Sorghum and products — Production in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sorghum and products — Production was 142 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum and products — Production in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 142 1000 t for sorghum and products — production in 2023.
That represents a change of down 25.7% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — production in Southern Africa peaked at 294 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 94 1000 t, in 2016.
That places Southern Africa 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sorghum and products — Production in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 260 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 204 1000 t | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 169 1000 t | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 172 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 294 1000 t | +70.9% |
| 2015 | 172 1000 t | -41.5% |
| 2016 | 94 1000 t | -45.3% |
| 2017 | 196 1000 t | +108.5% |
| 2018 | 153 1000 t | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 173 1000 t | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 254 1000 t | +46.8% |
| 2021 | 279 1000 t | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 191 1000 t | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 142 1000 t | -25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 188.7 1000 t | 94 1000 t | 294 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.5 1000 t | 142 1000 t | 279 1000 t | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum and products — production in Southern Africa?
- Sorghum and products — production in Southern Africa was 142 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 294 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 1000 t in 2016.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sorghum and products — production?
- Southern Africa ranks 24th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.