Vegetal Products — Food supply in Africa

Africa: Vegetal Products — Food supply was 1.27 billion million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.27 billion million Kcal
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
5th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.27 billion million Kcal
in 2023
All-time low
878.05 million million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Vegetal Products — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2010201620232010: 878.0M million Kcal2011: 901.4M million Kcal2012: 953.9M million Kcal2013: 979.4M million Kcal2014: 1.0B million Kcal2015: 1.0B million Kcal2016: 1.1B million Kcal2017: 1.1B million Kcal2018: 1.1B million Kcal2019: 1.2B million Kcal2020: 1.2B million Kcal2021: 1.2B million Kcal2022: 1.3B million Kcal2023: 1.3B million Kcal

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 1.27 billion million Kcal for vegetal products — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetal products — food supply in Africa peaked at 1.27 billion million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 878.05 million million Kcal, in 2010.

That places Africa 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Vegetal Products — Food supply in Africa, year by year

Annual values for Vegetal Products — Food supply (kcal) in Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 878.05 million million Kcal
2011 901.43 million million Kcal +2.7%
2012 953.89 million million Kcal +5.8%
2013 979.40 million million Kcal +2.7%
2014 1.01 billion million Kcal +3.1%
2015 1.04 billion million Kcal +2.7%
2016 1.06 billion million Kcal +2.2%
2017 1.09 billion million Kcal +3.3%
2018 1.13 billion million Kcal +2.9%
2019 1.16 billion million Kcal +2.9%
2020 1.19 billion million Kcal +2.6%
2021 1.22 billion million Kcal +2.6%
2022 1.26 billion million Kcal +3.0%
2023 1.27 billion million Kcal +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.02 billion million Kcal 878.05 million million Kcal 1.16 billion million Kcal 10
2020s 1.24 billion million Kcal 1.19 billion million Kcal 1.27 billion million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 2 China, mainland 1.47 billion million Kcal compare
  2. 3 India 1.21 billion million Kcal compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 270.57 million million Kcal compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 100.93 million million Kcal compare
  5. 5 Nigeria 199.22 million million Kcal compare
  6. 5 Viet Nam 93.69 million million Kcal compare
  7. 6 Brazil 190.67 million million Kcal compare
  8. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 76.52 million million Kcal compare
  9. 7 Pakistan 172.44 million million Kcal compare
  10. 8 Bangladesh 146.68 million million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetal products — food supply in Africa?
Vegetal products — food supply in Africa was 1.27 billion million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetal products — food supply recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 billion million Kcal in 2023.
What is the lowest vegetal products — food supply recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 878.05 million million Kcal in 2010.
How does Africa rank for vegetal products — food supply?
Africa ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is vegetal products — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 Vegetal Products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetal Products — 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
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.