Molluscs, Other — Food supply quantity in South America
South America: Molluscs, Other — Food supply quantity was 0.42 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Molluscs, Other — Food supply quantity in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
South America recorded 0.42 kg/cap for molluscs, other — food supply quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, molluscs, other — food supply quantity in South America peaked at 0.7 kg/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.31 kg/cap, in 2018.
That places South America 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Molluscs, Other — Food supply quantity in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.69 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 0.7 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4 kg/cap | -42.9% |
| 2013 | 0.49 kg/cap | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.54 kg/cap | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.39 kg/cap | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.34 kg/cap | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.33 kg/cap | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.31 kg/cap | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.36 kg/cap | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.38 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.42 kg/cap | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.42 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.42 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.455 kg/cap | 0.31 kg/cap | 0.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.41 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 0.42 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 13 Spain 4.44 kg/cap compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.02 kg/cap compare
- 14 Cabo Verde 0.67 kg/cap compare
- 14 Luxembourg 4.1 kg/cap compare
- 15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.99 kg/cap compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 16 Malta 3.56 kg/cap compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 kg/cap
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kg/cap compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kg/cap compare
- 17 Fiji 3.18 kg/cap compare
- 18 Canada 3.06 kg/cap compare
- 19 Belgium 2.84 kg/cap compare
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- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is molluscs, other — food supply quantity in South America?
- Molluscs, other — food supply quantity in South America was 0.42 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest molluscs, other — food supply quantity recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 kg/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest molluscs, other — food supply quantity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 kg/cap in 2018.
- How does South America rank for molluscs, other — food supply quantity?
- South America ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is molluscs, other — food supply quantity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Molluscs, Other — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.