Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 63 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Eastern Africa, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 63 % for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Eastern Africa peaked at 68 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63 %, in 2011.
Eastern Africa ranks 5th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68 % | — |
| 2001 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63 % | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 65 % | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 63 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 63 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.7 % | 66 % | 68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8 % | 63 % | 66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 63 % | 63 % | 63 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern 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
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -0.1042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.2182 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual -0.6405 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Eastern Africa?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Eastern 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 % in 2011.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Eastern 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 Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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.