Maps 4 and 5 present annual beef and milk offtake per km2 in sub- Saharan Africa. Offtake patterns in different subregions and zones closely follow the distribution of cattle (Map 2). East Africa has the highest offtake per km2 of both beef and milk, while Central Africa has the lowest, mainly because it lies predominantly within the humid zone. Annual beef and milk offtakes in this subregion are less than 50 kg and 250 kg per km2 respectively. In West Africa, areas of high beef and milk offtake are mainly concentrated in the semi-arid and subhumid zones, while the arid zone and the coastal/humid zone produce less than 50 kg of beef and 250 kg of milk per km2. In southern Africa, areas of relatively low beef and milk offtake occur in parts of Angola, Mozambique and Zambia and in the arid zones of Botswana and Namibia.