Starchy Roots — Food supply in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 989.1 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
989.1 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 20 regions
All-time high
1,028 kcal/cap/d
in 2011
All-time low
947.51 kcal/cap/d
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Starchy Roots — Food supply in Middle Africa, 2010–2023

02505007501.0k2010201620232010: 1.0k kcal/cap/d2011: 1.0k kcal/cap/d2012: 1.0k kcal/cap/d2013: 989 kcal/cap/d2014: 963.8 kcal/cap/d2015: 953.8 kcal/cap/d2016: 951.1 kcal/cap/d2017: 958.1 kcal/cap/d2018: 964.1 kcal/cap/d2019: 970.7 kcal/cap/d2020: 947.5 kcal/cap/d2021: 975.2 kcal/cap/d2022: 990 kcal/cap/d2023: 989.1 kcal/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starchy roots — food supply in Middle Africa is 989.1 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Middle Africa peaked at 1,028 kcal/cap/d in 2011 and was at its lowest, 947.51 kcal/cap/d, in 2020.

Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 20 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

Starchy Roots — Food supply in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Middle Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 1,020 kcal/cap/d
2011 1,028 kcal/cap/d +0.8%
2012 1,012 kcal/cap/d -1.6%
2013 989.03 kcal/cap/d -2.2%
2014 963.75 kcal/cap/d -2.6%
2015 953.81 kcal/cap/d -1.0%
2016 951.06 kcal/cap/d -0.3%
2017 958.09 kcal/cap/d +0.7%
2018 964.11 kcal/cap/d +0.6%
2019 970.67 kcal/cap/d +0.7%
2020 947.51 kcal/cap/d -2.4%
2021 975.22 kcal/cap/d +2.9%
2022 989.96 kcal/cap/d +1.5%
2023 989.1 kcal/cap/d -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 980.94 kcal/cap/d 951.06 kcal/cap/d 1,028 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 975.45 kcal/cap/d 947.51 kcal/cap/d 989.96 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,349 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 1 Ghana 1,292 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 2 Angola 885.39 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 3 Congo 771.42 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 4 Mozambique 665.73 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 5 Nigeria 652.45 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is starchy roots — food supply in Middle Africa?
Starchy roots — food supply in Middle Africa was 989.1 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,028 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 947.51 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
How does Middle Africa rank for starchy roots — food supply?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Middle 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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Indicator
Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 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.