Starchy Roots — Stock Variation in South America
South America: Starchy Roots — Stock Variation was -374 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Starchy Roots — Stock Variation in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — stock variation in South America is -374 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 34.3% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — stock variation in South America peaked at 1,648 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, -569 1000 t, in 2022.
That places South America 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 264.3 1000 t | -504 1000 t | 1,648 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | -429.25 1000 t | -569 1000 t | -226 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 75.21 million An (2024)
- Bananas — Production 20.74 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 1.00 million ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 132,585 ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 62,811 kg/ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 8.33 million t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 747,608 t (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 401,333 ha (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production 69.74 million t (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight 2,181 g/An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — stock variation in South America?
- Starchy roots — stock variation in South America was -374 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — stock variation recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,648 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — stock variation recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -569 1000 t in 2022.
- How does South America rank for starchy roots — stock variation?
- South America ranks 38th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — stock variation rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Stock Variation. 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.