Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 1.19 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.19 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
29th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.25 kcal/cap/d
in 2021
All-time low
0.45 kcal/cap/d
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Eastern Africa, 2010–2023

00.250.50.7511.22010201620232010: 0.45 kcal/cap/d2011: 0.48 kcal/cap/d2012: 0.51 kcal/cap/d2013: 0.61 kcal/cap/d2014: 0.86 kcal/cap/d2015: 1.1 kcal/cap/d2016: 1.1 kcal/cap/d2017: 1.2 kcal/cap/d2018: 1.2 kcal/cap/d2019: 1.2 kcal/cap/d2020: 1.1 kcal/cap/d2021: 1.2 kcal/cap/d2022: 1.2 kcal/cap/d2023: 1.2 kcal/cap/d

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pelagic fish — food supply in Eastern Africa is 1.19 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 95.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Eastern Africa peaked at 1.25 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.45 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.

Eastern Africa ranks 29th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Eastern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 0.45 kcal/cap/d
2011 0.48 kcal/cap/d +6.7%
2012 0.51 kcal/cap/d +6.3%
2013 0.61 kcal/cap/d +19.6%
2014 0.86 kcal/cap/d +41.0%
2015 1.05 kcal/cap/d +22.1%
2016 1.06 kcal/cap/d +1.0%
2017 1.19 kcal/cap/d +12.3%
2018 1.18 kcal/cap/d -0.8%
2019 1.16 kcal/cap/d -1.7%
2020 1.1 kcal/cap/d -5.2%
2021 1.25 kcal/cap/d +13.6%
2022 1.22 kcal/cap/d -2.4%
2023 1.19 kcal/cap/d -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.855 kcal/cap/d 0.45 kcal/cap/d 1.19 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 1.19 kcal/cap/d 1.1 kcal/cap/d 1.25 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 26 Republic of Korea 32.99 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 27 Mauritius 32.72 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 28 New Caledonia 31.77 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 29 Spain 30.43 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 30 Saint Lucia 29.17 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 31 Philippines 29.09 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 32 Jamaica 27.97 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pelagic fish — food supply in Eastern Africa?
Pelagic fish — food supply in Eastern Africa was 1.19 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.25 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.45 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
How does Eastern Africa rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
Eastern Africa ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pelagic Fish — 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
213 places, 2,893 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.