Pulses — Food supply in Africa
Africa: Pulses — Food supply was 53.87 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Africa recorded 53.87 million million Kcal for pulses — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Africa peaked at 53.87 million million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.32 million million Kcal, in 2010.
Africa ranks 4th 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.
Pulses — Food supply in Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.32 million million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 37.43 million million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 41.35 million million Kcal | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 41.70 million million Kcal | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.95 million million Kcal | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 42.70 million million Kcal | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 42.27 million million Kcal | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 44.83 million million Kcal | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 45.06 million million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.15 million million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 49.02 million million Kcal | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 50.75 million million Kcal | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 51.94 million million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 53.87 million million Kcal | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.88 million million Kcal | 36.32 million million Kcal | 46.15 million million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.40 million million Kcal | 49.02 million million Kcal | 53.87 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 India 72.55 million million Kcal compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 9.53 million million Kcal compare
- 3 Ethiopia 9.35 million million Kcal compare
- 4 China, mainland 9.33 million million Kcal compare
- 5 Nigeria 8.84 million million Kcal compare
- 6 Brazil 8.41 million million Kcal compare
- 7 Pakistan 5.41 million million Kcal compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks 55.77 million An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses — food supply in Africa?
- Pulses — food supply in Africa was 53.87 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 53.87 million million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.32 million million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Africa rank for pulses — food supply?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 Pulses — Food supply (kcal). 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.