Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,461 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 2,461 kcal/cap/d.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2,478 kcal/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,263 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,263 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,280 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,292 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,302 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,317 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,344 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,362 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,375 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,395 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,416 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,418 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,421 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,424 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,428 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,443 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,439 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,421 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,447 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,450 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,451 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,471 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2,475 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,478 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,466 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2,461 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,335 kcal/cap/d | 2,263 kcal/cap/d | 2,416 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,434 kcal/cap/d | 2,418 kcal/cap/d | 2,451 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,470 kcal/cap/d | 2,461 kcal/cap/d | 2,478 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2,461 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,478 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,263 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.