Sorghum and products — Food supply in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Sorghum and products — Food supply was 85.03 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Eastern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum and products — food supply in Eastern Africa stood at 85.03 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food supply in Eastern Africa peaked at 97.33 kcal/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.72 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
That places Eastern Africa 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 91.23 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 90.07 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 84.46 kcal/cap/d | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 87.81 kcal/cap/d | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 89.42 kcal/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 88.67 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.39 kcal/cap/d | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 87.02 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 82.72 kcal/cap/d | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 97.33 kcal/cap/d | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 89.99 kcal/cap/d | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 85.27 kcal/cap/d | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 86.4 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 85.03 kcal/cap/d | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.31 kcal/cap/d | 82.72 kcal/cap/d | 97.33 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.67 kcal/cap/d | 85.03 kcal/cap/d | 89.99 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 3 Cameroon 274.66 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 40.34 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Nigeria 201.35 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Ethiopia 200.03 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Mauritania 115.13 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Rwanda 110.17 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Melanesia 3.21 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.37 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 El Salvador 107.28 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.64 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Senegal 106.81 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Africa
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.1599 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -0.0237 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate -0.4094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum and products — food supply in Eastern Africa?
- Sorghum and products — food supply in Eastern Africa was 85.03 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.33 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.72 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for sorghum and products — food supply?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food supply rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — 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.