Sorghum and products — Food supply in South America
South America: Sorghum and products — Food supply was 2,583 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum and products — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum and products — food supply in South America is 2,583 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food supply in South America peaked at 5,725 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,920 million Kcal, in 2020.
South America ranks 23rd of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sorghum and products — Food supply in South America, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,861 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 5,044 million Kcal | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 5,169 million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 5,318 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5,462 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 5,462 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,553 million Kcal | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 5,154 million Kcal | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 5,725 million Kcal | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 5,294 million Kcal | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1,920 million Kcal | -63.7% |
| 2021 | 4,068 million Kcal | +111.9% |
| 2022 | 2,560 million Kcal | -37.1% |
| 2023 | 2,583 million Kcal | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,304 million Kcal | 4,861 million Kcal | 5,725 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,783 million Kcal | 1,920 million Kcal | 4,068 million Kcal | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum and products — food supply in South America?
- Sorghum and products — food supply in South America was 2,583 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 5,725 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,920 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does South America rank for sorghum and products — food supply?
- South America ranks 23rd out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food supply rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — 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.