America is 135.91 kg/cap, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals - excluding beer — food supply quantity in South America peaked at 138.38 kg/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 129.81 kg/cap, in 2012.

South America ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year kg/cap Change
2010 135.58 kg/cap
2011 131.53 kg/cap -3.0%
2012 129.81 kg/cap -1.3%
2013 131.21 kg/cap +1.1%
2014 133.37 kg/cap +1.6%
2015 131.09 kg/cap -1.7%
2016 130.98 kg/cap -0.1%
2017 133.58 kg/cap +2.0%
2018 134.03 kg/cap +0.3%
2019 132.96 kg/cap -0.8%
2020 134.82 kg/cap +1.4%
2021 135.78 kg/cap +0.7%
2022 138.38 kg/cap +1.9%
2023 135.91 kg/cap -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 132.41 kg/cap 129.81 kg/cap 135.58 kg/cap 10
2020s 136.22 kg/cap 134.82 kg/cap 138.38 kg/cap 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 21 Iraq 214.02 kg/cap compare
  2. 22 Sierra Leone 213.23 kg/cap compare
  3. 23 Burkina Faso 213.15 kg/cap compare
  4. 24 Guinea 212.04 kg/cap compare
  5. 25 Qatar 210.43 kg/cap compare
  6. 26 Ethiopia 209.02 kg/cap compare
  7. 27 Liberia 207.57 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals - excluding beer — food supply quantity in South America?
Cereals - excluding beer — food supply quantity in South America was 135.91 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals - excluding beer — food supply quantity recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 138.38 kg/cap in 2022.
What is the lowest cereals - excluding beer — food supply quantity recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 129.81 kg/cap in 2012.
How does South America rank for cereals - excluding beer — food supply quantity?
South America ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals - excluding beer — food supply quantity rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr)
Unit
kg/cap
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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