Spices — Food supply in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Spices — Food supply was 24.20 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.20 million million Kcal
Change on year
up 14.7%
Rank
2nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
24.20 million million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
11.63 million million Kcal
in 2015
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Spices — Food supply in Southern Asia, 2010–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M2010201620232010: 11.9M million Kcal2011: 12.1M million Kcal2012: 11.9M million Kcal2013: 12.3M million Kcal2014: 11.9M million Kcal2015: 11.6M million Kcal2016: 13.2M million Kcal2017: 15.7M million Kcal2018: 16.3M million Kcal2019: 17.4M million Kcal2020: 17.2M million Kcal2021: 20.0M million Kcal2022: 21.1M million Kcal2023: 24.2M million Kcal

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

Analysis

In 2023, spices — food supply in Southern Asia stood at 24.20 million million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spices — food supply in Southern Asia peaked at 24.20 million million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.63 million million Kcal, in 2015.

That places Southern Asia 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Spices — Food supply in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Spices — Food supply (kcal) in Southern Asia, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 11.91 million million Kcal
2011 12.13 million million Kcal +1.9%
2012 11.87 million million Kcal -2.2%
2013 12.27 million million Kcal +3.4%
2014 11.94 million million Kcal -2.7%
2015 11.63 million million Kcal -2.6%
2016 13.21 million million Kcal +13.6%
2017 15.71 million million Kcal +18.9%
2018 16.33 million million Kcal +3.9%
2019 17.36 million million Kcal +6.3%
2020 17.24 million million Kcal -0.7%
2021 19.96 million million Kcal +15.7%
2022 21.10 million million Kcal +5.7%
2023 24.20 million million Kcal +14.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.44 million million Kcal 11.63 million million Kcal 17.36 million million Kcal 10
2020s 20.63 million million Kcal 17.24 million million Kcal 24.20 million million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 India 18.66 million million Kcal compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 3.40 million million Kcal compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 1.85 million million Kcal compare
  4. 3 China 1.74 million million Kcal compare
  5. 4 China, mainland 1.64 million million Kcal compare
  6. 5 Ethiopia 1.62 million million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is spices — food supply in Southern Asia?
Spices — food supply in Southern Asia was 24.20 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest spices — food supply recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 24.20 million million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest spices — food supply recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.63 million million Kcal in 2015.
How does Southern Asia rank for spices — food supply?
Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is spices — food supply rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Spices — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Spices — 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
213 places, 2,901 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.