Animal Products — Food supply in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Animal Products — Food supply was 407.44 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
407.44 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
18th
of 29 groups
All-time high
430.91 kcal/cap/d
in 2020
All-time low
400.27 kcal/cap/d
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Animal Products — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023

01002003004002010201620232010: 400.3 kcal/cap/d2011: 404.1 kcal/cap/d2012: 412.8 kcal/cap/d2013: 406.8 kcal/cap/d2014: 420.4 kcal/cap/d2015: 423 kcal/cap/d2016: 426.9 kcal/cap/d2017: 414.7 kcal/cap/d2018: 417.3 kcal/cap/d2019: 426.1 kcal/cap/d2020: 430.9 kcal/cap/d2021: 427.4 kcal/cap/d2022: 418.9 kcal/cap/d2023: 407.4 kcal/cap/d

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

Analysis

In 2023, animal products — food supply in Southern Africa stood at 407.44 kcal/cap/d.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, animal products — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 430.91 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 400.27 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.

Southern Africa ranks 18th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Animal Products — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Animal Products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Southern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 400.27 kcal/cap/d
2011 404.07 kcal/cap/d +0.9%
2012 412.77 kcal/cap/d +2.2%
2013 406.76 kcal/cap/d -1.5%
2014 420.43 kcal/cap/d +3.4%
2015 423.04 kcal/cap/d +0.6%
2016 426.95 kcal/cap/d +0.9%
2017 414.72 kcal/cap/d -2.9%
2018 417.3 kcal/cap/d +0.6%
2019 426.05 kcal/cap/d +2.1%
2020 430.91 kcal/cap/d +1.1%
2021 427.38 kcal/cap/d -0.8%
2022 418.9 kcal/cap/d -2.0%
2023 407.44 kcal/cap/d -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 415.24 kcal/cap/d 400.27 kcal/cap/d 426.95 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 421.16 kcal/cap/d 407.44 kcal/cap/d 430.91 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 15 Lithuania 1,166 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 15 Timor-Leste 258.49 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 16 Luxembourg 1,141 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 16 United Republic of Tanzania 203.43 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 17 Cabo Verde 445.81 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 17 Latvia 1,119 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 18 Portugal 1,084 kcal/cap/d compare
  8. 19 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 118.53 kcal/cap/d compare
  9. 19 Croatia 1,079 kcal/cap/d compare
  10. 20 Argentina 1,056 kcal/cap/d compare
  11. 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 33.12 kcal/cap/d compare
  12. 21 Switzerland 1,046 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is animal products — food supply in Southern Africa?
Animal products — food supply in Southern Africa was 407.44 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest animal products — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 430.91 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
What is the lowest animal products — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 400.27 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
How does Southern Africa rank for animal products — food supply?
Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is animal products — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Animal Products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Animal Products — 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
213 places, 2,901 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.