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 2,646 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ▼ Falling
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2024, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa stood at 2,646 kcal/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa peaked at 2,918 kcal/cap/d in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,646 kcal/cap/d, in 2024.
Southern Africa ranks 29th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,830 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,856 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,857 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,885 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,902 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,918 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,898 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,893 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,896 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,901 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,827 kcal/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2,833 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,856 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,842 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,811 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,780 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,795 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,817 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,805 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,777 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,736 kcal/cap/d | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2,675 kcal/cap/d | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 2,705 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,677 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2,646 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,884 kcal/cap/d | 2,830 kcal/cap/d | 2,918 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,814 kcal/cap/d | 2,777 kcal/cap/d | 2,856 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,688 kcal/cap/d | 2,646 kcal/cap/d | 2,736 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,467 kcal/cap/d compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,458 kcal/cap/d compare
- 28 Croatia 3,448 kcal/cap/d compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,435 kcal/cap/d compare
- 30 Tunisia 3,432 kcal/cap/d compare
- 31 Republic of Korea 3,430 kcal/cap/d compare
- 32 Malta 3,407 kcal/cap/d compare
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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 2,646 kcal/cap/d in 2024, 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 2,918 kcal/cap/d in 2005.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,646 kcal/cap/d in 2024.
- 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 2024.
- 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 5.9%. 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) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.