(Source: CFS, 2001; CIA, 2002; BWI, 2003; CIDA, 2003; FAO/GIEWS, 2003; Fishstat, 2001; UNICEF, 2003).
GENERAL DATA ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Country |
Area |
Population |
Projected pop. change |
Fertility rate |
Life expectancy at birth |
Child rate of mortality (% age <5) |
Aquaculture Production tonnes |
|
1000 km² |
millions mid 2002 |
% |
2000 |
male |
female |
|||
Angola |
1247 |
12.7 |
319 |
7.2 |
44 |
47 |
29.5 |
0 |
Benin |
112.6 |
6.6 |
173 |
5.9 |
53 |
56 |
15.4 |
0 |
Botswana |
600 |
1.6 |
-27 |
4.2 |
39 |
40 |
10.1 |
0 |
Burkina Faso* |
274 |
12.6 |
172 |
6.9 |
46 |
47 |
19.8 |
5 |
Burundi* |
27.8 |
6.7 |
202 |
6.8 |
46 |
41 |
19 |
100 |
Cameroon* |
475.4 |
16.2 |
114 |
4.9 |
54 |
56 |
15.4 |
50 |
Cape Verde |
4 |
0.5 |
81 |
3.4 |
66 |
72 |
4 |
0 |
Central Afr. Rep.* |
623 |
3.6 |
75 |
5.1 |
42 |
46 |
18 |
125 |
Chad |
1300 |
9 |
270 |
6.7 |
49 |
53 |
19.8 |
0 |
Comoros |
2230 |
0.6 |
199 |
5.2 |
54 |
59 |
8.2 |
0 |
Congo, Dem. Rep.* |
2300 |
55.2 |
229 |
6.7 |
47 |
51 |
20.7 |
400 |
Congo, Rep.* |
342 |
3.2 |
235 |
6.3 |
49 |
53 |
10.8 |
200 |
Côte dIvoire* |
322.5 |
16.8 |
112 |
4.9 |
44 |
47 |
17.3 |
1025 |
Dijbouti |
23.2 |
0.7 |
64 |
6 |
42 |
44 |
14.6 |
0 |
Equatorial Guinea |
28.1 |
0.5 |
185 |
5.9 |
49 |
53 |
15.6 |
0 |
Eritrea |
117.6 |
4.5 |
198 |
5.5 |
53 |
58 |
11.4 |
0 |
Ethiopia* |
1100 |
67.7 |
155 |
6.8 |
51 |
53 |
17.4 |
5 |
Gabon* |
267.7 |
1.2 |
47 |
5.4 |
49 |
51 |
9 |
102 |
Gambia* |
11.3 |
1.5 |
186 |
5 |
51 |
55 |
12.8 |
1 |
Ghana* |
238.5 |
20.2 |
58 |
4.4 |
56 |
59 |
10.2 |
6000 |
Guinea* |
245.9 |
8.4 |
147 |
6.1 |
47 |
48 |
17.5 |
5 |
Guinea-Bissau |
36.1 |
1.3 |
161 |
6 |
43 |
46 |
21.5 |
0 |
Kenya* |
580.4 |
31.1 |
20 |
4.4 |
47 |
49 |
12 |
1009 |
Lesotho* |
30 |
2.2 |
29 |
4.7 |
50 |
52 |
13.3 |
8 |
Liberia* |
111.4 |
3.3 |
204 |
6.8 |
49 |
52 |
23.5 |
14 |
Madagascar* |
587 |
16.9 |
178 |
5.9 |
53 |
57 |
13.9 |
7749 |
Malawi* |
118 |
10.9 |
38 |
6.6 |
37 |
38 |
18.8 |
568 |
Mali* |
1200 |
11.3 |
221 |
7 |
46 |
48 |
23.3 |
35 |
Mauritania |
1000 |
2.6 |
175 |
6 |
53 |
55 |
18.3 |
0 |
Mauritius* |
2 |
1.2 |
22 |
2 |
68 |
75 |
2 |
59 |
Mozambique* |
802 |
19.6 |
17 |
6.1 |
38 |
37 |
20 |
5 |
Namibia* |
824.3 |
1.8 |
35 |
5.1 |
44 |
41 |
6.9 |
70 |
Niger* |
1300 |
11.6 |
346 |
8 |
45 |
46 |
27 |
21 |
Nigeria* |
923.8 |
