Sesame seed — Food supply in South America

South America: Sesame seed — Food supply was 630,114 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
630,114 million Kcal
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
630,114 million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
76,585 million Kcal
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sesame seed — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2010201620232010: 127.5k million Kcal2011: 131.5k million Kcal2012: 152.3k million Kcal2013: 132.8k million Kcal2014: 122.5k million Kcal2015: 132.0k million Kcal2016: 114.9k million Kcal2017: 145.0k million Kcal2018: 153.0k million Kcal2019: 380.2k million Kcal2020: 76.6k million Kcal2021: 228.5k million Kcal2022: 587.7k million Kcal2023: 630.1k million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sesame seed — food supply in South America is 630,114 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 374.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — food supply in South America peaked at 630,114 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76,585 million Kcal, in 2020.

That places South America 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sesame seed — Food supply in South America, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Food supply (kcal) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 127,500 million Kcal
2011 131,536 million Kcal +3.2%
2012 152,293 million Kcal +15.8%
2013 132,822 million Kcal -12.8%
2014 122,499 million Kcal -7.8%
2015 131,969 million Kcal +7.7%
2016 114,913 million Kcal -12.9%
2017 144,990 million Kcal +26.2%
2018 152,983 million Kcal +5.5%
2019 380,227 million Kcal +148.5%
2020 76,585 million Kcal -79.9%
2021 228,508 million Kcal +198.4%
2022 587,748 million Kcal +157.2%
2023 630,114 million Kcal +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 159,173 million Kcal 114,913 million Kcal 380,227 million Kcal 10
2020s 380,739 million Kcal 76,585 million Kcal 630,114 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 11 Egypt 199,033 million Kcal compare
  2. 12 Cameroon 186,060 million Kcal compare
  3. 13 Republic of Korea 151,885 million Kcal compare
  4. 14 Timor-Leste 8.79 million Kcal compare
  5. 14 Ethiopia 147,631 million Kcal compare
  6. 15 Thailand 133,727 million Kcal compare
  7. 16 Guatemala 127,107 million Kcal compare
  8. 17 Jordan 96,244 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — food supply in South America?
Sesame seed — food supply in South America was 630,114 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — food supply recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 630,114 million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest sesame seed — food supply recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 76,585 million Kcal in 2020.
How does South America rank for sesame seed — food supply?
South America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is sesame seed — food supply rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 374.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sesame seed — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
178 places, 2,366 data points, 2010–2023
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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.