Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Americas
Americas: Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity was 53.97 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Americas, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — food supply quantity in Americas is 53.97 kg/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply quantity in Americas peaked at 56.08 kg/cap in 2012 and was at its lowest, 52.04 kg/cap, in 2022.
Americas ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 55.25 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 55.31 kg/cap | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 56.08 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 55.4 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 54.83 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 53.64 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 53.81 kg/cap | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.49 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 52.66 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 52.46 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.17 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 52.67 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 52.04 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 53.97 kg/cap | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.29 kg/cap | 52.46 kg/cap | 56.08 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.71 kg/cap | 52.04 kg/cap | 53.97 kg/cap | 4 |
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- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food supply quantity in Americas?
- Starchy roots — food supply quantity in Americas was 53.97 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 56.08 kg/cap in 2012.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.04 kg/cap in 2022.
- How does Americas rank for starchy roots — food supply quantity?
- Americas ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.