Infant food — Food supply in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Infant food — Food supply was 9,192 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Infant food — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, infant food — food supply in Southern Africa stood at 9,192 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant food — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 18,551 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,340 million Kcal, in 2010.
Southern Africa ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant food — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,340 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 1,729 million Kcal | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 3,642 million Kcal | +110.6% |
| 2013 | 6,084 million Kcal | +67.0% |
| 2014 | 2,476 million Kcal | -59.3% |
| 2015 | 1,778 million Kcal | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 2,804 million Kcal | +57.8% |
| 2017 | 4,088 million Kcal | +45.8% |
| 2018 | 4,294 million Kcal | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 9,805 million Kcal | +128.3% |
| 2020 | 18,551 million Kcal | +89.2% |
| 2021 | 8,272 million Kcal | -55.4% |
| 2022 | 8,352 million Kcal | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 9,192 million Kcal | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,804 million Kcal | 1,340 million Kcal | 9,805 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,092 million Kcal | 8,272 million Kcal | 18,551 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 22 Nicaragua 19,653 million Kcal compare
- 23 Morocco 18,414 million Kcal compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 16,638 million Kcal compare
- 24 Guatemala 17,309 million Kcal compare
- 25 Peru 16,790 million Kcal compare
- 26 Honduras 16,508 million Kcal compare
- 27 Cambodia 16,102 million Kcal compare
- 28 Pakistan 16,002 million Kcal compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.9504 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant food — food supply in Southern Africa?
- Infant food — food supply in Southern Africa was 9,192 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest infant food — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 18,551 million Kcal in 2020.
- What is the lowest infant food — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,340 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Southern Africa rank for infant food — food supply?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is infant food — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Infant food — Food supply (kcal). 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.