Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,653 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,653 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
29th
of 37 groups
All-time high
2,905 kcal/cap/d
in 2004
All-time low
2,653 kcal/cap/d
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa, 2000–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201120232000: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2001: 2.9k kcal/cap/d2002: 2.9k kcal/cap/d2003: 2.9k kcal/cap/d2004: 2.9k kcal/cap/d2005: 2.9k kcal/cap/d2006: 2.9k kcal/cap/d2007: 2.9k kcal/cap/d2008: 2.9k kcal/cap/d2009: 2.9k kcal/cap/d2010: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2011: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2012: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2013: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2014: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2015: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2016: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2017: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2018: 2.8k kcal/cap/d2019: 2.7k kcal/cap/d2020: 2.7k kcal/cap/d2021: 2.7k kcal/cap/d2022: 2.7k kcal/cap/d2023: 2.7k kcal/cap/d

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 2,653 kcal/cap/d for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa peaked at 2,905 kcal/cap/d in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2,653 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.

Southern Africa ranks 29th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Southern Africa, 2000 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2000 2,847 kcal/cap/d
2001 2,866 kcal/cap/d +0.7%
2002 2,881 kcal/cap/d +0.5%
2003 2,901 kcal/cap/d +0.7%
2004 2,905 kcal/cap/d +0.1%
2005 2,902 kcal/cap/d -0.1%
2006 2,895 kcal/cap/d -0.2%
2007 2,896 kcal/cap/d +0.0%
2008 2,874 kcal/cap/d -0.8%
2009 2,853 kcal/cap/d -0.7%
2010 2,838 kcal/cap/d -0.5%
2011 2,843 kcal/cap/d +0.2%
2012 2,835 kcal/cap/d -0.3%
2013 2,810 kcal/cap/d -0.9%
2014 2,795 kcal/cap/d -0.5%
2015 2,797 kcal/cap/d +0.1%
2016 2,805 kcal/cap/d +0.3%
2017 2,799 kcal/cap/d -0.2%
2018 2,772 kcal/cap/d -1.0%
2019 2,728 kcal/cap/d -1.6%
2020 2,705 kcal/cap/d -0.8%
2021 2,685 kcal/cap/d -0.7%
2022 2,675 kcal/cap/d -0.4%
2023 2,653 kcal/cap/d -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,882 kcal/cap/d 2,847 kcal/cap/d 2,905 kcal/cap/d 10
2010s 2,802 kcal/cap/d 2,728 kcal/cap/d 2,843 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 2,680 kcal/cap/d 2,653 kcal/cap/d 2,705 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 26 China 3,492 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 27 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,482 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 28 Belarus 3,453 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 29 Czechia 3,452 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 29 Norway 3,452 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 31 Tunisia 3,435 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,430 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa?
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa was 2,653 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2,905 kcal/cap/d in 2004.
What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,653 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
How does Southern Africa rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value
Unit
kcal/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
202 places, 4,806 data points, 2000–2023
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