Vegetables — Food supply in Africa

Africa: Vegetables — Food supply was 47.48 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
47.48 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
48.31 kcal/cap/d
in 2019
All-time low
45.55 kcal/cap/d
in 2013
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Vegetables — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023

010203040502010201620232010: 46.2 kcal/cap/d2011: 45.6 kcal/cap/d2012: 47.2 kcal/cap/d2013: 45.5 kcal/cap/d2014: 47.7 kcal/cap/d2015: 48.2 kcal/cap/d2016: 46.5 kcal/cap/d2017: 46.9 kcal/cap/d2018: 48.1 kcal/cap/d2019: 48.3 kcal/cap/d2020: 47.7 kcal/cap/d2021: 47.1 kcal/cap/d2022: 48.3 kcal/cap/d2023: 47.5 kcal/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.

Analysis

In 2023, vegetables — food supply in Africa stood at 47.48 kcal/cap/d.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables — food supply in Africa peaked at 48.31 kcal/cap/d in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.55 kcal/cap/d, in 2013.

That places Africa 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Vegetables — Food supply in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Vegetables — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 46.2 kcal/cap/d
2011 45.59 kcal/cap/d -1.3%
2012 47.16 kcal/cap/d +3.4%
2013 45.55 kcal/cap/d -3.4%
2014 47.71 kcal/cap/d +4.7%
2015 48.17 kcal/cap/d +1.0%
2016 46.51 kcal/cap/d -3.4%
2017 46.85 kcal/cap/d +0.7%
2018 48.14 kcal/cap/d +2.8%
2019 48.31 kcal/cap/d +0.4%
2020 47.73 kcal/cap/d -1.2%
2021 47.11 kcal/cap/d -1.3%
2022 48.3 kcal/cap/d +2.5%
2023 47.48 kcal/cap/d -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 47.02 kcal/cap/d 45.55 kcal/cap/d 48.31 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 47.66 kcal/cap/d 47.11 kcal/cap/d 48.3 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 20 Belarus 130.14 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.51 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 21 Azerbaijan 127.8 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 22 Libya 123.92 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 23 Cuba 120.75 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 24 Israel 119.22 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 25 Nepal 115.47 kcal/cap/d compare
  8. 26 Bahamas 108.8 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables — food supply in Africa?
Vegetables — food supply in Africa was 47.48 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables — food supply recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 48.31 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
What is the lowest vegetables — food supply recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 45.55 kcal/cap/d in 2013.
How does Africa rank for vegetables — food supply?
Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is vegetables — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables — Food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 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.