Grand Total — Food supply in Africa
Africa: Grand Total — Food supply was 2,556 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Grand Total — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, grand total — food supply in Africa stood at 2,556 kcal/cap/d.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grand total — food supply in Africa peaked at 2,583 kcal/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,545 kcal/cap/d, in 2016.
That places Africa 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Grand Total — Food supply in Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,549 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2,551 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,549 kcal/cap/d | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,547 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,561 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,557 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,545 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,559 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,567 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,561 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,567 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,570 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,583 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,556 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,555 kcal/cap/d | 2,545 kcal/cap/d | 2,567 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,569 kcal/cap/d | 2,556 kcal/cap/d | 2,583 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 23 France 3,490 kcal/cap/d compare
- 24 Norway 3,476 kcal/cap/d compare
- 25 North Macedonia 3,476 kcal/cap/d compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.3138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.2987 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grand total — food supply in Africa?
- Grand total — food supply in Africa was 2,556 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grand total — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,583 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest grand total — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,545 kcal/cap/d in 2016.
- How does Africa rank for grand total — food supply?
- Africa ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is grand total — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grand Total — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.