Potatoes and products — Production in Africa
Africa: Potatoes and products — Production was 29,442 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes and products — Production in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes and products — production in Africa is 29,442 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — production in Africa peaked at 29,442 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,667 1000 t, in 2016.
That places Africa 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Potatoes and products — Production in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24,665 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 26,428 1000 t | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 28,765 1000 t | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 29,429 1000 t | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 24,614 1000 t | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 25,676 1000 t | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 23,667 1000 t | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 24,800 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 25,989 1000 t | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 26,759 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 28,447 1000 t | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 28,034 1000 t | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 29,034 1000 t | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 29,442 1000 t | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,079 1000 t | 23,667 1000 t | 29,429 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,739 1000 t | 28,034 1000 t | 29,442 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 706,446 t (2024)
- Bananas — Production 31.26 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 50 kg/An (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 2.29 million ha (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production 2.37 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 47.50 million An (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 55.77 million An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 15,779 kg/ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 613,627 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes and products — production in Africa?
- Potatoes and products — production in Africa was 29,442 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29,442 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,667 1000 t in 2016.
- How does Africa rank for potatoes and products — production?
- Africa ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Potatoes and products — Production. 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.