Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 21 kcal/cap/d in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Middle Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2025, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Middle Africa stood at 21 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Middle Africa peaked at 51 kcal/cap/d in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8 kcal/cap/d, in 2008.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 47 kcal/cap/d | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 51 kcal/cap/d | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 51 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48 kcal/cap/d | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 30 kcal/cap/d | -37.5% |
| 2006 | 20 kcal/cap/d | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 9 kcal/cap/d | -55.0% |
| 2008 | 8 kcal/cap/d | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 13 kcal/cap/d | +62.5% |
| 2010 | 18 kcal/cap/d | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 17 kcal/cap/d | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 14 kcal/cap/d | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 15 kcal/cap/d | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 15 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 kcal/cap/d | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 24 kcal/cap/d | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 32 kcal/cap/d | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 33 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 31 kcal/cap/d | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 14 kcal/cap/d | -54.8% |
| 2021 | 15 kcal/cap/d | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 18 kcal/cap/d | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 19 kcal/cap/d | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 20 kcal/cap/d | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 21 kcal/cap/d | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6 kcal/cap/d | 8 kcal/cap/d | 51 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6 kcal/cap/d | 14 kcal/cap/d | 33 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.83 kcal/cap/d | 14 kcal/cap/d | 21 kcal/cap/d | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 9 Afghanistan 69 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Israel 69 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 66 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 63 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Malta 62 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 62 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Solomon Islands 62 kcal/cap/d compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Middle Africa?
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Middle Africa was 21 kcal/cap/d in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 51 kcal/cap/d in 2002.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 kcal/cap/d in 2008.
- How does Middle Africa rank for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Middle Africa ranks 12th out of 17 regions with data for 2025.
- Is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.