Meat — Food supply in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Meat — Food supply was 250.15 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Meat — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat — food supply in Southern Africa is 250.15 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 270.12 kcal/cap/d in 2016 and was at its lowest, 247.33 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Southern Africa 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Meat — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 247.33 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 252.6 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 251.96 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 259.37 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 268.28 kcal/cap/d | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 264.96 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 270.12 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 261.67 kcal/cap/d | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 268.46 kcal/cap/d | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 261.8 kcal/cap/d | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 267.63 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 264.34 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 258 kcal/cap/d | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 250.15 kcal/cap/d | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 260.66 kcal/cap/d | 247.33 kcal/cap/d | 270.12 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.03 kcal/cap/d | 250.15 kcal/cap/d | 267.63 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 12 Timor-Leste 157.57 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Iceland 488.16 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Denmark 485.64 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 147.65 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Samoa 484.67 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 123.96 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 China, Hong Kong SAR 472.2 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 84.36 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Australia 464.62 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 64.4 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Cabo Verde 209.98 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Brazil 462.13 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Chile 451.79 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 United Republic of Tanzania 62.66 kcal/cap/d compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat — food supply in Southern Africa?
- Meat — food supply in Southern Africa was 250.15 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 270.12 kcal/cap/d in 2016.
- What is the lowest meat — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 247.33 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Southern Africa rank for meat — food supply?
- Southern Africa ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is meat — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — 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.