Vegetable Oils — Food supply in South America

South America: Vegetable Oils — Food supply was 74.73 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
74.73 million million Kcal
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
11th
of 29 groups
All-time high
77.03 million million Kcal
in 2021
All-time low
53.70 million million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Vegetable Oils — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M2010201620232010: 53.7M million Kcal2011: 55.6M million Kcal2012: 58.3M million Kcal2013: 58.3M million Kcal2014: 61.0M million Kcal2015: 62.7M million Kcal2016: 61.6M million Kcal2017: 62.5M million Kcal2018: 65.0M million Kcal2019: 71.1M million Kcal2020: 74.2M million Kcal2021: 77.0M million Kcal2022: 76.7M million Kcal2023: 74.7M million Kcal

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

Analysis

South America recorded 74.73 million million Kcal for vegetable oils — food supply in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetable oils — food supply in South America peaked at 77.03 million million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.70 million million Kcal, in 2010.

That places South America 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Vegetable Oils — Food supply in South America, year by year

Annual values for Vegetable Oils — Food supply (kcal) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 53.70 million million Kcal
2011 55.62 million million Kcal +3.6%
2012 58.31 million million Kcal +4.8%
2013 58.33 million million Kcal +0.0%
2014 61.00 million million Kcal +4.6%
2015 62.73 million million Kcal +2.8%
2016 61.60 million million Kcal -1.8%
2017 62.53 million million Kcal +1.5%
2018 64.98 million million Kcal +3.9%
2019 71.11 million million Kcal +9.4%
2020 74.21 million million Kcal +4.4%
2021 77.03 million million Kcal +3.8%
2022 76.68 million million Kcal -0.5%
2023 74.73 million million Kcal -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 60.99 million million Kcal 53.70 million million Kcal 71.11 million million Kcal 10
2020s 75.66 million million Kcal 74.21 million million Kcal 77.03 million million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 8 Russian Federation 23.03 million million Kcal compare
  2. 9 Mexico 17.84 million million Kcal compare
  3. 10 Germany 17.58 million million Kcal compare
  4. 11 Italy 15.67 million million Kcal compare
  5. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.55 million million Kcal compare
  6. 13 Spain 11.87 million million Kcal compare
  7. 14 Republic of Korea 11.34 million million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetable oils — food supply in South America?
Vegetable oils — food supply in South America was 74.73 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetable oils — food supply recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 77.03 million million Kcal in 2021.
What is the lowest vegetable oils — food supply recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 53.70 million million Kcal in 2010.
How does South America rank for vegetable oils — food supply?
South America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is vegetable oils — food supply rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 Vegetable Oils — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetable Oils — 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
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
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