Demersal Fish — Food supply in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Demersal Fish — Food supply was 73,930 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73,930 million Kcal
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
73,930 million Kcal
in 2021
All-time low
39,925 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Demersal Fish — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2010201620232010: 39.9k million Kcal2011: 46.0k million Kcal2012: 54.9k million Kcal2013: 58.3k million Kcal2014: 67.8k million Kcal2015: 73.1k million Kcal2016: 66.7k million Kcal2017: 72.6k million Kcal2018: 70.1k million Kcal2019: 66.9k million Kcal2020: 67.7k million Kcal2021: 73.9k million Kcal2022: 73.9k million Kcal2023: 73.9k million Kcal

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

Analysis

In 2023, demersal fish — food supply in Southern Africa stood at 73,930 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, demersal fish — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 73,930 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39,925 million Kcal, in 2010.

That places Southern Africa 23rd 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.

Demersal Fish — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Demersal Fish — Food supply (kcal) in Southern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 39,925 million Kcal
2011 46,001 million Kcal +15.2%
2012 54,889 million Kcal +19.3%
2013 58,338 million Kcal +6.3%
2014 67,764 million Kcal +16.2%
2015 73,137 million Kcal +7.9%
2016 66,684 million Kcal -8.8%
2017 72,587 million Kcal +8.9%
2018 70,132 million Kcal -3.4%
2019 66,924 million Kcal -4.6%
2020 67,700 million Kcal +1.2%
2021 73,930 million Kcal +9.2%
2022 73,930 million Kcal +0.0%
2023 73,930 million Kcal +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 61,638 million Kcal 39,925 million Kcal 73,137 million Kcal 10
2020s 72,373 million Kcal 67,700 million Kcal 73,930 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 20 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.88 million Kcal compare
  2. 20 Poland 91,728 million Kcal compare
  3. 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 84,535 million Kcal compare
  4. 22 Australia and New Zealand 76,642 million Kcal compare
  5. 23 Angola 71,385 million Kcal compare
  6. 24 South Africa 70,700 million Kcal compare
  7. 25 Norway 63,220 million Kcal compare
  8. 26 Argentina 58,484 million Kcal compare
  9. 26 Côte d'Ivoire 21,869 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is demersal fish — food supply in Southern Africa?
Demersal fish — food supply in Southern Africa was 73,930 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest demersal fish — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 73,930 million Kcal in 2021.
What is the lowest demersal fish — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 39,925 million Kcal in 2010.
How does Southern Africa rank for demersal fish — food supply?
Southern Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is demersal fish — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Demersal Fish — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Demersal Fish — 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
212 places, 2,879 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.