Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Africa
Africa: Freshwater Fish — Food supply was 3.80 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, freshwater fish — food supply in Africa stood at 3.80 million million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply in Africa peaked at 3.87 million million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Africa 6th out of 39 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.29 million million Kcal | 2.67 million million Kcal | 3.87 million million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 million million Kcal | 3.72 million million Kcal | 3.80 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 India 7.77 million million Kcal compare
- 4 Indonesia 3.86 million million Kcal compare
- 5 Bangladesh 2.90 million million Kcal compare
- 6 Myanmar 1.27 million million Kcal compare
- 7 Egypt 1.05 million million Kcal compare
- 8 Brazil 719,176 million Kcal compare
- 9 Philippines 693,799 million Kcal compare
More environment data for Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food supply in Africa?
- Freshwater fish — food supply in Africa was 3.80 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 million million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Africa rank for freshwater fish — food supply?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Freshwater Fish — 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.