Plantains — Food supply quantity in Africa
Africa: Plantains — Food supply quantity was 16.43 kg/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Plantains — Food supply quantity in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, plantains — food supply quantity in Africa stood at 16.43 kg/cap.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply quantity in Africa peaked at 20.12 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.8 kg/cap, in 2012.
Africa ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Plantains — Food supply quantity in Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.69 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 15.46 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.8 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 15.19 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.71 kg/cap | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 16.67 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.68 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 16.12 kg/cap | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.2 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 18.94 kg/cap | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 20.12 kg/cap | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 16.99 kg/cap | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 16.79 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.43 kg/cap | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.25 kg/cap | 14.8 kg/cap | 18.94 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.58 kg/cap | 16.43 kg/cap | 20.12 kg/cap | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains — food supply quantity in Africa?
- Plantains — food supply quantity in Africa was 16.43 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.12 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8 kg/cap in 2012.
- How does Africa rank for plantains — food supply quantity?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply quantity rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.