Starchy Roots — Food supply in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 73.75 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.75 million million Kcal
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
3rd
of 20 regions
All-time high
73.75 million million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
50.13 million million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M2010201620232010: 50.1M million Kcal2011: 52.2M million Kcal2012: 53.1M million Kcal2013: 53.7M million Kcal2014: 54.0M million Kcal2015: 55.2M million Kcal2016: 56.9M million Kcal2017: 59.3M million Kcal2018: 61.6M million Kcal2019: 64.0M million Kcal2020: 64.4M million Kcal2021: 68.4M million Kcal2022: 71.5M million Kcal2023: 73.8M million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 73.75 million million Kcal for starchy roots — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Middle Africa peaked at 73.75 million million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.13 million million Kcal, in 2010.

That places Middle Africa 3rd out of 20 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal) in Middle Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 50.13 million million Kcal
2011 52.21 million million Kcal +4.1%
2012 53.11 million million Kcal +1.7%
2013 53.66 million million Kcal +1.0%
2014 54.03 million million Kcal +0.7%
2015 55.21 million million Kcal +2.2%
2016 56.91 million million Kcal +3.1%
2017 59.30 million million Kcal +4.2%
2018 61.62 million million Kcal +3.9%
2019 63.97 million million Kcal +3.8%
2020 64.39 million million Kcal +0.7%
2021 68.35 million million Kcal +6.1%
2022 71.51 million million Kcal +4.6%
2023 73.75 million million Kcal +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 56.01 million million Kcal 50.13 million million Kcal 63.97 million million Kcal 10
2020s 69.50 million million Kcal 64.39 million million Kcal 73.75 million million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 China 75.15 million million Kcal compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 74.73 million million Kcal compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 54.27 million million Kcal compare
  4. 4 India 31.70 million million Kcal compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 22.63 million million Kcal compare
  6. 6 Ghana 15.93 million million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is starchy roots — food supply in Middle Africa?
Starchy roots — food supply in Middle Africa was 73.75 million million Kcal 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 73.75 million million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 50.13 million million Kcal in 2010.
How does Middle Africa rank for starchy roots — food supply?
Middle Africa ranks 3rd 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 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
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.