Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Freshwater Fish — Food supply was 5.02 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Middle Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 5.02 kcal/cap/d for freshwater fish — food supply in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply in Middle Africa peaked at 7.27 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.02 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
Middle Africa ranks 8th of 20 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.27 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 7.07 kcal/cap/d | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.84 kcal/cap/d | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.04 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.18 kcal/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.79 kcal/cap/d | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 6.35 kcal/cap/d | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 6.16 kcal/cap/d | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.34 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.83 kcal/cap/d | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 5.19 kcal/cap/d | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 5.35 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.19 kcal/cap/d | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 5.02 kcal/cap/d | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.69 kcal/cap/d | 5.83 kcal/cap/d | 7.27 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.19 kcal/cap/d | 5.02 kcal/cap/d | 5.35 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 5 China 37.98 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Indonesia 37.6 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Uganda 31.01 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Norway 28.82 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Finland 25.73 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.77 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 China, Macao SAR 25.54 kcal/cap/d compare
- 10 Türkiye 3.07 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Egypt 25.15 kcal/cap/d compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food supply in Middle Africa?
- Freshwater fish — food supply in Middle Africa was 5.02 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Middle Africa rank for freshwater fish — food supply?
- Middle Africa ranks 8th out of 20 regions with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.