Starchy Roots — Food in South America
South America: Starchy Roots — Food was 26,865 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Starchy Roots — Food in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
South America recorded 26,865 1000 t for starchy roots — food in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in South America peaked at 27,318 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25,711 1000 t, in 2012.
That places South America 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starchy Roots — Food in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25,811 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 26,292 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 25,711 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 26,481 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 26,994 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 26,548 1000 t | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 26,428 1000 t | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 26,355 1000 t | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 26,074 1000 t | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 26,576 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 27,293 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 27,109 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 27,318 1000 t | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 26,865 1000 t | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,327 1000 t | 25,711 1000 t | 26,994 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,146 1000 t | 26,865 1000 t | 27,318 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 4.58 million t (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 13,552 kg/ha (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested 330,901 ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.51 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 10,891 kg/ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 138,942 ha (2024)
- Oranges — Production 19.24 million t (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production 58,599 t (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.51 million An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food in South America?
- Starchy roots — food in South America was 26,865 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 27,318 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,711 1000 t in 2012.
- How does South America rank for starchy roots — food?
- South America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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. 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.