Yams — Food supply in Americas

Americas: Yams — Food supply was 727,299 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
727,299 million Kcal
Change on year
down 6.5%
Rank
7th
of 28 groups
All-time high
1.18 million million Kcal
in 2010
All-time low
683,724 million Kcal
in 2018
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Yams — Food supply in Americas, 2010–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2010201620232010: 1.2M million Kcal2011: 1.2M million Kcal2012: 1.1M million Kcal2013: 1.1M million Kcal2014: 876.4k million Kcal2015: 859.5k million Kcal2016: 804.6k million Kcal2017: 808.0k million Kcal2018: 683.7k million Kcal2019: 714.0k million Kcal2020: 761.7k million Kcal2021: 766.5k million Kcal2022: 777.8k million Kcal2023: 727.3k million Kcal

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 727,299 million Kcal for yams — food supply in 2023.

That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — food supply in Americas peaked at 1.18 million million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 683,724 million Kcal, in 2018.

That places Americas 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 933,054 million Kcal 683,724 million Kcal 1.18 million million Kcal 10
2020s 758,330 million Kcal 727,299 million Kcal 777,807 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 4 Colombia 321,119 million Kcal compare
  2. 5 Papua New Guinea 316,209 million Kcal compare
  3. 6 Guinea 226,570 million Kcal compare
  4. 7 Gabon 143,107 million Kcal compare
  5. 8 Jamaica 126,974 million Kcal compare
  6. 9 Brazil 112,703 million Kcal compare
  7. 10 Senegal 100,731 million Kcal compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — food supply in Americas?
Yams — food supply in Americas was 727,299 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — food supply recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 million million Kcal in 2010.
What is the lowest yams — food supply recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 683,724 million Kcal in 2018.
How does Americas rank for yams — food supply?
Americas ranks 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is yams — food supply rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — 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
136 places, 1,720 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.