Roots, Other — Food supply in Canada
Canada: Roots, Other — Food supply was 5,924 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, Other — Food supply in Canada, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Canada recorded 5,924 million Kcal for roots, other — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in Canada peaked at 13,972 million Kcal in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,879 million Kcal, in 2012.
That places Canada 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, Other — Food supply in Canada, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,929 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 13,972 million Kcal | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5,879 million Kcal | -57.9% |
| 2013 | 5,968 million Kcal | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6,115 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6,044 million Kcal | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6,035 million Kcal | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,737 million Kcal | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 6,076 million Kcal | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 5,959 million Kcal | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7,038 million Kcal | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 7,049 million Kcal | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6,290 million Kcal | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 5,924 million Kcal | -5.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 5,924 million Kcal is above the median for high income countries, which is 89.7 million Kcal, 66.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots, Other — Food supply in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -57.9% | 13,972 million Kcal | 5,879 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,671 million Kcal | 5,879 million Kcal | 13,972 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,575 million Kcal | 5,924 million Kcal | 7,049 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 6,079 million Kcal compare
- 65 Nicaragua 6,024 million Kcal compare
- 67 Serbia 5,842 million Kcal compare
- 68 Saudi Arabia 5,627 million Kcal compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 5,609 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, other — food supply in Canada?
- Roots, other — food supply in Canada was 5,924 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13,972 million Kcal in 2011.
- What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,879 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for roots, other — food supply?
- Canada ranks 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots, Other — Food supply (kcal). 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.