Starchy Roots — Stock Variation in Africa
Africa: Starchy Roots — Stock Variation was 3,048 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Starchy Roots — Stock Variation in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 3,048 1000 t for starchy roots — stock variation in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — stock variation in Africa peaked at 12,229 1000 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, -891 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Africa 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starchy Roots — Stock Variation in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -891 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 642 1000 t | -172.1% |
| 2012 | 1,018 1000 t | +58.6% |
| 2013 | 12,229 1000 t | +1101.3% |
| 2014 | -198 1000 t | -101.6% |
| 2015 | 559 1000 t | -382.3% |
| 2016 | 423 1000 t | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 839 1000 t | +98.3% |
| 2018 | 2,414 1000 t | +187.7% |
| 2019 | 1,884 1000 t | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 3,794 1000 t | +101.4% |
| 2021 | 2,592 1000 t | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 2,464 1000 t | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 3,048 1000 t | +23.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Stock Variation in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1101.3% | 1,018 1000 t | 12,229 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,892 1000 t | -891 1000 t | 12,229 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,974 1000 t | 2,464 1000 t | 3,794 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 China 4,044 1000 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 4,008 1000 t compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 1,600 1000 t compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,394 1000 t compare
- 4 Laos 1,394 1000 t compare
- 6 Ghana 1,029 1000 t compare
- 7 Belgium 964 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — stock variation in Africa?
- Starchy roots — stock variation in Africa was 3,048 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — stock variation recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,229 1000 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — stock variation recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -891 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Africa rank for starchy roots — stock variation?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — stock variation rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Stock Variation. 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.