Cereals, other — Food in Africa
Africa: Cereals, other — Food was 7,470 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, other — Food in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, other — food in Africa stood at 7,470 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, other — food in Africa peaked at 7,470 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,061 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Africa 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cereals, other — Food in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,153 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 4,061 1000 t | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 4,293 1000 t | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 4,810 1000 t | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 5,249 1000 t | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 5,358 1000 t | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5,489 1000 t | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 5,713 1000 t | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 5,926 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 6,296 1000 t | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 6,203 1000 t | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6,543 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 6,962 1000 t | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 7,470 1000 t | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,135 1000 t | 4,061 1000 t | 6,296 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,794 1000 t | 6,203 1000 t | 7,470 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Ethiopia 6,095 1000 t compare
- 2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 699 1000 t compare
- 3 Russian Federation 555 1000 t compare
- 4 China (People’s Republic of) 512 1000 t compare
- 5 China, mainland 483 1000 t compare
- 6 Liberia 213 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 706,446 t (2024)
- Bananas — Production 31.26 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 50 kg/An (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 2.29 million ha (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 2.37 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 47.50 million An (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 55.77 million An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 15,779 kg/ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 613,627 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, other — food in Africa?
- Cereals, other — food in Africa was 7,470 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, other — food recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,470 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, other — food recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,061 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Africa rank for cereals, other — food?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, other — food rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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, other — Food. 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.