Sorghum and products — Seed in Africa
Africa: Sorghum and products — Seed was 449 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum and products — Seed in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum and products — seed in Africa is 449 1000 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — seed in Africa peaked at 539 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 375 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Africa 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sorghum and products — Seed in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 454 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 375 1000 t | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 465 1000 t | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 456 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 495 1000 t | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 537 1000 t | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 539 1000 t | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 521 1000 t | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 538 1000 t | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 504 1000 t | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 470 1000 t | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 454 1000 t | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 464 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 449 1000 t | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 488.4 1000 t | 375 1000 t | 539 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 459.25 1000 t | 449 1000 t | 470 1000 t | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum and products — seed in Africa?
- Sorghum and products — seed in Africa was 449 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — seed recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 539 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — seed recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 375 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Africa rank for sorghum and products — seed?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — seed rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — Seed. 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.