Starchy Roots — Food supply in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 273.24 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Eastern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in Eastern Africa stood at 273.24 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Eastern Africa peaked at 287.4 kcal/cap/d in 2018 and was at its lowest, 257.2 kcal/cap/d, in 2016.
Eastern Africa ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 285.6 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 280.29 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 279.47 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 273.32 kcal/cap/d | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 277.89 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 263.36 kcal/cap/d | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 257.2 kcal/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 259.54 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 287.4 kcal/cap/d | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 285.52 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 280.3 kcal/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 265.98 kcal/cap/d | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 264.74 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 273.24 kcal/cap/d | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 274.96 kcal/cap/d | 257.2 kcal/cap/d | 287.4 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 271.06 kcal/cap/d | 264.74 kcal/cap/d | 280.3 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
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- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 13.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 7.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food supply in Eastern Africa?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Eastern Africa was 273.24 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 287.4 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 257.2 kcal/cap/d in 2016.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.