Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Africa
Africa: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 63 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Africa, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Africa is 63 %, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Africa peaked at 65 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61 %, in 2011.
Africa ranks 5th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65 % | — |
| 2001 | 64 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63 % | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 63 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 61 % | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 63 % | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 64 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 63 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.9 % | 63 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2 % | 61 % | 64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63 % | 63 % | 63 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 2 Cambodia 75 % compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 68 % compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68 % compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 74 % compare
- 3 Togo 74 % compare
- 5 Ethiopia 73 % compare
- 5 Mozambique 73 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 62 % compare
- 7 Afghanistan 72 % compare
- 7 Bangladesh 72 % compare
- 7 Benin 72 % compare
- 7 Liberia 72 % compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 60 % compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 55 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Africa?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Africa was 63 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 % in 2011.
- How does Africa rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Africa ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.