Dates — Food supply in South America
South America: Dates — Food supply was 7,596 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dates — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, dates — food supply in South America stood at 7,596 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 232.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — food supply in South America peaked at 7,596 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,204 million Kcal, in 2015.
That places South America 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Dates — Food supply in South America, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,514 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 3,127 million Kcal | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 3,396 million Kcal | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 2,282 million Kcal | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 2,275 million Kcal | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,204 million Kcal | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2,960 million Kcal | +34.3% |
| 2017 | 3,766 million Kcal | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 3,910 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 4,002 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4,270 million Kcal | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 5,386 million Kcal | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 5,828 million Kcal | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 7,596 million Kcal | +30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,044 million Kcal | 2,204 million Kcal | 4,002 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,770 million Kcal | 4,270 million Kcal | 7,596 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 21 Kazakhstan 57,177 million Kcal compare
- 22 Mauritania 56,787 million Kcal compare
- 23 France 51,591 million Kcal compare
- 24 Bangladesh 42,563 million Kcal compare
- 25 Germany 40,079 million Kcal compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37,966 million Kcal compare
- 27 Bahrain 33,069 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- 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)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 4.58 million t (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 13,552 kg/ha (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested 330,901 ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.51 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 10,891 kg/ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 138,942 ha (2024)
- Oranges — Production 19.24 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dates — food supply in South America?
- Dates — food supply in South America was 7,596 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 7,596 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,204 million Kcal in 2015.
- How does South America rank for dates — food supply?
- South America ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is dates — food supply rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.8%. 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 Dates — 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.