Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply in Africa

Africa: Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply was 28.25 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.25 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
33.31 kcal/cap/d
in 2010
All-time low
28.24 kcal/cap/d
in 2019
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023

01020302010201620232010: 33.3 kcal/cap/d2011: 32.5 kcal/cap/d2012: 31 kcal/cap/d2013: 30.7 kcal/cap/d2014: 32.8 kcal/cap/d2015: 31.9 kcal/cap/d2016: 30.2 kcal/cap/d2017: 29.8 kcal/cap/d2018: 29.4 kcal/cap/d2019: 28.2 kcal/cap/d2020: 29.2 kcal/cap/d2021: 30.5 kcal/cap/d2022: 29.4 kcal/cap/d2023: 28.2 kcal/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.

Analysis

Africa recorded 28.25 kcal/cap/d for alcoholic beverages — food supply in 2023.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — food supply in Africa peaked at 33.31 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28.24 kcal/cap/d, in 2019.

That places Africa 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 33.31 kcal/cap/d
2011 32.45 kcal/cap/d -2.6%
2012 30.99 kcal/cap/d -4.5%
2013 30.69 kcal/cap/d -1.0%
2014 32.8 kcal/cap/d +6.9%
2015 31.9 kcal/cap/d -2.7%
2016 30.25 kcal/cap/d -5.2%
2017 29.76 kcal/cap/d -1.6%
2018 29.42 kcal/cap/d -1.1%
2019 28.24 kcal/cap/d -4.0%
2020 29.18 kcal/cap/d +3.3%
2021 30.5 kcal/cap/d +4.5%
2022 29.42 kcal/cap/d -3.5%
2023 28.25 kcal/cap/d -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 30.98 kcal/cap/d 28.24 kcal/cap/d 33.31 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 29.34 kcal/cap/d 28.25 kcal/cap/d 30.5 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 20 Namibia 161.75 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 20 Syrian Arab Republic 0.74 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 21 Latvia 159.96 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 22 Côte d'Ivoire 29.73 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 22 Spain 159.41 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 23 Slovenia 155.88 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 24 Croatia 155.14 kcal/cap/d compare
  8. 25 Saint Lucia 154.35 kcal/cap/d compare
  9. 26 Cuba 153.99 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is alcoholic beverages — food supply in Africa?
Alcoholic beverages — food supply in Africa was 28.25 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest alcoholic beverages — food supply recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 33.31 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — food supply recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 28.24 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
How does Africa rank for alcoholic beverages — food supply?
Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is alcoholic beverages — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Alcoholic Beverages — Food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
212 places, 2,881 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.