Roots, Other — Food supply in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Roots, Other — Food supply was 7.61 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, Other — Food supply in Eastern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots, other — food supply in Eastern Africa is 7.61 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in Eastern Africa peaked at 10.34 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.06 kcal/cap/d, in 2012.
That places Eastern Africa 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, Other — Food supply in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.3 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 6.38 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.06 kcal/cap/d | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 7.39 kcal/cap/d | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 7.49 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.55 kcal/cap/d | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 6.61 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.74 kcal/cap/d | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 8.19 kcal/cap/d | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.29 kcal/cap/d | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 10.34 kcal/cap/d | +41.8% |
| 2021 | 6.69 kcal/cap/d | -35.3% |
| 2022 | 6.9 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 7.61 kcal/cap/d | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 kcal/cap/d | 6.06 kcal/cap/d | 8.19 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.88 kcal/cap/d | 6.69 kcal/cap/d | 10.34 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 4 Timor-Leste 32.64 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 133.03 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 132.36 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Eswatini 116.38 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.93 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Bhutan 91.2 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Micronesia 11.99 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11.23 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Botswana 90.65 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.86 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.63 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Côte d'Ivoire 6.98 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Tonga 86.43 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6.53 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 5.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, other — food supply in Eastern Africa?
- Roots, other — food supply in Eastern Africa was 7.61 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.34 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for roots, other — food supply?
- Eastern Africa ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots, Other — 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.