Wheat and products — Food supply in Africa
Africa: Wheat and products — Food supply was 180.97 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat and products — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Africa recorded 180.97 million million Kcal for wheat and products — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat and products — food supply in Africa peaked at 185.16 million million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 132.87 million million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Africa 6th 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.
Wheat and products — Food supply in Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 132.87 million million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 137.02 million million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 145.12 million million Kcal | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 148.11 million million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 154.92 million million Kcal | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 157.42 million million Kcal | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 161.77 million million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 165.95 million million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 170.54 million million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 174.81 million million Kcal | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 179.56 million million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 185.16 million million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 181.20 million million Kcal | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 180.97 million million Kcal | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 154.85 million million Kcal | 132.87 million million Kcal | 174.81 million million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 181.72 million million Kcal | 179.56 million million Kcal | 185.16 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 India 296.69 million million Kcal compare
- 4 Pakistan 85.66 million million Kcal compare
- 4 Türkiye 38.00 million million Kcal compare
- 5 Russian Federation 53.44 million million Kcal compare
- 6 Egypt 43.84 million million Kcal compare
- 7 Brazil 28.63 million million Kcal compare
- 8 Ethiopia 22.60 million million Kcal compare
- 8 Viet Nam 3.89 million million Kcal compare
- 9 Algeria 21.35 million million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.0042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 5.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat and products — food supply in Africa?
- Wheat and products — food supply in Africa was 180.97 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat and products — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 185.16 million million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat and products — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 132.87 million million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Africa rank for wheat and products — food supply?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is wheat and products — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Wheat and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.