Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Freshwater Fish — Food supply was 15,298 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Southern Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 15,298 million Kcal for freshwater fish — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply in Southern Africa peaked at 16,898 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,289 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Southern Africa 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,289 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 8,025 million Kcal | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 7,955 million Kcal | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10,192 million Kcal | +28.1% |
| 2014 | 10,622 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 9,585 million Kcal | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 11,345 million Kcal | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 14,121 million Kcal | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 14,407 million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 16,898 million Kcal | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 14,064 million Kcal | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 15,298 million Kcal | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 15,298 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15,298 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,044 million Kcal | 7,289 million Kcal | 16,898 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,990 million Kcal | 14,064 million Kcal | 15,298 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 25 Ghana 134,475 million Kcal compare
- 26 Malawi 127,987 million Kcal compare
- 27 China, Taiwan Province of 121,526 million Kcal compare
- 28 Zambia 115,410 million Kcal compare
- 29 Nepal 96,346 million Kcal compare
- 30 Ukraine 93,366 million Kcal compare
- 31 Australia and New Zealand 92,392 million Kcal compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food supply in Southern Africa?
- Freshwater fish — food supply in Southern Africa was 15,298 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,898 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,289 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Southern Africa rank for freshwater fish — food supply?
- Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.