Grand Total — Food supply in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Grand Total — Food supply was 70.14 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.14 million million Kcal
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
70.14 million million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
61.06 million million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Grand Total — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M2010201620232010: 61.1M million Kcal2011: 62.0M million Kcal2012: 63.4M million Kcal2013: 64.0M million Kcal2014: 64.3M million Kcal2015: 64.8M million Kcal2016: 65.8M million Kcal2017: 66.7M million Kcal2018: 67.7M million Kcal2019: 67.9M million Kcal2020: 68.3M million Kcal2021: 67.8M million Kcal2022: 69.8M million Kcal2023: 70.1M million Kcal

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

Analysis

In 2023, grand total — food supply in Southern Africa stood at 70.14 million million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grand total — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 70.14 million million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.06 million million Kcal, in 2010.

That places Southern Africa 25th 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.

Grand Total — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Grand Total — Food supply (kcal) in Southern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 61.06 million million Kcal
2011 61.98 million million Kcal +1.5%
2012 63.36 million million Kcal +2.2%
2013 63.97 million million Kcal +1.0%
2014 64.31 million million Kcal +0.5%
2015 64.77 million million Kcal +0.7%
2016 65.79 million million Kcal +1.6%
2017 66.74 million million Kcal +1.4%
2018 67.67 million million Kcal +1.4%
2019 67.93 million million Kcal +0.4%
2020 68.31 million million Kcal +0.6%
2021 67.82 million million Kcal -0.7%
2022 69.80 million million Kcal +2.9%
2023 70.14 million million Kcal +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 64.76 million million Kcal 61.06 million million Kcal 67.93 million million Kcal 10
2020s 69.02 million million Kcal 67.82 million million Kcal 70.14 million million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 22 Spain 59.06 million million Kcal compare
  2. 23 Algeria 57.22 million million Kcal compare
  3. 24 Argentina 55.86 million million Kcal compare
  4. 25 Myanmar 55.50 million million Kcal compare
  5. 26 Poland 52.78 million million Kcal compare
  6. 27 Canada 51.50 million million Kcal compare
  7. 28 Morocco 46.17 million million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grand total — food supply in Southern Africa?
Grand total — food supply in Southern Africa was 70.14 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grand total — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 70.14 million million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest grand total — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 61.06 million million Kcal in 2010.
How does Southern Africa rank for grand total — food supply?
Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is grand total — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Grand Total — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grand Total — 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
213 places, 2,901 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.