Plantains — Food supply in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Plantains — Food supply was 35.52 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.52 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
5th
of 30 groups
All-time high
39.04 kcal/cap/d
in 2020
All-time low
23.41 kcal/cap/d
in 2012
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Plantains — Food supply in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2010–2023

0102030402010201620232010: 25.6 kcal/cap/d2011: 25.2 kcal/cap/d2012: 23.4 kcal/cap/d2013: 24.6 kcal/cap/d2014: 29 kcal/cap/d2015: 29.1 kcal/cap/d2016: 26.6 kcal/cap/d2017: 27.6 kcal/cap/d2018: 30.2 kcal/cap/d2019: 35.3 kcal/cap/d2020: 39 kcal/cap/d2021: 36.4 kcal/cap/d2022: 36.5 kcal/cap/d2023: 35.5 kcal/cap/d

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 35.52 kcal/cap/d for plantains — food supply in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 39.04 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.41 kcal/cap/d, in 2012.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Plantains — Food supply in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Plantains — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 25.63 kcal/cap/d
2011 25.16 kcal/cap/d -1.8%
2012 23.41 kcal/cap/d -7.0%
2013 24.55 kcal/cap/d +4.9%
2014 28.97 kcal/cap/d +18.0%
2015 29.12 kcal/cap/d +0.5%
2016 26.63 kcal/cap/d -8.6%
2017 27.59 kcal/cap/d +3.6%
2018 30.19 kcal/cap/d +9.4%
2019 35.29 kcal/cap/d +16.9%
2020 39.04 kcal/cap/d +10.6%
2021 36.39 kcal/cap/d -6.8%
2022 36.46 kcal/cap/d +0.2%
2023 35.52 kcal/cap/d -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27.65 kcal/cap/d 23.41 kcal/cap/d 35.29 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 36.85 kcal/cap/d 35.52 kcal/cap/d 39.04 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 2 Sao Tome and Principe 304.62 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 3 Ghana 246.17 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 4 Gabon 222.73 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 5 Guyana 189.78 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 6 Dominican Republic 187.28 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 7 Rwanda 141.07 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 8 Cuba 127.38 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains — food supply in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Plantains — food supply in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 35.52 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 39.04 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 23.41 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for plantains — food supply?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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
194 places, 2,431 data points, 2010–2023
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