Sorghum and products — Food supply in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sorghum and products — Food supply was 224,187 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum and products — food supply in Southern Africa is 224,187 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 478,130 million Kcal in 2013 and was at its lowest, 128,075 million Kcal, in 2018.
That places Southern Africa 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 261,208 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 370,988 million Kcal | +42.0% |
| 2012 | 320,270 million Kcal | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 478,130 million Kcal | +49.3% |
| 2014 | 264,268 million Kcal | -44.7% |
| 2015 | 270,261 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 170,702 million Kcal | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 131,276 million Kcal | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 128,075 million Kcal | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 252,310 million Kcal | +97.0% |
| 2020 | 352,682 million Kcal | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 246,547 million Kcal | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 239,245 million Kcal | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 224,187 million Kcal | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 264,749 million Kcal | 128,075 million Kcal | 478,130 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 265,665 million Kcal | 224,187 million Kcal | 352,682 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 14 Yemen 539,644 million Kcal compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 429,780 million Kcal compare
- 16 Mozambique 367,660 million Kcal compare
- 17 Myanmar 346,205 million Kcal compare
- 18 El Salvador 247,058 million Kcal compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 186,058 million Kcal compare
- 19 Mauritania 211,053 million Kcal compare
- 20 Uganda 178,193 million Kcal compare
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- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.0684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, annual growth rate -27.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum and products — food supply in Southern Africa?
- Sorghum and products — food supply in Southern Africa was 224,187 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 478,130 million Kcal in 2013.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,075 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sorghum and products — food supply?
- Southern Africa ranks 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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). 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.