Fig. 3: The current (2018-2020) and future (2050) self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) of rice in each country.
From: Intensifying rice production to reduce imports and land conversion in Africa
The SSR is calculated as the ratio of rice production to domestic rice consumption. The countries included are Burkina Faso (BFA), Côte d’Ivoire (CIV), Egypt (EGY), Ethiopia (ETH), Ghana (GHA), Kenya (KEN), Madagascar (MDG), Mali (MLI), Niger (NER), Nigeria (NGA), Rwanda (RWA), Senegal (SEN), Tanzania (TZA), Uganda (UGA), and Zambia (ZMB). The graph is sorted in descending order of the current SSR. The bars in green and brown represent the current (2018-2020) and future (2050) SSR, respectively. Insets show bar charts for the (A) current (green) and future (brown) SSR for Africa and (B) future rice deficit (orange) in each country. The rice deficit is calculated as the difference between projected rice demand and extrapolated rice production by 2050. The future SSR and rice deficit were estimated by assuming a continuation of the historical yield trend under the current rice area in each country, see Methods. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
