Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) was 108 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in Southern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in Southern Africa stood at 108 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in Southern Africa peaked at 118 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 108 %, in 2022.
That places Southern Africa 31st out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 116 % | — |
| 2001 | 117 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 117 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 118 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 118 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 117 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 117 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 117 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 117 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 116 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 115 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 115 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 116 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 115 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 114 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 114 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 114 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 114 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 113 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 111 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 110 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 109 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 108 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 108 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 117 % | 116 % | 118 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.1 % | 111 % | 116 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.75 % | 108 % | 110 % | 4 |
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- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -0.3278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 3.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.1597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 3.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in Southern Africa?
- Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) in Southern Africa was 108 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 118 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 108 % in 2022.
- How does Southern Africa rank for average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average)?
- Southern Africa ranks 31st out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.