China vs Western Africa: Dates — Food supply
Dates — Food supply over time
- China
- Western Africa
How they compare
China currently reports 343,679 million Kcal against 261,622 million Kcal in Western Africa, a difference of 82,057 million Kcal.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was China ahead.
China ranks 8th and Western Africa ranks 11th of 163 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 309,329 million Kcal | 134,584 million Kcal | 174,745 million Kcal | China |
| 2020s | 324,516 million Kcal | 269,704 million Kcal | 54,811 million Kcal | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dates — food supply, China or Western Africa?
- China, at 343,679 million Kcal against 261,622 million Kcal in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dates — food supply between China and Western Africa?
- 82,057 million Kcal, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Western Africa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do China and Western Africa rank globally for dates — food supply?
- China ranks 8th and Western Africa ranks 11th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Dates — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.