Cereals, other — Food supply in South America
South America: Cereals, other — Food supply was 1.08 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, other — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, other — food supply in South America is 1.08 million million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, other — food supply in South America peaked at 1.33 million million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 722,912 million Kcal, in 2017.
South America ranks 15th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals, other — Food supply in South America, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.12 million million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 1.20 million million Kcal | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million million Kcal | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 873,700 million Kcal | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 873,782 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 868,712 million Kcal | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 778,161 million Kcal | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 722,912 million Kcal | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 826,630 million Kcal | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 832,380 million Kcal | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 903,273 million Kcal | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million million Kcal | +40.8% |
| 2022 | 1.33 million million Kcal | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million million Kcal | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 918,797 million Kcal | 722,912 million Kcal | 1.20 million million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million million Kcal | 903,273 million Kcal | 1.33 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 12 Viet Nam 2,720 million Kcal compare
- 12 Italy 265,206 million Kcal compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 2,198 million Kcal compare
- 13 Argentina 249,922 million Kcal compare
- 14 Nigeria 236,759 million Kcal compare
- 15 Belgium 221,698 million Kcal compare
- 16 Türkiye 686.63 million Kcal compare
- 16 Uganda 197,553 million Kcal compare
- 17 South Africa 177,799 million Kcal compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 174,803 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -0.4003 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.6874 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, other — food supply in South America?
- Cereals, other — food supply in South America was 1.08 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, other — food supply recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, other — food supply recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 722,912 million Kcal in 2017.
- How does South America rank for cereals, other — food supply?
- South America ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, other — food supply rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, other — Food supply (kcal). 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.