Onions — Food supply in Africa

Africa: Onions — Food supply was 10.23 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.23 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
17th
of 28 groups
All-time high
10.49 kcal/cap/d
in 2022
All-time low
7.4 kcal/cap/d
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Onions — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023

02.557.5102010201620232010: 7.4 kcal/cap/d2011: 7.7 kcal/cap/d2012: 8.2 kcal/cap/d2013: 7.5 kcal/cap/d2014: 9 kcal/cap/d2015: 9.6 kcal/cap/d2016: 9.7 kcal/cap/d2017: 10.1 kcal/cap/d2018: 10.4 kcal/cap/d2019: 10.3 kcal/cap/d2020: 10.4 kcal/cap/d2021: 10.3 kcal/cap/d2022: 10.5 kcal/cap/d2023: 10.2 kcal/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.

Analysis

The most recent figure for onions — food supply in Africa is 10.23 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, onions — food supply in Africa peaked at 10.49 kcal/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.4 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.

Africa ranks 17th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Onions — Food supply in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Onions — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 7.4 kcal/cap/d
2011 7.67 kcal/cap/d +3.6%
2012 8.19 kcal/cap/d +6.8%
2013 7.52 kcal/cap/d -8.2%
2014 9.03 kcal/cap/d +20.1%
2015 9.64 kcal/cap/d +6.8%
2016 9.71 kcal/cap/d +0.7%
2017 10.1 kcal/cap/d +4.0%
2018 10.44 kcal/cap/d +3.4%
2019 10.29 kcal/cap/d -1.4%
2020 10.38 kcal/cap/d +0.9%
2021 10.34 kcal/cap/d -0.4%
2022 10.49 kcal/cap/d +1.5%
2023 10.23 kcal/cap/d -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9 kcal/cap/d 7.4 kcal/cap/d 10.44 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 10.36 kcal/cap/d 10.23 kcal/cap/d 10.49 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 15 Republic of Korea 27.48 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 16 Belarus 27.11 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 17 Guyana 25.93 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.64 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 18 Naoero 25.4 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 19 Timor-Leste 0 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 19 Kuwait 25.31 kcal/cap/d compare
  8. 20 Qatar 23.84 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is onions — food supply in Africa?
Onions — food supply in Africa was 10.23 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest onions — food supply recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 10.49 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
What is the lowest onions — food supply recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7.4 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
How does Africa rank for onions — food supply?
Africa ranks 17th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is onions — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Onions — Food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
209 places, 2,827 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.