Sweet potatoes — Seed in Africa

Africa: Sweet potatoes — Seed was 714 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
714 1000 t
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 19 groups
All-time high
714 1000 t
in 2022
All-time low
203 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sweet potatoes — Seed in Africa, 2010–2023

2004006008002010201620232010: 203 1000 t2011: 205 1000 t2012: 249 1000 t2013: 276 1000 t2014: 457 1000 t2015: 465 1000 t2016: 477 1000 t2017: 513 1000 t2018: 539 1000 t2019: 593 1000 t2020: 663 1000 t2021: 654 1000 t2022: 714 1000 t2023: 714 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

In 2023, sweet potatoes — seed in Africa stood at 714 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 158.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — seed in Africa peaked at 714 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 203 1000 t, in 2010.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 397.7 1000 t 203 1000 t 593 1000 t 10
2020s 686.25 1000 t 654 1000 t 714 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 1 Malawi 389 1000 t compare
  2. 2 Madagascar 104 1000 t compare
  3. 3 Rwanda 94 1000 t compare
  4. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 79 1000 t compare
  5. 5 Egypt 48 1000 t compare
  6. 6 Brazil 38 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — seed in Africa?
Sweet potatoes — seed in Africa was 714 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — seed recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 714 1000 t in 2022.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — seed recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 203 1000 t in 2010.
How does Africa rank for sweet potatoes — seed?
Africa ranks 3rd out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — seed rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 158.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Seed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Seed
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
45 places, 617 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.