Roots, Other — Food supply in Central America
Central America: Roots, Other — Food supply was 185,551 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, Other — Food supply in Central America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots, other — food supply in Central America is 185,551 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in Central America peaked at 266,334 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 185,551 million Kcal, in 2023.
That places Central America 15th 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.
Roots, Other — Food supply in Central America, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 206,488 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 208,325 million Kcal | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 213,457 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 204,799 million Kcal | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 204,774 million Kcal | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 204,267 million Kcal | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 206,990 million Kcal | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 209,946 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 207,791 million Kcal | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 199,795 million Kcal | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 266,334 million Kcal | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 263,584 million Kcal | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 194,208 million Kcal | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 185,551 million Kcal | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 206,663 million Kcal | 199,795 million Kcal | 213,457 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,419 million Kcal | 185,551 million Kcal | 266,334 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
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- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 167,359 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, other — food supply in Central America?
- Roots, other — food supply in Central America was 185,551 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 266,334 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 185,551 million Kcal in 2023.
- How does Central America rank for roots, other — food supply?
- Central America ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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.