Pulses — Food supply in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pulses — Food supply was 353,024 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food supply in Southern Africa stood at 353,024 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 626,686 million Kcal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 336,624 million Kcal, in 2019.
That places Southern Africa 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 626,686 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 591,150 million Kcal | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 534,932 million Kcal | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 476,175 million Kcal | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 532,246 million Kcal | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 467,571 million Kcal | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 401,023 million Kcal | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 383,558 million Kcal | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 379,186 million Kcal | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 336,624 million Kcal | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 400,282 million Kcal | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 453,999 million Kcal | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 382,047 million Kcal | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 353,024 million Kcal | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 472,915 million Kcal | 336,624 million Kcal | 626,686 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 397,338 million Kcal | 353,024 million Kcal | 453,999 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 24 Australia 1.15 million million Kcal compare
- 25 Argentina 1.06 million million Kcal compare
- 26 Colombia 1.04 million million Kcal compare
- 27 Mozambique 979,171 million Kcal compare
- 28 Peru 927,498 million Kcal compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 22,389 million Kcal compare
- 29 Spain 905,767 million Kcal compare
- 30 Angola 897,497 million Kcal compare
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- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 3.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses — food supply in Southern Africa?
- Pulses — food supply in Southern Africa was 353,024 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 626,686 million Kcal in 2010.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 336,624 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pulses — food supply?
- Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.