Palm Oil — Food in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Palm Oil — Food was 772 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
772 1000 t
Change on year
up 5.2%
Rank
3rd
of 17 regions
All-time high
821 1000 t
in 2020
All-time low
554 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Palm Oil — Food in Middle Africa, 2010–2023

02004006008002010201620232010: 554 1000 t2011: 584 1000 t2012: 604 1000 t2013: 653 1000 t2014: 709 1000 t2015: 751 1000 t2016: 759 1000 t2017: 770 1000 t2018: 777 1000 t2019: 809 1000 t2020: 821 1000 t2021: 731 1000 t2022: 734 1000 t2023: 772 1000 t

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

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 772 1000 t for palm oil — food in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, palm oil — food in Middle Africa peaked at 821 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 554 1000 t, in 2010.

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

Palm Oil — Food in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Palm Oil — Food in Middle Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 554 1000 t
2011 584 1000 t +5.4%
2012 604 1000 t +3.4%
2013 653 1000 t +8.1%
2014 709 1000 t +8.6%
2015 751 1000 t +5.9%
2016 759 1000 t +1.1%
2017 770 1000 t +1.4%
2018 777 1000 t +0.9%
2019 809 1000 t +4.1%
2020 821 1000 t +1.5%
2021 731 1000 t -11.0%
2022 734 1000 t +0.4%
2023 772 1000 t +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 697 1000 t 554 1000 t 809 1000 t 10
2020s 764.5 1000 t 731 1000 t 821 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Indonesia 3,334 1000 t compare
  2. 2 China 2,790 1000 t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 2,694 1000 t compare
  4. 4 Nigeria 2,186 1000 t compare
  5. 5 Pakistan 2,150 1000 t compare
  6. 6 India 1,917 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 158 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is palm oil — food in Middle Africa?
Palm oil — food in Middle Africa was 772 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest palm oil — food recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 821 1000 t in 2020.
What is the lowest palm oil — food recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 554 1000 t in 2010.
How does Middle Africa rank for palm oil — food?
Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 17 regions with data for 2023.
Is palm oil — food rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Palm Oil — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Palm Oil — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
158 places, 2,067 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.