Starchy Roots — Food supply in Caribbean

Caribbean: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 153.11 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
153.11 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
11th
of 29 groups
All-time high
213.3 kcal/cap/d
in 2015
All-time low
150.09 kcal/cap/d
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Starchy Roots — Food supply in Caribbean, 2010–2023

0501001502002010201620232010: 193.4 kcal/cap/d2011: 182.8 kcal/cap/d2012: 180.7 kcal/cap/d2013: 195 kcal/cap/d2014: 196.3 kcal/cap/d2015: 213.3 kcal/cap/d2016: 190.4 kcal/cap/d2017: 185.2 kcal/cap/d2018: 169.6 kcal/cap/d2019: 167.9 kcal/cap/d2020: 150.1 kcal/cap/d2021: 151.6 kcal/cap/d2022: 156.1 kcal/cap/d2023: 153.1 kcal/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.

Analysis

In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in Caribbean stood at 153.11 kcal/cap/d.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Caribbean peaked at 213.3 kcal/cap/d in 2015 and was at its lowest, 150.09 kcal/cap/d, in 2020.

Caribbean ranks 11th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Starchy Roots — Food supply in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Caribbean, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 193.42 kcal/cap/d
2011 182.78 kcal/cap/d -5.5%
2012 180.71 kcal/cap/d -1.1%
2013 195.02 kcal/cap/d +7.9%
2014 196.32 kcal/cap/d +0.7%
2015 213.3 kcal/cap/d +8.6%
2016 190.43 kcal/cap/d -10.7%
2017 185.25 kcal/cap/d -2.7%
2018 169.61 kcal/cap/d -8.4%
2019 167.89 kcal/cap/d -1.0%
2020 150.09 kcal/cap/d -10.6%
2021 151.62 kcal/cap/d +1.0%
2022 156.13 kcal/cap/d +3.0%
2023 153.11 kcal/cap/d -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 187.47 kcal/cap/d 167.89 kcal/cap/d 213.3 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 152.74 kcal/cap/d 150.09 kcal/cap/d 156.13 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 8 Guinea 596.87 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 9 Cameroon 555.68 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 10 Zambia 530.87 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 11 Paraguay 500.13 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 12 Sierra Leone 483.8 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 13 Fiji 444.6 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 14 Papua New Guinea 424.14 kcal/cap/d compare
  8. 14 Türkiye 90.12 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is starchy roots — food supply in Caribbean?
Starchy roots — food supply in Caribbean was 153.11 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 213.3 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 150.09 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
How does Caribbean rank for starchy roots — food supply?
Caribbean ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/d
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.