Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 64 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 64 % 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 65 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64 %, in 2002.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65 % | — |
| 2001 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 64 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 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 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2 % | 64 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8 % | 64 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64 % | 64 % | 64 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 71 % compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 82 % compare
- 1 Madagascar 81 % compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Sub-Saharan Africa was 64 % 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 Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 % in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.