Alcoholic Beverages — Losses in Africa

Africa: Alcoholic Beverages — Losses was 1.06 million t in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
1.06 million t
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 20 groups
All-time high
1.25 million t
in 2007
All-time low
299,849 t
in 1961
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Alcoholic Beverages — Losses in Africa, 1961–2013

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

Analysis

In 2013, alcoholic beverages — losses in Africa stood at 1.06 million t.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcoholic beverages — losses in Africa peaked at 1.25 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 299,849 t, in 1961.

That places Africa 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 332,777 t 299,849 t 381,228 t 9
1970s 629,700 t 491,510 t 767,294 t 10
1980s 707,403 t 663,653 t 767,392 t 10
1990s 806,870 t 700,400 t 968,235 t 10
2000s 1.13 million t 987,750 t 1.25 million t 10
2010s 1.05 million t 1.03 million t 1.06 million t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 1 Nigeria 880,296 t compare
  2. 2 Argentina 139,306 t compare
  3. 3 Yugoslav SFR 80,000 t compare
  4. 4 Spain 71,522 t compare
  5. 5 Cameroon 66,467 t compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is alcoholic beverages — losses in Africa?
Alcoholic beverages — losses in Africa was 1.06 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest alcoholic beverages — losses recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.25 million t in 2007.
What is the lowest alcoholic beverages — losses recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 299,849 t in 1961.
How does Africa rank for alcoholic beverages — losses?
Africa ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2013.
Is alcoholic beverages — losses rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Losses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Alcoholic Beverages — Losses
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
45 places, 2,231 data points, 1961–2013
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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 caput 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.