Food Expenditure Per Person Per Year for 14 African Countries, 2017–2023

98 observations of food expenditure data from Our World in Data, repackaged by Electric Sheep Africa. The dataset covers 14 African countries over a seven-year period from 2017 to 2023. It provides a focused view of household food spending across the continent.

Use Cases

• Track changes in household food affordability over time based on the 2017–2023 time series.
• Compare food expenditure levels across different African countries based on the 14-country coverage.
• Model the relationship between food spending and other economic indicators based on the expenditure data.

Strengths

• Covers a seven-year time range from 2017 to 2023.
• Includes data from 14 distinct African countries.
• Sourced from the authoritative Our World in Data platform.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's 98 observations suggest a relatively small sample size for cross-country and temporal analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Our World in Data

Collection Method

Repackaged by Electric Sheep Africa from the original source.

Time Range

2017–2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 21:31:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

14 Africa countries