Meat — Food in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Meat — Food was 7,023 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,023 1000 t
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
21st
of 29 groups
All-time high
7,120 1000 t
in 2021
All-time low
4,454 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Meat — Food in Northern Africa, 2010–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2010201620232010: 4.5k 1000 t2011: 4.5k 1000 t2012: 5.5k 1000 t2013: 5.8k 1000 t2014: 6.1k 1000 t2015: 6.4k 1000 t2016: 6.2k 1000 t2017: 6.4k 1000 t2018: 6.8k 1000 t2019: 6.5k 1000 t2020: 6.7k 1000 t2021: 7.1k 1000 t2022: 6.8k 1000 t2023: 7.0k 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

Northern Africa recorded 7,023 1000 t for meat — food in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat — food in Northern Africa peaked at 7,120 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,454 1000 t, in 2010.

That places Northern Africa 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Meat — Food in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Meat — Food in Northern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 4,454 1000 t
2011 4,471 1000 t +0.4%
2012 5,546 1000 t +24.0%
2013 5,813 1000 t +4.8%
2014 6,142 1000 t +5.7%
2015 6,372 1000 t +3.7%
2016 6,243 1000 t -2.0%
2017 6,401 1000 t +2.5%
2018 6,794 1000 t +6.1%
2019 6,550 1000 t -3.6%
2020 6,662 1000 t +1.7%
2021 7,120 1000 t +6.9%
2022 6,791 1000 t -4.6%
2023 7,023 1000 t +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5,879 1000 t 4,454 1000 t 6,794 1000 t 10
2020s 6,899 1000 t 6,662 1000 t 7,120 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 18 South Africa 3,683 1000 t compare
  2. 19 Australia and New Zealand 3,500 1000 t compare
  3. 20 Colombia 3,275 1000 t compare
  4. 21 Poland 3,229 1000 t compare
  5. 22 Egypt 3,163 1000 t compare
  6. 23 Australia 3,089 1000 t compare
  7. 24 Malaysia 2,426 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat — food in Northern Africa?
Meat — food in Northern Africa was 7,023 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat — food recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 7,120 1000 t in 2021.
What is the lowest meat — food recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 4,454 1000 t in 2010.
How does Northern Africa rank for meat — food?
Northern Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat — food rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat — Food
Unit
1000 t
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.