Africa Watch
TRENDS AND MARKERS
Recent data, statistics and indicators
Published in African Security Review Vol 12 No 1, 2003
Number of hungry people in the developing world, 2002 (millions)
Source: The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2002 www.fao.org
Food aid pledges in cereals for 2001/02 (thousand tons)
Source: FAO/FIEWS: Africa Report, 3, December 2002
Food aid requirements in 2002/03 for sub-Saharan Africa (thousand tons)
Source: FAP/GIEWS: Africa Report, 3, December 2002
Proportion of population under-nourished, 1996-98 (percentage)
Source: FAO Committee on World Food Security (27th session)
Southern Africa populations in need, 1 September 2002 to 31 March 2003 (millions)
'*Anticipated populations and food assistance are based on SADC FANR assessments released on 16 September 2002
Source: USAID, 24 Janury 2003 www.reliefweb.int/
World wide maize production, 2001 (World total = 614 million tons)
Source: FAOSTAT database results http://apps1.fao.org
Cereal production in Africa, 2001 (World total = 116 millions tons)
Source: FAOSTAT database results http://apps1.fao.org
Land use in 2000, agricultural area (1000 ha)
Source: FAOSTAT database results http://apps1.fao.org
Land use in 2000 |
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Agricultural area |
Irrigated agricultural area |
Percentage of agricultural |
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(1000 ha) |
(1000 ha) |
area irrigated |
Africa, south of the Sahara |
903,280 |
5,176 |
0.60% |
Ethiopia |
30,728 |
190 |
0.60% |
Madagascar |
27,500 |
1,090 |
4.00% |
Mozambique |
48,135 |
107 |
0.20% |
Sudan |
133,613 |
1,950 |
1.50% |
Zimbabwe |
20,550 |
117 |
0.60% |
Tanzania |
39,950 |
160 |
0.40% |
Burundi |
2,195 |
74 |
3.40% |
Malawi |
4,090 |
28 |
0.70% |
Kenya |
28,250 |
67 |
0.20% |
Source: FAOSTAT Database Results http://apps1.fao.org |
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