Cassava and products — Food supply in Africa

Africa: Cassava and products — Food supply was 155.64 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
155.64 million million Kcal
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
2nd
of 28 groups
All-time high
155.64 million million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
96.22 million million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cassava and products — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023

050.0M100.0M150.0M2010201620232010: 96.2M million Kcal2011: 100.4M million Kcal2012: 101.0M million Kcal2013: 101.2M million Kcal2014: 108.8M million Kcal2015: 110.9M million Kcal2016: 114.5M million Kcal2017: 116.2M million Kcal2018: 126.0M million Kcal2019: 131.5M million Kcal2020: 139.2M million Kcal2021: 143.6M million Kcal2022: 148.8M million Kcal2023: 155.6M million Kcal

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

Analysis

In 2023, cassava and products — food supply in Africa stood at 155.64 million million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cassava and products — food supply in Africa peaked at 155.64 million million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.22 million million Kcal, in 2010.

Africa ranks 2nd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Cassava and products — Food supply in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cassava and products — Food supply (kcal) in Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 96.22 million million Kcal
2011 100.36 million million Kcal +4.3%
2012 100.99 million million Kcal +0.6%
2013 101.24 million million Kcal +0.2%
2014 108.81 million million Kcal +7.5%
2015 110.89 million million Kcal +1.9%
2016 114.52 million million Kcal +3.3%
2017 116.19 million million Kcal +1.5%
2018 126.01 million million Kcal +8.4%
2019 131.54 million million Kcal +4.4%
2020 139.17 million million Kcal +5.8%
2021 143.58 million million Kcal +3.2%
2022 148.76 million million Kcal +3.6%
2023 155.64 million million Kcal +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 110.68 million million Kcal 96.22 million million Kcal 131.54 million million Kcal 10
2020s 146.79 million million Kcal 139.17 million million Kcal 155.64 million million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 1 Nigeria 29.24 million million Kcal compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 20.03 million million Kcal compare
  3. 3 Angola 10.18 million million Kcal compare
  4. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.73 million million Kcal compare
  5. 4 Ghana 10.15 million million Kcal compare
  6. 5 Mozambique 7.46 million million Kcal compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cassava and products — food supply in Africa?
Cassava and products — food supply in Africa was 155.64 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cassava and products — food supply recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 155.64 million million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest cassava and products — food supply recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 96.22 million million Kcal in 2010.
How does Africa rank for cassava and products — food supply?
Africa ranks 2nd out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is cassava and products — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. 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 Cassava and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cassava and products — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 2,316 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.