Pulses — Losses in Africa
Africa: Pulses — Losses was 2,241 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Losses in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 2,241 1000 t for pulses — losses in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — losses in Africa peaked at 2,241 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,374 1000 t, in 2011.
Africa ranks 2nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,727 1000 t | 1,374 1000 t | 1,996 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,084 1000 t | 1,915 1000 t | 2,241 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Tomatoes — Production 26.38 million t (2024)
- Bananas — Production 31.26 million t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 47.50 million An (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 — Yield/Carcass Weight 50 kg/An (2024)
- Bananas — Area harvested 2.29 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 706,446 t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 1.67 million ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 15,779 kg/ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 613,627 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses — losses in Africa?
- Pulses — losses in Africa was 2,241 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — losses recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,241 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses — losses recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,374 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Africa rank for pulses — losses?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — losses rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 — Losses. 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.