Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in Africa
Africa: Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply was 4.55 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Africa stood at 4.55 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Africa peaked at 5.97 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.76 kcal/cap/d, in 2019.
That places Africa 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.55 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 4.36 kcal/cap/d | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.15 kcal/cap/d | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.01 kcal/cap/d | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.81 kcal/cap/d | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 4.12 kcal/cap/d | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 3.96 kcal/cap/d | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.09 kcal/cap/d | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 4.05 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.76 kcal/cap/d | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 5.78 kcal/cap/d | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 5.97 kcal/cap/d | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 5.16 kcal/cap/d | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 4.55 kcal/cap/d | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.19 kcal/cap/d | 3.76 kcal/cap/d | 4.81 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.37 kcal/cap/d | 4.55 kcal/cap/d | 5.97 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 22 Lithuania 61.16 kcal/cap/d compare
- 23 China 60.43 kcal/cap/d compare
- 24 Jamaica 58.41 kcal/cap/d compare
- 25 South Africa 55.94 kcal/cap/d compare
- 26 Namibia 54.59 kcal/cap/d compare
- 27 Barbados 52.88 kcal/cap/d compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 1.32 kcal/cap/d compare
- 28 Costa Rica 52.22 kcal/cap/d compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Africa?
- Beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Africa was 4.55 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beverages, alcoholic — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest beverages, alcoholic — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.76 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- How does Africa rank for beverages, alcoholic — food supply?
- Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is beverages, alcoholic — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.