Miscellaneous — Food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Miscellaneous — Food supply was 1.13 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 1.13 million million Kcal for miscellaneous — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.21 million million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 550,575 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 550,575 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 622,532 million Kcal | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 677,638 million Kcal | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 718,005 million Kcal | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 796,261 million Kcal | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 863,474 million Kcal | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 856,672 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million million Kcal | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million million Kcal | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million million Kcal | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million million Kcal | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million million Kcal | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million million Kcal | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.13 million million Kcal | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 813,465 million Kcal | 550,575 million Kcal | 1.03 million million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million million Kcal | 1.11 million million Kcal | 1.21 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 5 Saudi Arabia 336,845 million Kcal compare
- 6 China 327,836 million Kcal compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 301,207 million Kcal compare
- 8 Australia 296,624 million Kcal compare
- 9 China, Hong Kong SAR 294,130 million Kcal compare
- 10 France 272,240 million Kcal compare
- 11 Canada 257,054 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.4713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is miscellaneous — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.13 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 million million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 550,575 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Miscellaneous — 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.