Plantains — Food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Plantains — Food supply was 31.58 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.58 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
6th
of 17 groups
All-time high
34.09 kcal/cap/d
in 2020
All-time low
20.18 kcal/cap/d
in 2012
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Plantains — Food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010–2023

01020302010201620232010: 22.1 kcal/cap/d2011: 21.8 kcal/cap/d2012: 20.2 kcal/cap/d2013: 21.2 kcal/cap/d2014: 24.8 kcal/cap/d2015: 25.2 kcal/cap/d2016: 22.9 kcal/cap/d2017: 24.1 kcal/cap/d2018: 27 kcal/cap/d2019: 30.3 kcal/cap/d2020: 34.1 kcal/cap/d2021: 31.7 kcal/cap/d2022: 32.3 kcal/cap/d2023: 31.6 kcal/cap/d

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 31.58 kcal/cap/d for plantains — food supply in 2023.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 34.09 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.18 kcal/cap/d, in 2012.

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

Plantains — Food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Plantains — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 22.12 kcal/cap/d
2011 21.83 kcal/cap/d -1.3%
2012 20.18 kcal/cap/d -7.6%
2013 21.17 kcal/cap/d +4.9%
2014 24.77 kcal/cap/d +17.0%
2015 25.25 kcal/cap/d +1.9%
2016 22.85 kcal/cap/d -9.5%
2017 24.15 kcal/cap/d +5.7%
2018 26.99 kcal/cap/d +11.8%
2019 30.32 kcal/cap/d +12.3%
2020 34.09 kcal/cap/d +12.4%
2021 31.7 kcal/cap/d -7.0%
2022 32.34 kcal/cap/d +2.0%
2023 31.58 kcal/cap/d -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 23.96 kcal/cap/d 20.18 kcal/cap/d 30.32 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 32.43 kcal/cap/d 31.58 kcal/cap/d 34.09 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 3 Ghana 246.17 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 4 Gabon 222.73 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 5 Guyana 189.78 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 6 Dominican Republic 187.28 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 7 Rwanda 141.07 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 8 Cuba 127.38 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 9 Cameroon 111.58 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Plantains — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 31.58 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 34.09 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 20.18 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for plantains — food supply?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 6th out of 17 groups with data for 2023.
Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains — 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
186 places, 2,342 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.