Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production in Africa

Africa: Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production was 219,017 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
219,017 1000 t
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
15th
of 31 regions
All-time high
219,017 1000 t
in 2023
All-time low
158,990 1000 t
in 2011
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production in Africa, 2010–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2010201620232010: 164.5k 1000 t2011: 159.0k 1000 t2012: 172.4k 1000 t2013: 177.5k 1000 t2014: 188.0k 1000 t2015: 184.6k 1000 t2016: 184.4k 1000 t2017: 202.1k 1000 t2018: 206.0k 1000 t2019: 202.6k 1000 t2020: 210.8k 1000 t2021: 218.5k 1000 t2022: 217.3k 1000 t2023: 219.0k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

In 2023, cereals - excluding beer — production in Africa stood at 219,017 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals - excluding beer — production in Africa peaked at 219,017 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 158,990 1000 t, in 2011.

That places Africa 15th out of 31 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 184,109 1000 t 158,990 1000 t 206,024 1000 t 10
2020s 216,395 1000 t 210,822 1000 t 219,017 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 12 Canada 59,267 1000 t compare
  2. 13 Australia 59,072 1000 t compare
  3. 14 Pakistan 53,222 1000 t compare
  4. 17 Germany 42,463 1000 t compare
  5. 18 Thailand 38,579 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals - excluding beer — production in Africa?
Cereals - excluding beer — production in Africa was 219,017 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals - excluding beer — production recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 219,017 1000 t in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals - excluding beer — production recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 158,990 1000 t in 2011.
How does Africa rank for cereals - excluding beer — production?
Africa ranks 15th out of 31 regions with data for 2023.
Is cereals - excluding beer — production rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals - Excluding Beer — Production
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
201 places, 2,765 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.