Pigmeat — Food in South America
South America: Pigmeat — Food was 6,476 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pigmeat — Food in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pigmeat — food in South America stood at 6,476 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigmeat — food in South America peaked at 6,476 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,011 1000 t, in 2010.
That places South America 11th 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.
Pigmeat — Food in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,011 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 4,192 1000 t | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4,163 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,257 1000 t | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4,501 1000 t | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 4,735 1000 t | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 4,893 1000 t | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 5,109 1000 t | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 5,464 1000 t | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 5,484 1000 t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5,369 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 5,921 1000 t | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 6,282 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 6,476 1000 t | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,681 1000 t | 4,011 1000 t | 5,484 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,012 1000 t | 5,369 1000 t | 6,476 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 8 France 2,072 1000 t compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 2,055 1000 t compare
- 10 Italy 2,031 1000 t compare
- 11 Poland 2,016 1000 t compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,694 1000 t compare
- 13 Philippines 1,621 1000 t compare
- 14 Canada 1,018 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % 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)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 138,942 ha (2024)
- Oranges — Production 19.24 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pigmeat — food in South America?
- Pigmeat — food in South America was 6,476 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigmeat — food recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 6,476 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pigmeat — food recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,011 1000 t in 2010.
- How does South America rank for pigmeat — food?
- South America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pigmeat — food rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. 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 Pigmeat — 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.