Potatoes and products — Food supply in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Potatoes and products — Food supply was 120.28 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes and products — Food supply in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes and products — food supply in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 120.28 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — food supply in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 180.35 kcal/cap/d in 2013 and was at its lowest, 120.28 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Potatoes and products — Food supply in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 172.94 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 175.53 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 176.43 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 180.35 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 171.76 kcal/cap/d | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 165.76 kcal/cap/d | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 162.39 kcal/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 176.95 kcal/cap/d | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 150.69 kcal/cap/d | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 124.92 kcal/cap/d | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 132.98 kcal/cap/d | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 124.03 kcal/cap/d | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 122.89 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 120.28 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 165.77 kcal/cap/d | 124.92 kcal/cap/d | 180.35 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.05 kcal/cap/d | 120.28 kcal/cap/d | 132.98 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 16 North Macedonia 128.58 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Germany 127.61 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 127.35 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 United Kingdom 120.28 kcal/cap/d compare
- 21 Denmark 119.29 kcal/cap/d compare
- 22 Estonia 117.57 kcal/cap/d compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes and products — food supply in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Potatoes and products — food supply in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 120.28 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 180.35 kcal/cap/d in 2013.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 120.28 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for potatoes and products — food supply?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — food supply rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.