129.9 |
134 |
5.7 |
52 |
52 |
18.4 |
24398 |
Rwanda* |
26.3 |
7.4 |
20 |
6 |
39 |
40 |
18.7 |
435 |
Senegal* |
196.7 |
9.9 |
129 |
5.4 |
52 |
55 |
13.9 |
151 |
Sierra Leone* |
71.7 |
5.6 |
166 |
6.5 |
38 |
40 |
31.6 |
30 |
Somalia |
637.7 |
7.8 |
229 |
7.3 |
45 |
48 |
22.5 |
0 |
South Africa* |
1221 |
43.6 |
-25 |
3 |
50 |
52 |
7 |
4329 |
Sudan* |
2500 |
32.6 |
95 |
4.7 |
55 |
57 |
10.8 |
1000 |
Swaziland* |
17 |
1.1 |
80 |
4.6 |
40 |
41 |
14.2 |
72 |
Tanzania* |
945 |
37.2 |
137 |
5.3 |
51 |
53 |
16.5 |
7300 |
Togo* |
56.8 |
5.3 |
84 |
5.6 |
53 |
57 |
14.2 |
120 |
Uganda* |
241 |
24.7 |
241 |
7.1 |
42 |
44 |
12.7 |
2360 |
Zambia* |
753 |
10 |
104 |
5.9 |
37 |
37 |
20.2 |
4200 |
Zimbabwe* |
391 |
12.3 |
-18 |
4.8 |
39 |
36 |
11.7 |
200 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
24300 |
693 |
132 |
5.7 |
52 |
54 |
17.5 |
62151 |
UK* (for comparison) |
242.9 |
60.2 |
9 |
1.7 |
75 |
80 |
0.6 |
170516 |
CURRENT FOOD SUPPLY AND EFFECTS OF HUNGER IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Country |
Per capita food supply |
Cereal share of total calories |
Undernourished population |
Proportion of children |
||||
underweight |
stunted |
wasting |
||||||
DES kcal/day |
Food production |
% |
% |
millions |
(% age <5) |
|||
2000 |
2000 |
2003 |
1998-2000 |
1995-2000 |
||||
Angola |
1.9 |
103.8 |
32 |
50 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
Benin |
2.6 |
123.1 |
36 |
13 |
0.8 |
29 |
25 |
14 |
Botswana |
2.3 |
76.9 |
51 |
25 |
0.4 |
13 |
23 |
5 |
Burkina Faso* |
2.3 |
106.2 |
75 |
23 |
2.6 |
34 |
37 |
13 |
Burundi* |
1.6 |
82.2 |
16 |
69 |
4.3 |
45 |
57 |
8 |
Cameroon* |
2.3 |
100.4 |
43 |
25 |
3.6 |
21 |
35 |
5 |
Cape Verde |
3.3 |
105.8 |
50 |
- |
- |
14 |
16 |
6 |
Central Afr. Rep.* |
1.9 |
107.2 |
22 |
44 |
1.6 |
24 |
39 |
9 |
Chad |
2.0 |
94.7 |
54 |
32 |
2.5 |
28 |
28 |
12 |
Comoros |
1.8 |
87.1 |
44 |
- |
- |
25 |
42 |
12 |
Congo, Dem. Rep.* |
1.5 |
57.7 |
18 |
73 |
36.4 |
34 |
45 |
10 |
Congo, Rep.* |
2.2 |
92.6 |
30 |
32 |
0.9 |
14 |
19 |
4 |
Côte dIvoire* |
2.6 |
100.6 |
41 |
15 |
2.3 |
21 |
22 |
10 |
Dijbouti |
2.1 |
69.7 |
53 |
- |
- |
18 |
26 |
13 |
Equatorial Guinea |
- |
74.5 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Eritrea |
1.7 |
102.2 |
79 |
58 |
2 |
44 |
38 |
16 |
Ethiopia* |
2.0 |
102.5 |
68 |
44 |
27.1 |
47 |
51 |
11 |
Gabon* |
