Sorghum and products — Food in Melanesia

Melanesia: Sorghum and products — Food was 5 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5 1000 t
Change on year
down 58.3%
Rank
8th
of 12 regions
All-time high
23 1000 t
in 2011
All-time low
5 1000 t
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sorghum and products — Food in Melanesia, 2010–2023

5101520252010201620232010: 19 1000 t2011: 23 1000 t2012: 20 1000 t2013: 20 1000 t2014: 21 1000 t2015: 21 1000 t2016: 21 1000 t2017: 22 1000 t2018: 23 1000 t2019: 23 1000 t2020: 22 1000 t2021: 23 1000 t2022: 12 1000 t2023: 5 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sorghum and products — food in Melanesia is 5 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 58.3% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food in Melanesia peaked at 23 1000 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5 1000 t, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Sorghum and products — Food in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Sorghum and products — Food in Melanesia, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 19 1000 t
2011 23 1000 t +21.1%
2012 20 1000 t -13.0%
2013 20 1000 t +0.0%
2014 21 1000 t +5.0%
2015 21 1000 t +0.0%
2016 21 1000 t +0.0%
2017 22 1000 t +4.8%
2018 23 1000 t +4.5%
2019 23 1000 t +0.0%
2020 22 1000 t -4.3%
2021 23 1000 t +4.5%
2022 12 1000 t -47.8%
2023 5 1000 t -58.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21.3 1000 t 19 1000 t 23 1000 t 10
2020s 15.5 1000 t 5 1000 t 23 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 5 Ethiopia 3,000 1000 t compare
  2. 6 Niger 1,259 1000 t compare
  3. 7 Burkina Faso 1,184 1000 t compare
  4. 8 Cameroon 908 1000 t compare
  5. 9 Egypt 339 1000 t compare
  6. 10 Ghana 296 1000 t compare
  7. 11 Senegal 238 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum and products — food in Melanesia?
Sorghum and products — food in Melanesia was 5 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sorghum and products — food recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 23 1000 t in 2011.
What is the lowest sorghum and products — food recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 5 1000 t in 2023.
How does Melanesia rank for sorghum and products — food?
Melanesia ranks 8th out of 12 regions with data for 2023.
Is sorghum and products — food rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sorghum and products — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
107 places, 1,371 data points, 2010–2023
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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.