Wheat and products — Food supply in South America
South America: Wheat and products — Food supply was 431.67 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Wheat and products — Food supply in South America, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat and products — food supply in South America is 431.67 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — food supply in South America peaked at 449.47 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 398.78 kcal/cap/d, in 2015.
South America ranks 18th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wheat and products — Food supply in South America, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 449.47 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 422.39 kcal/cap/d | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 414.39 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 417.89 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 415.96 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 398.78 kcal/cap/d | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 413.41 kcal/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 408.98 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 408.55 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 415.29 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 412.02 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 416.2 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 427.69 kcal/cap/d | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 431.67 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 416.51 kcal/cap/d | 398.78 kcal/cap/d | 449.47 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 421.89 kcal/cap/d | 412.02 kcal/cap/d | 431.67 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 137.98 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Armenia 973.31 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 968.16 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Viet Nam 106.23 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Italy 955.53 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 99.68 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 951.06 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36.31 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 Pakistan 948.17 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 34.4 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Norway 932.07 kcal/cap/d compare
- 21 Lebanon 928.07 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying, annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate 7.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.9589 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -5.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat and products — food supply in South America?
- Wheat and products — food supply in South America was 431.67 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — food supply recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 449.47 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — food supply recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 398.78 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
- How does South America rank for wheat and products — food supply?
- South America ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — food supply rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Wheat and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.