Urban Food Flows

Cities

  • Cape Town
  • London
  • Mexico City
  • Milan

Single-city data

Comparative data

Consumption

Cape Town London Mexico City Milan
Food Group Total (t) Per-capita (kg) Total (t) Per-capita (kg) Total (t) Per-capita (kg) Total (t) Per-capita (kg)
Alcoholic Beverages 298,818 66.2 460,104 51.3 148,278 16.4 110,117 33.9
Animal fats 2,210 0.5 153,923 17.2
Aquatic Products, Other
Cereals - Excluding Beer 751,515 166.5 355,890 39.7 718,067 79.4 306,475 94.3
Eggs 32,500 7.2 61,190 6.8 110,124 12.2 24,704 7.6
Fish, Seafood 29,789 6.6 82,401 9.2 27,847 3.1 52,384 16.1
Fruits - Excluding Wine 127,423 28.2 583,271 65.1 986,054 109.1 249,888 76.9
Meat 284,779 63.1 424,833 47.4 280,283 31.0 130,285 40.1
Milk - Excluding Butter 237,927 52.7 706,458 78.8 918,063 101.5 240,820 74.1
Miscellaneous 2,000,512 223.2
Offals 35,027 7.8
Oilcrops 4,061 0.9 47,578 14.6
Processed Food
Pulses 5,596 1.2 29,294 3.2 13,386 4.1
Spices 2,120 0.5
Starchy Roots 155,683 34.5 264,779 29.5 68,172 7.5 60,922 18.7
Stimulants 7,582 1.7 20,795 2.3 8,960 2.8
Sugar Crops
Sugar & Sweeteners 178,839 39.6 44,640 5.0 162,293 17.9 38,791 11.9
Treenuts 9,117 2.0 4,239 0.5 16,274 1.8
Vegetable Oils 77,185 17.1 50,903 5.6
Vegetables 173,016 38.3 551,412 61.5 700,346 77.5 249,431 76.7
Total
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