Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in South America
South America: Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity was 62.08 kg/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
South America recorded 62.08 kg/cap for starchy roots — food supply quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply quantity in South America peaked at 66.69 kg/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 62.06 kg/cap, in 2018.
That places South America 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 quantity in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 66.1 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 66.69 kg/cap | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.6 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 65.91 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 66.56 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.85 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 63.97 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 63.24 kg/cap | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 62.06 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 62.79 kg/cap | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 64.08 kg/cap | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 63.33 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 63.5 kg/cap | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.08 kg/cap | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.68 kg/cap | 62.06 kg/cap | 66.69 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.25 kg/cap | 62.08 kg/cap | 64.08 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 14 Paraguay 175.97 kg/cap compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 166.9 kg/cap compare
- 16 Belarus 166.88 kg/cap compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 33.39 kg/cap compare
- 17 Gabon 163.47 kg/cap compare
- 18 Ukraine 146.96 kg/cap compare
- 19 Cambodia 134.94 kg/cap compare
- 20 Viet Nam 17.53 kg/cap compare
- 20 Peru 133.77 kg/cap compare
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- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate 0.6874 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food supply quantity in South America?
- Starchy roots — food supply quantity in South America was 62.08 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 66.69 kg/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply quantity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.06 kg/cap in 2018.
- How does South America rank for starchy roots — food supply quantity?
- South America ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply quantity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.