Potatoes and products — Seed in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Potatoes and products — Seed was 145 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
145 1000 t
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
23rd
of 28 groups
All-time high
145 1000 t
in 2020
All-time low
56 1000 t
in 2014
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Potatoes and products — Seed in Southern Africa, 2010–2023

0501001502010201620232010: 132 1000 t2011: 137 1000 t2012: 138 1000 t2013: 135 1000 t2014: 56 1000 t2015: 62 1000 t2016: 144 1000 t2017: 144 1000 t2018: 144 1000 t2019: 144 1000 t2020: 145 1000 t2021: 145 1000 t2022: 145 1000 t2023: 145 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for potatoes and products — seed in Southern Africa is 145 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potatoes and products — seed in Southern Africa peaked at 145 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56 1000 t, in 2014.

That places Southern Africa 23rd out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Potatoes and products — Seed in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Potatoes and products — Seed in Southern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 132 1000 t
2011 137 1000 t +3.8%
2012 138 1000 t +0.7%
2013 135 1000 t -2.2%
2014 56 1000 t -58.5%
2015 62 1000 t +10.7%
2016 144 1000 t +132.3%
2017 144 1000 t +0.0%
2018 144 1000 t +0.0%
2019 144 1000 t +0.0%
2020 145 1000 t +0.7%
2021 145 1000 t +0.0%
2022 145 1000 t +0.0%
2023 145 1000 t +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 123.6 1000 t 56 1000 t 144 1000 t 10
2020s 145 1000 t 145 1000 t 145 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 20 Romania 251 1000 t compare
  2. 21 Nepal 229 1000 t compare
  3. 22 Kyrgyzstan 224 1000 t compare
  4. 23 Tajikistan 204 1000 t compare
  5. 24 Nigeria 198 1000 t compare
  6. 25 Kenya 192 1000 t compare
  7. 26 Azerbaijan 158 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 171 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes and products — seed in Southern Africa?
Potatoes and products — seed in Southern Africa was 145 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest potatoes and products — seed recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 145 1000 t in 2020.
What is the lowest potatoes and products — seed recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 56 1000 t in 2014.
How does Southern Africa rank for potatoes and products — seed?
Southern Africa ranks 23rd out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is potatoes and products — seed rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes and products — Seed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Potatoes and products — Seed
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
171 places, 2,350 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.