Onions — Food in South America
South America: Onions — Food was 3,586 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Onions — Food in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions — food in South America is 3,586 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — food in South America peaked at 3,865 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,339 1000 t, in 2013.
South America ranks 17th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Onions — Food in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,566 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,362 1000 t | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 3,401 1000 t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3,339 1000 t | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,550 1000 t | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 3,438 1000 t | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3,680 1000 t | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 3,865 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3,753 1000 t | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3,526 1000 t | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 3,352 1000 t | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 3,473 1000 t | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3,530 1000 t | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3,586 1000 t | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,548 1000 t | 3,339 1000 t | 3,865 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,485 1000 t | 3,352 1000 t | 3,586 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.46 % 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)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % 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 onions — food in South America?
- Onions — food in South America was 3,586 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — food recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 3,865 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest onions — food recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,339 1000 t in 2013.
- How does South America rank for onions — food?
- South America ranks 17th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is onions — food rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions — Food. 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.