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Global and regional food availability from 2000 to 2017 – An analysis based on Supply Utilization Accounts data

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 51 p.

Author Gheri, F. ; Alvarez-Sanchez, C. ; Moltedo, A. ; Tayyib, S. ; Filipczuk, T. ; Cafiero, C.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-133340-2

Series title FAO Statistics Working Paper Series

Series number No. 20-19

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) One of the main pillars of food security is food supply, which refers to the availability of sufficient quantities of food of appropriate quality, supplied through domestic production or imports. In this paper, we use quantities of commercialized foods from the Supply and Utilization Accounts (SUA) compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to analyze trends in food available for consumption based on by region and country income level group. Results show that, in general, food groups available for consumption differ across income-level country groups. There are nonetheless evident regional trends. Low-income and lower-middle-income countries have a high reliance on staple foods, and only upper-middle-income countries and Asia have enough fruits and vegetables available to meet the FAO/World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of consuming a minimum of 400 grams per day. In addition, the availability of animal-source foods, as well as sugars and fats, overall is highest in high-income countries, but it is increasing fast in upper-middle-income countries.

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​Gheri, F., Alvarez-Sanchez, C., Moltedo, A., Tayyib, S., Filipczuk, T. & Cafiero, C. 2020. Global and regional food availability from 2000 to 2017 – An analysis based on Supply Utilization Accounts data. FAO Statistics Working Paper 20/19. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb1120en

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