2.6 |
88.7 |
26 |
8 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
Gambia* |
2.5 |
104.1 |
55 |
21 |
0.3 |
17 |
19 |
9 |
Ghana* |
2.7 |
134.5 |
28 |
12 |
2.2 |
25 |
26 |
10 |
Guinea* |
2.4 |
119 |
44 |
32 |
2.6 |
23 |
26 |
9 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2.3 |
111.3 |
58 |
- |
- |
23 |
28 |
10 |
Kenya* |
2.0 |
80.4 |
50 |
44 |
13.2 |
23 |
37 |
6 |
Lesotho* |
2.3 |
102.2 |
78 |
26 |
0.5 |
16 |
44 |
5 |
Liberia* |
2.1 |
92.9 |
39 |
39 |
1 |
20 |
37 |
3 |
Madagascar* |
2.0 |
76.7 |
53 |
40 |
6.2 |
33 |
49 |
14 |
Malawi* |
2.2 |
119.2 |
58 |
33 |
3.7 |
25 |
49 |
6 |
Mali* |
2.4 |
102.1 |
73 |
20 |
2.3 |
43 |
- |
- |
Mauritania |
2.6 |
81 |
54 |
12 |
0.3 |
23 |
44 |
7 |
Mauritius* |
3.0 |
96.4 |
45 |
5 |
0.1 |
16 |
10 |
15 |
Mozambique* |
1.9 |
92 |
43 |
55 |
9.8 |
26 |
36 |
8 |
Namibia* |
2.6 |
88.5 |
64 |
9 |
0.2 |
26 |
28 |
9 |
Niger* |
2.1 |
101.1 |
69 |
36 |
3.8 |
40 |
40 |
14 |
Nigeria* |
2.9 |
115.4 |
45 |
7 |
7.3 |
27 |
46 |
12 |
Rwanda* |
2.1 |
91.2 |
17 |
40 |
2.8 |
29 |
43 |
7 |
Senegal* |
2.3 |
103.2 |
61 |
25 |
2.3 |
18 |
19 |
8 |
Sierra Leone* |
1.9 |
69 |
54 |
47 |
2 |
27 |
34 |
10 |
Somalia |
1.6 |
81.7 |
34 |
71 |
6 |
26 |
23 |
17 |
South Africa* |
2.9 |
84.5 |
54 |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
- |
Sudan* |
2.3 |
128.7 |
56 |
21 |
6.5 |
17 |
- |
- |
Swaziland* |
2.6 |
69.2 |
44 |
12 |
0.1 |
10 |
30 |
1 |
Tanzania* |
1.9 |
76.8 |
51 |
47 |
16.2 |
29 |
44 |
5 |
Togo* |
2.3 |
100.3 |
47 |
23 |
1 |
25 |
22 |
12 |
Uganda* |
2.4 |
100.1 |
21 |
21 |
4.7 |
26 |
38 |
5 |
Zambia* |
1.9 |
82.3 |
65 |
50 |
5.1 |
25 |
59 |
4 |
Zimbabwe * |
2.1 |
92.4 |
58 |
38 |
4.7 |
13 |
27 |
6 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
2.2 |
98.4 |
47.2 |
33 |
195.9 |
30 |
41 |
10 |
UK* (for comparison) |
3.3 |
86.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SITUATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Country |
Adult literacy rate |
Population below poverty line % 1984-2000 |
GNP per capita US$ 2000 |
GDP per capita % growth 1999-2000 |
External debt (US$) millions 2000 |
|
male |
female |
|||||
Angola |
56 |
29 |
- |
290 |
-0.8 |
10146 |
Benin |
52.1 |
23.6 |
33 |
370 |
3.1 |
1598 |
Botswana |
74.5 |
79.8 |
33.3 |
370 |
2.5 |
413 |
Burkina Faso* |
33.9 |
14.1 |
61.2 |
3300 |
-0.4 |
1332 |
Burundi* |
56.2 |
40.4 |
