Plantains — Food supply quantity in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Plantains — Food supply quantity was 0.05 kg/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Plantains — Food supply quantity in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains — food supply quantity in Southern Africa is 0.05 kg/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply quantity in Southern Africa peaked at 1.56 kg/cap in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 2010.
That places Southern Africa 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains — Food supply quantity in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2012 | 1.12 kg/cap | — |
| 2013 | 1.55 kg/cap | +38.4% |
| 2014 | 1.56 kg/cap | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.88 kg/cap | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 0.32 kg/cap | -63.6% |
| 2017 | 0.12 kg/cap | -62.5% |
| 2018 | 0.13 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.06 kg/cap | -53.8% |
| 2020 | 0.04 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.574 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 1.56 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0475 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 23 Malawi 17.86 kg/cap compare
- 24 Haiti 13.57 kg/cap compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 0.13 kg/cap compare
- 25 North Macedonia 12.59 kg/cap compare
- 26 Congo 12.57 kg/cap compare
- 27 Fiji 12.36 kg/cap compare
- 27 Costa Rica 12.36 kg/cap compare
- 29 Montenegro 11.7 kg/cap compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains — food supply quantity in Southern Africa?
- Plantains — food supply quantity in Southern Africa was 0.05 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 kg/cap in 2014.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 2010.
- How does Southern Africa rank for plantains — food supply quantity?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply quantity rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.8%. 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 quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.