Pelagic Fish — Food supply in South America

South America: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 1.05 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.05 million million Kcal
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.06 million million Kcal
in 2020
All-time low
857,526 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Pelagic Fish — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2010201620232010: 857.5k million Kcal2011: 925.7k million Kcal2012: 931.6k million Kcal2013: 948.3k million Kcal2014: 877.1k million Kcal2015: 934.4k million Kcal2016: 983.6k million Kcal2017: 941.3k million Kcal2018: 971.6k million Kcal2019: 987.9k million Kcal2020: 1.1M million Kcal2021: 1.1M million Kcal2022: 1.1M million Kcal2023: 1.1M million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

South America recorded 1.05 million million Kcal for pelagic fish — food supply in 2023.

That represents a change of up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in South America peaked at 1.06 million million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 857,526 million Kcal, in 2010.

That places South America 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Pelagic Fish — Food supply in South America, year by year

Annual values for Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 857,526 million Kcal
2011 925,673 million Kcal +7.9%
2012 931,620 million Kcal +0.6%
2013 948,276 million Kcal +1.8%
2014 877,089 million Kcal -7.5%
2015 934,354 million Kcal +6.5%
2016 983,556 million Kcal +5.3%
2017 941,314 million Kcal -4.3%
2018 971,567 million Kcal +3.2%
2019 987,882 million Kcal +1.7%
2020 1.06 million million Kcal +7.5%
2021 1.05 million million Kcal -0.9%
2022 1.05 million million Kcal +0.0%
2023 1.05 million million Kcal +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 935,886 million Kcal 857,526 million Kcal 987,882 million Kcal 10
2020s 1.05 million million Kcal 1.05 million million Kcal 1.06 million million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 11 Ghana 453,143 million Kcal compare
  2. 12 France 434,509 million Kcal compare
  3. 13 Peru 413,665 million Kcal compare
  4. 14 Italy 406,665 million Kcal compare
  5. 15 China, mainland 392,593 million Kcal compare
  6. 16 Morocco 374,068 million Kcal compare
  7. 17 Timor-Leste 5,386 million Kcal compare
  8. 17 Nigeria 345,435 million Kcal compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pelagic fish — food supply in South America?
Pelagic fish — food supply in South America was 1.05 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million million Kcal in 2020.
What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 857,526 million Kcal in 2010.
How does South America rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
South America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,893 data points, 2010–2023
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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.