Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 454,107 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
454,107 million Kcal
Change on year
up 12.3%
Rank
16th
of 29 groups
All-time high
591,336 million Kcal
in 2019
All-time low
241,334 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Northern Africa, 2010–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2010201620232010: 241.3k million Kcal2011: 246.1k million Kcal2012: 472.1k million Kcal2013: 478.9k million Kcal2014: 491.6k million Kcal2015: 503.4k million Kcal2016: 515.4k million Kcal2017: 510.8k million Kcal2018: 522.1k million Kcal2019: 591.3k million Kcal2020: 562.2k million Kcal2021: 472.2k million Kcal2022: 404.2k million Kcal2023: 454.1k million Kcal

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

Analysis

In 2023, sweet potatoes — food supply in Northern Africa stood at 454,107 million Kcal.

That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Northern Africa peaked at 591,336 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 241,334 million Kcal, in 2010.

That places Northern Africa 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal) in Northern Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 241,334 million Kcal
2011 246,110 million Kcal +2.0%
2012 472,122 million Kcal +91.8%
2013 478,913 million Kcal +1.4%
2014 491,648 million Kcal +2.7%
2015 503,401 million Kcal +2.4%
2016 515,406 million Kcal +2.4%
2017 510,822 million Kcal -0.9%
2018 522,074 million Kcal +2.2%
2019 591,336 million Kcal +13.3%
2020 562,236 million Kcal -4.9%
2021 472,158 million Kcal -16.0%
2022 404,248 million Kcal -14.4%
2023 454,107 million Kcal +12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 457,317 million Kcal 241,334 million Kcal 591,336 million Kcal 10
2020s 473,187 million Kcal 404,248 million Kcal 562,236 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 13 Timor-Leste 4,100 million Kcal compare
  2. 13 Kenya 527,330 million Kcal compare
  3. 14 Polynesia 2,824 million Kcal compare
  4. 14 Philippines 485,320 million Kcal compare
  5. 15 Micronesia 2,816 million Kcal compare
  6. 15 Cameroon 459,862 million Kcal compare
  7. 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2,797 million Kcal compare
  8. 16 Cuba 392,685 million Kcal compare
  9. 17 Republic of Moldova 142.27 million Kcal compare
  10. 17 Mozambique 383,362 million Kcal compare
  11. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 2.48 million Kcal compare
  12. 18 Brazil 326,738 million Kcal compare
  13. 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 million Kcal compare
  14. 19 Bangladesh 275,082 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — food supply in Northern Africa?
Sweet potatoes — food supply in Northern Africa was 454,107 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 591,336 million Kcal in 2019.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 241,334 million Kcal in 2010.
How does Northern Africa rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
Northern Africa ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — 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
204 places, 2,692 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.