Animal fats — Food in Western Africa

Western Africa: Animal fats — Food was 204 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
204 1000 t
Change on year
up 14.6%
Rank
24th
of 29 groups
All-time high
223 1000 t
in 2021
All-time low
135 1000 t
in 2012
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Animal fats — Food in Western Africa, 2010–2023

0501001502002010201620232010: 144 1000 t2011: 137 1000 t2012: 135 1000 t2013: 138 1000 t2014: 156 1000 t2015: 146 1000 t2016: 141 1000 t2017: 153 1000 t2018: 163 1000 t2019: 175 1000 t2020: 193 1000 t2021: 223 1000 t2022: 178 1000 t2023: 204 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for animal fats — food in Western Africa is 204 1000 t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, animal fats — food in Western Africa peaked at 223 1000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 135 1000 t, in 2012.

Western Africa ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Animal fats — Food in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Animal fats — Food in Western Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 144 1000 t
2011 137 1000 t -4.9%
2012 135 1000 t -1.5%
2013 138 1000 t +2.2%
2014 156 1000 t +13.0%
2015 146 1000 t -6.4%
2016 141 1000 t -3.4%
2017 153 1000 t +8.5%
2018 163 1000 t +6.5%
2019 175 1000 t +7.4%
2020 193 1000 t +10.3%
2021 223 1000 t +15.5%
2022 178 1000 t -20.2%
2023 204 1000 t +14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 148.8 1000 t 135 1000 t 175 1000 t 10
2020s 199.5 1000 t 178 1000 t 223 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 217 1000 t compare
  2. 22 Australia and New Zealand 185 1000 t compare
  3. 23 Uzbekistan 168 1000 t compare
  4. 24 Saudi Arabia 163 1000 t compare
  5. 25 Romania 154 1000 t compare
  6. 26 Slovakia 149 1000 t compare
  7. 27 Australia 142 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is animal fats — food in Western Africa?
Animal fats — food in Western Africa was 204 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest animal fats — food recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 223 1000 t in 2021.
What is the lowest animal fats — food recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 135 1000 t in 2012.
How does Western Africa rank for animal fats — food?
Western Africa ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is animal fats — food rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Animal fats — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Animal fats — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.