Pepper — Food supply in South America

South America: Pepper — Food supply was 86,076 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
86,076 million Kcal
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
17th
of 29 groups
All-time high
86,076 million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
41,950 million Kcal
in 2014
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Pepper — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2010201620232010: 73.0k million Kcal2011: 47.0k million Kcal2012: 47.8k million Kcal2013: 45.3k million Kcal2014: 41.9k million Kcal2015: 46.7k million Kcal2016: 45.5k million Kcal2017: 45.3k million Kcal2018: 42.2k million Kcal2019: 45.9k million Kcal2020: 54.9k million Kcal2021: 57.2k million Kcal2022: 81.9k million Kcal2023: 86.1k million Kcal

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

Analysis

In 2023, pepper — food supply in South America stood at 86,076 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pepper — food supply in South America peaked at 86,076 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,950 million Kcal, in 2014.

That places South America 17th 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.

Pepper — Food supply in South America, year by year

Annual values for Pepper — Food supply (kcal) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 73,026 million Kcal
2011 47,021 million Kcal -35.6%
2012 47,829 million Kcal +1.7%
2013 45,345 million Kcal -5.2%
2014 41,950 million Kcal -7.5%
2015 46,673 million Kcal +11.3%
2016 45,457 million Kcal -2.6%
2017 45,283 million Kcal -0.4%
2018 42,249 million Kcal -6.7%
2019 45,930 million Kcal +8.7%
2020 54,914 million Kcal +19.6%
2021 57,159 million Kcal +4.1%
2022 81,891 million Kcal +43.3%
2023 86,076 million Kcal +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 48,076 million Kcal 41,950 million Kcal 73,026 million Kcal 10
2020s 70,010 million Kcal 54,914 million Kcal 86,076 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,768 million Kcal compare
  2. 15 Morocco 22,755 million Kcal compare
  3. 16 Germany 22,669 million Kcal compare
  4. 17 Philippines 20,806 million Kcal compare
  5. 18 Canada 20,334 million Kcal compare
  6. 19 Egypt 20,283 million Kcal compare
  7. 20 Saudi Arabia 17,708 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pepper — food supply in South America?
Pepper — food supply in South America was 86,076 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pepper — food supply recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 86,076 million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest pepper — food supply recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 41,950 million Kcal in 2014.
How does South America rank for pepper — food supply?
South America ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is pepper — food supply rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. 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 Pepper — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pepper — 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
212 places, 2,876 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.