Onions — Production in South America
South America: Onions — Production was 4,358 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions — Production 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 — production in South America is 4,358 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — production in South America peaked at 4,498 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,009 1000 t, in 2012.
South America ranks 8th of 33 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,238 1000 t | 4,009 1000 t | 4,498 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,271 1000 t | 4,158 1000 t | 4,358 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 75.21 million An (2024)
- Bananas — Production 20.74 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 1.00 million ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 132,585 ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 62,811 kg/ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 8.33 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 747,608 t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 401,333 ha (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production 69.74 million t (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight 2,181 g/An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions — production in South America?
- Onions — production in South America was 4,358 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — production recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 4,498 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest onions — production recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,009 1000 t in 2012.
- How does South America rank for onions — production?
- South America ranks 8th out of 33 regions with data for 2023.
- Is onions — production rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Onions — Production. 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.