Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in South America
South America: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 3,196 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in South America, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
South America recorded 3,196 kcal/cap/d for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in South America peaked at 3,196 kcal/cap/d in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,770 kcal/cap/d, in 2002.
South America ranks 13th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in South America, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,790 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,797 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,770 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2,855 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,880 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,913 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,945 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,982 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,026 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3,038 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,058 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,084 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3,073 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,092 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,129 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,098 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 3,054 kcal/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3,067 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,096 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3,111 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3,118 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,171 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,190 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3,176 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,196 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,900 kcal/cap/d | 2,770 kcal/cap/d | 3,038 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,086 kcal/cap/d | 3,054 kcal/cap/d | 3,129 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,170 kcal/cap/d | 3,118 kcal/cap/d | 3,196 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Montenegro 3,669 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,340 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 3,660 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Romania 3,649 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 2,277 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Canada 3,590 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Melanesia 2,272 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Australia 3,562 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Portugal 3,553 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 2,213 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,077 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Hungary 3,549 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in South America?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in South America was 3,196 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,196 kcal/cap/d in 2024.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,770 kcal/cap/d in 2002.
- How does South America rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- South America ranks 13th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.