Plantains — Food supply in Melanesia

Melanesia: Plantains — Food supply was 8,612 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
8,612 million Kcal
Change on year
up 22.6%
Rank
9th
of 17 regions
All-time high
8,612 million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
64.33 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Plantains — Food supply in Melanesia, 2010–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2010201620232010: 64.3 million Kcal2011: 81.8 million Kcal2012: 99.2 million Kcal2013: 82.1 million Kcal2014: 2.3k million Kcal2015: 2.7k million Kcal2016: 2.7k million Kcal2017: 3.6k million Kcal2018: 3.8k million Kcal2019: 4.3k million Kcal2020: 4.2k million Kcal2021: 6.1k million Kcal2022: 7.0k million Kcal2023: 8.6k million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

The most recent figure for plantains — food supply in Melanesia is 8,612 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 10,390.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Melanesia peaked at 8,612 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.33 million Kcal, in 2010.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Plantains — Food supply in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Plantains — Food supply (kcal) in Melanesia, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 64.33 million Kcal
2011 81.82 million Kcal +27.2%
2012 99.19 million Kcal +21.2%
2013 82.09 million Kcal -17.2%
2014 2,281 million Kcal +2679.2%
2015 2,688 million Kcal +17.8%
2016 2,659 million Kcal -1.1%
2017 3,593 million Kcal +35.1%
2018 3,757 million Kcal +4.6%
2019 4,311 million Kcal +14.7%
2020 4,196 million Kcal -2.7%
2021 6,116 million Kcal +45.8%
2022 7,024 million Kcal +14.8%
2023 8,612 million Kcal +22.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,962 million Kcal 64.33 million Kcal 4,311 million Kcal 10
2020s 6,487 million Kcal 4,196 million Kcal 8,612 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 6 Myanmar 823,317 million Kcal compare
  2. 7 Dominican Republic 774,581 million Kcal compare
  3. 8 Rwanda 718,520 million Kcal compare
  4. 9 Cuba 520,879 million Kcal compare
  5. 10 Sri Lanka 519,190 million Kcal compare
  6. 11 Guinea 488,835 million Kcal compare
  7. 12 Ecuador 426,328 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is plantains — food supply in Melanesia?
Plantains — food supply in Melanesia was 8,612 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 8,612 million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 64.33 million Kcal in 2010.
How does Melanesia rank for plantains — food supply?
Melanesia ranks 9th out of 17 regions with data for 2023.
Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10,390.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Plantains — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
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.