Maize and products — Production in South America
South America: Maize and products — Production was 187,684 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Production in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South America recorded 187,684 1000 t for maize and products — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — production in South America peaked at 187,684 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90,366 1000 t, in 2010.
South America ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Production in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 90,366 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 91,685 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 105,401 1000 t | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 126,727 1000 t | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 126,237 1000 t | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 133,696 1000 t | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 117,223 1000 t | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 160,607 1000 t | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 139,916 1000 t | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 171,819 1000 t | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 176,378 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 163,171 1000 t | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 183,650 1000 t | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 187,684 1000 t | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 126,368 1000 t | 90,366 1000 t | 171,819 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 177,721 1000 t | 163,171 1000 t | 187,684 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.46 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize and products — production in South America?
- Maize and products — production in South America was 187,684 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — production recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 187,684 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize and products — production recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,366 1000 t in 2010.
- How does South America rank for maize and products — production?
- South America ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — production rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 Maize and products — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.