Roots, Other — Food supply in South America
South America: Roots, Other — Food supply was 411,918 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, Other — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, roots, other — food supply in South America stood at 411,918 million Kcal.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in South America peaked at 428,863 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 343,931 million Kcal, in 2010.
South America ranks 13th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 South America, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 343,931 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 379,561 million Kcal | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 391,225 million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 395,545 million Kcal | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 410,725 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 410,143 million Kcal | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 409,104 million Kcal | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 404,422 million Kcal | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 398,962 million Kcal | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 391,292 million Kcal | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 428,863 million Kcal | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 405,199 million Kcal | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 399,407 million Kcal | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 411,918 million Kcal | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 393,491 million Kcal | 343,931 million Kcal | 410,725 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 411,347 million Kcal | 399,407 million Kcal | 428,863 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Indonesia 408,482 million Kcal compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 16,492 million Kcal compare
- 11 Namibia 244,765 million Kcal compare
- 12 Viet Nam 6,112 million Kcal compare
- 12 Peru 182,371 million Kcal compare
- 13 Rwanda 150,575 million Kcal compare
- 14 Mexico 127,078 million Kcal compare
- 15 Malaysia 116,983 million Kcal compare
- 16 Türkiye 0 million Kcal compare
- 16 Egypt 115,665 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, other — food supply in South America?
- Roots, other — food supply in South America was 411,918 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 428,863 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 343,931 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does South America rank for roots, other — food supply?
- South America ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 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.