Pigmeat — Protein supply quantity in South America
South America: Pigmeat — Protein supply quantity was 896,937 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pigmeat — Protein supply quantity in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
South America recorded 896,937 t for pigmeat — protein supply quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigmeat — protein supply quantity in South America peaked at 896,937 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 547,657 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 — Protein supply quantity in South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 547,657 t | — |
| 2011 | 571,384 t | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 570,163 t | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 581,690 t | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 611,240 t | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 650,413 t | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 674,698 t | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 704,374 t | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 752,339 t | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 756,973 t | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 745,395 t | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 816,444 t | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 869,280 t | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 896,937 t | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 642,093 t | 547,657 t | 756,973 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 832,014 t | 745,395 t | 896,937 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 8 Spain 331,673 t compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 290,495 t compare
- 10 France 286,879 t compare
- 11 Italy 268,036 t compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 238,391 t compare
- 13 Philippines 225,526 t compare
- 14 Canada 138,757 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- 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)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production 58,599 t (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.51 million An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pigmeat — protein supply quantity in South America?
- Pigmeat — protein supply quantity in South America was 896,937 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigmeat — protein supply quantity recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 896,937 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pigmeat — protein supply quantity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 547,657 t in 2010.
- How does South America rank for pigmeat — protein supply quantity?
- South America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pigmeat — protein supply quantity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. 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 — Protein supply quantity (t). 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.