Maize and products — Stock Variation in South America
South America: Maize and products — Stock Variation was 2,361 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize and products — Stock Variation in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize and products — stock variation in South America is 2,361 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 235.1% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — stock variation in South America peaked at 10,628 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, -6,429 1000 t, in 2015.
South America ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize and products — Stock Variation in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -3,650 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,098 1000 t | -130.1% |
| 2012 | -5,131 1000 t | -567.3% |
| 2013 | 9,316 1000 t | -281.6% |
| 2014 | 3,331 1000 t | -64.2% |
| 2015 | -6,429 1000 t | -293.0% |
| 2016 | -442 1000 t | -93.1% |
| 2017 | 10,628 1000 t | -2504.5% |
| 2018 | -3,190 1000 t | -130.0% |
| 2019 | -5,082 1000 t | +59.3% |
| 2020 | 2,409 1000 t | -147.4% |
| 2021 | 582 1000 t | -75.8% |
| 2022 | -1,748 1000 t | -400.3% |
| 2023 | 2,361 1000 t | -235.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.9 1000 t | -6,429 1000 t | 10,628 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 901 1000 t | -1,748 1000 t | 2,409 1000 t | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for South America
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- 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)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize and products — stock variation in South America?
- Maize and products — stock variation in South America was 2,361 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — stock variation recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 10,628 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest maize and products — stock variation recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,429 1000 t in 2015.
- How does South America rank for maize and products — stock variation?
- South America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — stock variation rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Stock Variation. 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.