Sugar beet — Food supply in South America

South America: Sugar beet — Food supply was 27,196 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,196 million Kcal
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
3rd
of 24 groups
All-time high
30,080 million Kcal
in 2016
All-time low
18,376 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sugar beet — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2010201620232010: 18.4k million Kcal2011: 22.9k million Kcal2012: 28.9k million Kcal2013: 27.8k million Kcal2014: 27.4k million Kcal2015: 28.9k million Kcal2016: 30.1k million Kcal2017: 29.7k million Kcal2018: 29.6k million Kcal2019: 27.6k million Kcal2020: 28.0k million Kcal2021: 27.7k million Kcal2022: 27.4k million Kcal2023: 27.2k million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

In 2023, sugar beet — food supply in South America stood at 27,196 million Kcal.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar beet — food supply in South America peaked at 30,080 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18,376 million Kcal, in 2010.

That places South America 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Sugar beet — Food supply in South America, year by year

Annual values for Sugar beet — Food supply (kcal) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 18,376 million Kcal
2011 22,906 million Kcal +24.7%
2012 28,863 million Kcal +26.0%
2013 27,804 million Kcal -3.7%
2014 27,431 million Kcal -1.3%
2015 28,905 million Kcal +5.4%
2016 30,080 million Kcal +4.1%
2017 29,704 million Kcal -1.2%
2018 29,631 million Kcal -0.2%
2019 27,636 million Kcal -6.7%
2020 28,009 million Kcal +1.3%
2021 27,748 million Kcal -0.9%
2022 27,379 million Kcal -1.3%
2023 27,196 million Kcal -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27,134 million Kcal 18,376 million Kcal 30,080 million Kcal 10
2020s 27,583 million Kcal 27,196 million Kcal 28,009 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 1 Colombia 16,267 million Kcal compare
  2. 2 Australia and New Zealand 6,941 million Kcal compare
  3. 3 New Zealand 404.66 million Kcal compare
  4. 4 Oman 323.05 million Kcal compare
  5. 5 Saudi Arabia 12.65 million Kcal compare
  6. 6 Namibia 11.81 million Kcal compare

See the full ranking of 62 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar beet — food supply in South America?
Sugar beet — food supply in South America was 27,196 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar beet — food supply recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 30,080 million Kcal in 2016.
What is the lowest sugar beet — food supply recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 18,376 million Kcal in 2010.
How does South America rank for sugar beet — food supply?
South America ranks 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2023.
Is sugar beet — food supply rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar beet — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar beet — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
62 places, 689 data points, 2010–2023
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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.