Cereals, other — Food supply in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Cereals, other — Food supply was 17.66 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17.66 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
up 4.3%
Rank
5th
of 20 groups
All-time high
23.65 kcal/cap/d
in 2010
All-time low
16.93 kcal/cap/d
in 2022
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cereals, other — Food supply in Middle Africa, 2010–2023

05101520252010201620232010: 23.6 kcal/cap/d2011: 21.3 kcal/cap/d2012: 19.4 kcal/cap/d2013: 19.2 kcal/cap/d2014: 18.6 kcal/cap/d2015: 18.6 kcal/cap/d2016: 17.7 kcal/cap/d2017: 17.9 kcal/cap/d2018: 18.5 kcal/cap/d2019: 18.4 kcal/cap/d2020: 18 kcal/cap/d2021: 17.4 kcal/cap/d2022: 16.9 kcal/cap/d2023: 17.7 kcal/cap/d

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

Analysis

In 2023, cereals, other — food supply in Middle Africa stood at 17.66 kcal/cap/d.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, other — food supply in Middle Africa peaked at 23.65 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.93 kcal/cap/d, in 2022.

Middle Africa ranks 5th of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Cereals, other — Food supply in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, other — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Middle Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 23.65 kcal/cap/d
2011 21.3 kcal/cap/d -9.9%
2012 19.42 kcal/cap/d -8.8%
2013 19.21 kcal/cap/d -1.1%
2014 18.61 kcal/cap/d -3.1%
2015 18.61 kcal/cap/d +0.0%
2016 17.71 kcal/cap/d -4.8%
2017 17.88 kcal/cap/d +1.0%
2018 18.51 kcal/cap/d +3.5%
2019 18.44 kcal/cap/d -0.4%
2020 17.96 kcal/cap/d -2.6%
2021 17.43 kcal/cap/d -3.0%
2022 16.93 kcal/cap/d -2.9%
2023 17.66 kcal/cap/d +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.33 kcal/cap/d 17.71 kcal/cap/d 23.65 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 17.5 kcal/cap/d 16.93 kcal/cap/d 17.96 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 119.71 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 3 Cyprus 119.08 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 3 Republic of Moldova 43.59 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 4 Georgia 103.71 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 22.66 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 5 Ireland 80.78 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 6 Guinea 57.99 kcal/cap/d compare
  8. 7 Cabo Verde 20.39 kcal/cap/d compare
  9. 7 Belgium 51.86 kcal/cap/d compare
  10. 7 Melanesia 7.77 kcal/cap/d compare
  11. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 6.15 kcal/cap/d compare
  12. 8 Kazakhstan 49.33 kcal/cap/d compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, other — food supply in Middle Africa?
Cereals, other — food supply in Middle Africa was 17.66 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, other — food supply recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 23.65 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
What is the lowest cereals, other — food supply recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 16.93 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
How does Middle Africa rank for cereals, other — food supply?
Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals, other — food supply rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, other — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, other — 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, 2,893 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.