61.2 |
210 |
-1.6 |
1100 |
Cameroon* |
82.4 |
69.5 |
40 |
110 |
2 |
9241 |
Cape Verde |
84.5 |
65.7 |
- |
580 |
- |
- |
Central Afr. Rep.* |
59.7 |
34.9 |
66.6 |
- |
1.1 |
872 |
Chad |
51.6 |
34 |
64 |
280 |
-2.1 |
1116 |
Comoros |
63.2 |
48.7 |
- |
200 |
- |
- |
Congo, Dem. Rep.* |
73.1 |
50.2 |
- |
- |
- |
11645 |
Congo, Rep.* |
87.5 |
74.4 |
- |
570 |
4.9 |
4887 |
Côte dIvoire* |
54.5 |
38.6 |
36.8 |
600 |
-4.9 |
12138 |
Dijbouti |
75.6 |
54.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equatorial Guinea |
92.5 |
74.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Eritrea |
67.3 |
44.5 |
53 |
170 |
-10.6 |
311 |
Ethiopia* |
47.2 |
30.9 |
31.3 |
100 |
3 |
5481 |
Gabon* |
80 |
62 |
- |
3190 |
-0.6 |
3995 |
Gambia* |
44 |
29.4 |
64 |
340 |
2.3 |
471 |
Ghana* |
80.3 |
62.9 |
31.4 |
340 |
1.3 |
6657 |
Guinea* |
50 |
22 |
40 |
450 |
-0.3 |
3388 |
Guinea-Bissau |
54.4 |
23.3 |
48.7 |
180 |
5.2 |
942 |
Kenya* |
88.9 |
76 |
42 |
350 |
-2.5 |
6295 |
Lesotho* |
72.5 |
93.6 |
49.2 |
580 |
2.5 |
716 |
Liberia* |
36 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
2032 |
Madagascar* |
73.6 |
59.7 |
70 |
250 |
1.6 |
4701 |
Malawi* |
74.5 |
46.5 |
54 |
170 |
-0.4 |
2716 |
Mali* |
48.9 |
34.4 |
72.8 |
240 |
2.1 |
2956 |
Mauritania |
50.7 |
30.1 |
57 |
370 |
1.7 |
2500 |
Mauritius* |
87.8 |
81.3 |
10.6 |
3750 |
6.9 |
2374 |
Mozambique* |
60.1 |
28.7 |
37.9 |
210 |
-0.7 |
7135 |
Namibia* |
82.8 |
81.2 |
34.9 |
2030 |
1.6 |
- |
Niger* |
23.8 |
8.4 |
63 |
180 |
-3.2 |
1638 |
Nigeria* |
72.4 |
55.7 |
34.1 |
260 |
1.3 |
34134 |
Rwanda* |
73.7 |
60.2 |
51.2 |
230 |
3.1 |
1271 |
Senegal* |
47.3 |
27.6 |
33.4 |
490 |
2.9 |
3372 |
Sierra Leone* |
45.4 |
18.2 |
68 |
130 |
4.9 |
1273 |
Somalia |
36 |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
2561 |
South Africa* |
86 |
84.6 |
11.5 |
3020 |
1.4 |
24861 |
Sudan* |
69.5 |
46.3 |
- |
310 |
6.4 |
15741 |
Swaziland* |
80.8 |
78.6 |
40 |
1390 |
0 |
262 |
Tanzania* |
83.9 |
66.5 |
41.6 |
270 |
2.7 |
7445 |
Togo* |
72.4 |
42.5 |
32.3 |
290 |
-3.7 |
1435 |
Uganda* |
77.5 |
56.8 |
55 |
300 |
0.8 |
3408 |
Zambia* |
85.2 |
71.5 |
86 |
300 |
1.3 |
5730 |
Zimbabwe * |
92.8 |
84.7 |
25.5 |
460 |
-6.7 |
4002 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
66.2 |
49.4 |
46.7 |
470 |
0.6 |
215794 |
UK* (for comparison) |
99 |
99 |
- |
24430 |
2.7 |
- |