Sunflower seed — Food supply in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Sunflower seed — Food supply was 9,786 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9,786 million Kcal
Change on year
up 24.1%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
17,185 million Kcal
in 2020
All-time low
0 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sunflower seed — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k2010201620232010: 0 million Kcal2011: 0 million Kcal2012: 0 million Kcal2013: 698.5 million Kcal2014: 905.3 million Kcal2015: 274.1 million Kcal2016: 623.4 million Kcal2017: 1.4k million Kcal2018: 2.5k million Kcal2019: 11.6k million Kcal2020: 17.2k million Kcal2021: 8.7k million Kcal2022: 7.9k million Kcal2023: 9.8k million Kcal

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

Analysis

Southern Africa recorded 9,786 million Kcal for sunflower seed — food supply in 2023.

The figure is up 24.1% on the previous year and up 1,301.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sunflower seed — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 17,185 million Kcal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 million Kcal, in 2010.

Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sunflower seed — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Sunflower seed — Food supply (kcal) in Southern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 0 million Kcal
2011 0 million Kcal
2012 0 million Kcal
2013 698.54 million Kcal
2014 905.34 million Kcal +29.6%
2015 274.05 million Kcal -69.7%
2016 623.41 million Kcal +127.5%
2017 1,371 million Kcal +119.9%
2018 2,504 million Kcal +82.7%
2019 11,645 million Kcal +365.0%
2020 17,185 million Kcal +47.6%
2021 8,728 million Kcal -49.2%
2022 7,884 million Kcal -9.7%
2023 9,786 million Kcal +24.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,802 million Kcal 0 million Kcal 11,645 million Kcal 10
2020s 10,896 million Kcal 7,884 million Kcal 17,185 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 19 Slovenia 9,336 million Kcal compare
  2. 20 Ecuador 8,906 million Kcal compare
  3. 21 Turkmenistan 7,670 million Kcal compare
  4. 22 New Zealand 7,529 million Kcal compare
  5. 22 Australia and New Zealand 7,529 million Kcal compare
  6. 24 United Arab Emirates 7,503 million Kcal compare
  7. 25 Ukraine 6,419 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sunflower seed — food supply in Southern Africa?
Sunflower seed — food supply in Southern Africa was 9,786 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sunflower seed — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 17,185 million Kcal in 2020.
What is the lowest sunflower seed — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million Kcal in 2010.
How does Southern Africa rank for sunflower seed — food supply?
Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is sunflower seed — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,301.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower seed — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sunflower seed — 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
138 places, 1,748 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.