Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity was 34.13 kg/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Southern Asia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply quantity in Southern Asia stood at 34.13 kg/cap. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply quantity in Southern Asia peaked at 34.13 kg/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.44 kg/cap, in 2017.
That places Southern Asia 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply quantity in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.65 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 30.86 kg/cap | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.3 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 30.99 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 31.52 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 30.47 kg/cap | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 30.6 kg/cap | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.44 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.99 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 30.73 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 30.5 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 31.68 kg/cap | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 32.84 kg/cap | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 34.13 kg/cap | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.86 kg/cap | 30.44 kg/cap | 31.52 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.29 kg/cap | 30.5 kg/cap | 34.13 kg/cap | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food supply quantity in Southern Asia?
- Starchy roots — food supply quantity in Southern Asia was 34.13 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.13 kg/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply quantity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.44 kg/cap in 2017.
- How does Southern Asia rank for starchy roots — food supply quantity?
- Southern Asia ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 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.