Wheat and products — Seed in Africa

Africa: Wheat and products — Seed was 946 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
946 1000 t
Change on year
down 8.3%
Rank
11th
of 31 regions
All-time high
1,307 1000 t
in 2018
All-time low
839 1000 t
in 2016
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Wheat and products — Seed in Africa, 2010–2023

05001.0k1.5k2010201620232010: 857 1000 t2011: 993 1000 t2012: 882 1000 t2013: 1.1k 1000 t2014: 976 1000 t2015: 1.2k 1000 t2016: 839 1000 t2017: 1.2k 1000 t2018: 1.3k 1000 t2019: 1.0k 1000 t2020: 995 1000 t2021: 1.2k 1000 t2022: 1.0k 1000 t2023: 946 1000 t

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

Analysis

Africa recorded 946 1000 t for wheat and products — seed in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat and products — seed in Africa peaked at 1,307 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 839 1000 t, in 2016.

Africa ranks 11th of 31 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,033 1000 t 839 1000 t 1,307 1000 t 10
2020s 1,031 1000 t 946 1000 t 1,152 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 8 Pakistan 1,126 1000 t compare
  2. 9 Canada 1,073 1000 t compare
  3. 10 Australia and New Zealand 797 1000 t compare
  4. 11 Australia 791 1000 t compare
  5. 12 France 702 1000 t compare
  6. 13 Italy 605 1000 t compare
  7. 14 Poland 482 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 149 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat and products — seed in Africa?
Wheat and products — seed in Africa was 946 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat and products — seed recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,307 1000 t in 2018.
What is the lowest wheat and products — seed recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 839 1000 t in 2016.
How does Africa rank for wheat and products — seed?
Africa ranks 11th out of 31 regions with data for 2023.
Is wheat and products — seed rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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 Wheat and products — Seed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat and products — Seed
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
149 places, 2,032 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.