Roots, Other — Food supply in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Roots, Other — Food supply was 379,097 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
379,097 million Kcal
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
379,097 million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
318,322 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Roots, Other — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2010201620232010: 318.3k million Kcal2011: 325.5k million Kcal2012: 333.0k million Kcal2013: 342.9k million Kcal2014: 350.3k million Kcal2015: 356.0k million Kcal2016: 353.6k million Kcal2017: 359.0k million Kcal2018: 355.8k million Kcal2019: 360.5k million Kcal2020: 364.8k million Kcal2021: 370.6k million Kcal2022: 378.8k million Kcal2023: 379.1k million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

The most recent figure for roots, other — food supply in Southern Africa is 379,097 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots, other — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 379,097 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 318,322 million Kcal, in 2010.

Southern Africa ranks 14th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Roots, Other — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Roots, Other — Food supply (kcal) in Southern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 318,322 million Kcal
2011 325,482 million Kcal +2.2%
2012 332,971 million Kcal +2.3%
2013 342,874 million Kcal +3.0%
2014 350,339 million Kcal +2.2%
2015 355,962 million Kcal +1.6%
2016 353,638 million Kcal -0.7%
2017 358,954 million Kcal +1.5%
2018 355,765 million Kcal -0.9%
2019 360,460 million Kcal +1.3%
2020 364,776 million Kcal +1.2%
2021 370,625 million Kcal +1.6%
2022 378,837 million Kcal +2.2%
2023 379,097 million Kcal +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 345,477 million Kcal 318,322 million Kcal 360,460 million Kcal 10
2020s 373,334 million Kcal 364,776 million Kcal 379,097 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 11 Timor-Leste 16,492 million Kcal compare
  2. 11 Namibia 244,765 million Kcal compare
  3. 12 Viet Nam 6,112 million Kcal compare
  4. 12 Peru 182,371 million Kcal compare
  5. 13 Rwanda 150,575 million Kcal compare
  6. 14 Mexico 127,078 million Kcal compare
  7. 15 Malaysia 116,983 million Kcal compare
  8. 16 Türkiye 0 million Kcal compare
  9. 16 Egypt 115,665 million Kcal compare
  10. 17 Nepal 112,921 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots, other — food supply in Southern Africa?
Roots, other — food supply in Southern Africa was 379,097 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots, other — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 379,097 million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest roots, other — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 318,322 million Kcal in 2010.
How does Southern Africa rank for roots, other — food supply?
Southern Africa ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is roots, other — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots, Other — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
208 places, 2,774 data points, 2010–2023
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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.