Maize and products — Food supply in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Maize and products — Food supply was 308.79 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize and products — Food supply in Northern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 308.79 kcal/cap/d for maize and products — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — food supply in Northern Africa peaked at 354.19 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 281.58 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
Northern Africa ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Food supply in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 354.19 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 348.45 kcal/cap/d | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 296.27 kcal/cap/d | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 300.68 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 294.71 kcal/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 288.94 kcal/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 290.21 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 291.07 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 281.58 kcal/cap/d | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 291.07 kcal/cap/d | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 295.8 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 301.89 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 305.04 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 308.79 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 303.72 kcal/cap/d | 281.58 kcal/cap/d | 354.19 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 302.88 kcal/cap/d | 295.8 kcal/cap/d | 308.79 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 275.93 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Paraguay 771.1 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 El Salvador 767.14 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Eswatini 761.3 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 175.12 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Guatemala 759.37 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Viet Nam 132.49 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Honduras 726.8 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Türkiye 126.76 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Uganda 649.54 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Botswana 620.53 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 112.25 kcal/cap/d compare
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- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate 18.27 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Milk, Total — Milk Animals, annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 13.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate 7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize and products — food supply in Northern Africa?
- Maize and products — food supply in Northern Africa was 308.79 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — food supply recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 354.19 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest maize and products — food supply recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 281.58 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does Northern Africa rank for maize and products — food supply?
- Northern Africa ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — food supply rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — 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.