Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply was 273.31 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Southern Africa stood at 273.31 kcal/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 322.15 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 273.31 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Southern Africa 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 322.15 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 321.9 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 322.08 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 320.02 kcal/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 316.61 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 314.96 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 318.05 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 317.22 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 311.23 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 308.56 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 300.37 kcal/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 291.97 kcal/cap/d | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 276.59 kcal/cap/d | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 273.31 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 317.28 kcal/cap/d | 308.56 kcal/cap/d | 322.15 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 285.56 kcal/cap/d | 273.31 kcal/cap/d | 300.37 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 14 Suriname 458.86 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Melanesia 115.96 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 109.65 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 456.88 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Bahrain 455.06 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 United Republic of Tanzania 95.52 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Chile 445.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 73.57 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Canada 443.46 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 41.29 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 442.87 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Kiribati 442.6 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 31.59 kcal/cap/d compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Southern Africa?
- Sugar & sweeteners — food supply in Southern Africa was 273.31 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 322.15 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 273.31 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Southern Africa rank for sugar & sweeteners — food supply?
- Southern Africa ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.