Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Africa
Africa: Pulses, Other and products — Food supply was 61.87 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, other and products — food supply in Africa is 61.87 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, other and products — food supply in Africa peaked at 61.87 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.95 kcal/cap/d, in 2016.
Africa ranks 5th 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, Other and products — Food supply in Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 56.48 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 56.27 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.67 kcal/cap/d | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 59.74 kcal/cap/d | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 56.76 kcal/cap/d | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 56.53 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.95 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 57.83 kcal/cap/d | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 57.78 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.89 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 60.57 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 61.3 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 61.25 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.87 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.79 kcal/cap/d | 55.95 kcal/cap/d | 61.67 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.25 kcal/cap/d | 60.57 kcal/cap/d | 61.87 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 Burkina Faso 289.53 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 59.42 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Ethiopia 139.18 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Cabo Verde 78.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Nepal 112.35 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Nigeria 106.25 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Comoros 105.45 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 26.3 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Malawi 100.8 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23.79 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23.2 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 India 97.66 kcal/cap/d compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, other and products — food supply in Africa?
- Pulses, other and products — food supply in Africa was 61.87 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.87 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.95 kcal/cap/d in 2016.
- How does Africa rank for pulses, other and products — food supply?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, other and products — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, Other and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.