Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 15 kcal/cap/d in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Northern Africa is 15 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Northern Africa peaked at 56 kcal/cap/d in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7 kcal/cap/d, in 2012.
Northern Africa ranks 20th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 52 kcal/cap/d | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 56 kcal/cap/d | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 54 kcal/cap/d | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 47 kcal/cap/d | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 25 kcal/cap/d | -46.8% |
| 2006 | 13 kcal/cap/d | -48.0% |
| 2007 | 16 kcal/cap/d | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 23 kcal/cap/d | +43.8% |
| 2009 | 32 kcal/cap/d | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 25 kcal/cap/d | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 15 kcal/cap/d | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 7 kcal/cap/d | -53.3% |
| 2013 | 7 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 kcal/cap/d | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 13 kcal/cap/d | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 14 kcal/cap/d | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 12 kcal/cap/d | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 14 kcal/cap/d | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 13 kcal/cap/d | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 13 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 kcal/cap/d | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 14 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 kcal/cap/d | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 14 kcal/cap/d | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 15 kcal/cap/d | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4 kcal/cap/d | 13 kcal/cap/d | 56 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1 kcal/cap/d | 7 kcal/cap/d | 25 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.83 kcal/cap/d | 7 kcal/cap/d | 15 kcal/cap/d | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Northern Africa?
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Northern Africa was 15 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56 kcal/cap/d in 2002.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- How does Northern Africa rank for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Northern Africa ranks 20th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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.