Vegetables — Food supply quantity in South America

South America: Vegetables — Food supply quantity was 56.11 kg/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
56.11 kg/cap
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
56.49 kg/cap
in 2011
All-time low
54.13 kg/cap
in 2012
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Vegetables — Food supply quantity in South America, 2010–2023

02040602010201620232010: 55.8 kg/cap2011: 56.5 kg/cap2012: 54.1 kg/cap2013: 55.5 kg/cap2014: 56.2 kg/cap2015: 55 kg/cap2016: 56.2 kg/cap2017: 56 kg/cap2018: 56.4 kg/cap2019: 55.3 kg/cap2020: 55.5 kg/cap2021: 55.2 kg/cap2022: 55.3 kg/cap2023: 56.1 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

South America recorded 56.11 kg/cap for vegetables — food supply quantity in 2023.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables — food supply quantity in South America peaked at 56.49 kg/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.13 kg/cap, in 2012.

That places South America 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Vegetables — Food supply quantity in South America, year by year

Annual values for Vegetables — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr) in South America, 2010 to 2023.
Year kg/cap Change
2010 55.81 kg/cap
2011 56.49 kg/cap +1.2%
2012 54.13 kg/cap -4.2%
2013 55.47 kg/cap +2.5%
2014 56.16 kg/cap +1.2%
2015 54.98 kg/cap -2.1%
2016 56.16 kg/cap +2.1%
2017 56.04 kg/cap -0.2%
2018 56.4 kg/cap +0.6%
2019 55.32 kg/cap -1.9%
2020 55.53 kg/cap +0.4%
2021 55.17 kg/cap -0.6%
2022 55.31 kg/cap +0.3%
2023 56.11 kg/cap +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 55.7 kg/cap 54.13 kg/cap 56.49 kg/cap 10
2020s 55.53 kg/cap 55.17 kg/cap 56.11 kg/cap 4

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 22 Kyrgyzstan 189.36 kg/cap compare
  2. 23 Ireland 185.62 kg/cap compare
  3. 24 Ukraine 180.37 kg/cap compare
  4. 25 Belarus 178.34 kg/cap compare
  5. 26 Austria 178.01 kg/cap compare
  6. 27 Germany 175.76 kg/cap compare
  7. 28 Qatar 173.75 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables — food supply quantity in South America?
Vegetables — food supply quantity in South America was 56.11 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables — food supply quantity recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 56.49 kg/cap in 2011.
What is the lowest vegetables — food supply quantity recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 54.13 kg/cap in 2012.
How does South America rank for vegetables — food supply quantity?
South America ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is vegetables — food supply quantity rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Vegetables — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr)
Unit
kg/cap
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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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.