Plantains — Food supply in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Plantains — Food supply was 2,641 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Plantains — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains — food supply in Southern Africa is 2,641 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 73,312 million Kcal in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 million Kcal, in 2010.
Southern Africa ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 0 million Kcal | — |
| 2012 | 51,009 million Kcal | — |
| 2013 | 71,575 million Kcal | +40.3% |
| 2014 | 73,312 million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 42,108 million Kcal | -42.6% |
| 2016 | 15,328 million Kcal | -63.6% |
| 2017 | 5,944 million Kcal | -61.2% |
| 2018 | 6,224 million Kcal | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2,893 million Kcal | -53.5% |
| 2020 | 2,119 million Kcal | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 2,636 million Kcal | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 2,397 million Kcal | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 2,641 million Kcal | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,839 million Kcal | 0 million Kcal | 73,312 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,448 million Kcal | 2,119 million Kcal | 2,641 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 22 Congo 57,786 million Kcal compare
- 23 Guyana 57,242 million Kcal compare
- 24 El Salvador 48,202 million Kcal compare
- 25 Costa Rica 46,896 million Kcal compare
- 26 Romania 42,244 million Kcal compare
- 27 Jamaica 40,922 million Kcal compare
- 28 Liberia 34,832 million Kcal compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 51.26 million Kcal compare
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -0.8166 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -0.3278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 3.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.1597 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 3.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains — food supply in Southern Africa?
- Plantains — food supply in Southern Africa was 2,641 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 73,312 million Kcal in 2014.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Southern Africa rank for plantains — food supply?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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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.