Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity in Americas
Americas: Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity was 17,623 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity in Americas, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Americas stood at 17,623 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Americas peaked at 82,332 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,670 t, in 1977.
Americas ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,758 t | 6,822 t | 11,188 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,248 t | 2,670 t | 7,416 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,170 t | 3,016 t | 25,189 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,142 t | 7,773 t | 82,332 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,410 t | 34,660 t | 59,409 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,035 t | 16,069 t | 22,889 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Tomatoes — Production 25.19 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Production 32.73 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 1.37 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 1.02 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 532,819 ha (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 267.48 million An (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 25.17 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 94 kg/An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 63,435 kg/ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 397,122 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Americas?
- Soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Americas was 17,623 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soft-fibres, other — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 82,332 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest soft-fibres, other — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,670 t in 1977.
- How does Americas rank for soft-fibres, other — import quantity?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2013.
- Is soft-fibres, other — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 caput 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.