Tea (including mate) — Food in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Tea (including mate) — Food was 2,804 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2,804 1000 t
Change on year
down 13.8%
Rank
8th
of 31 regions
All-time high
3,449 1000 t
in 2020
All-time low
89 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Tea (including mate) — Food in Eastern Africa, 2010–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2010201620232010: 89 1000 t2011: 158 1000 t2012: 169 1000 t2013: 145 1000 t2014: 171 1000 t2015: 259 1000 t2016: 580 1000 t2017: 453 1000 t2018: 559 1000 t2019: 385 1000 t2020: 3.4k 1000 t2021: 3.4k 1000 t2022: 3.3k 1000 t2023: 2.8k 1000 t

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 2,804 1000 t for tea (including mate) — food in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 1,833.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tea (including mate) — food in Eastern Africa peaked at 3,449 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89 1000 t, in 2010.

Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 31 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 296.8 1000 t 89 1000 t 580 1000 t 10
2020s 3,221 1000 t 2,804 1000 t 3,449 1000 t 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is tea (including mate) — food in Eastern Africa?
Tea (including mate) — food in Eastern Africa was 2,804 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tea (including mate) — food recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 3,449 1000 t in 2020.
What is the lowest tea (including mate) — food recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 89 1000 t in 2010.
How does Eastern Africa rank for tea (including mate) — food?
Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 31 regions with data for 2023.
Is tea (including mate) — food rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,833.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tea (including mate) — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tea (including mate) — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,896 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.