Barley and products — Food supply in Western Africa
Western Africa: Barley and products — Food supply was 2.68 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Barley and products — Food supply in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, barley and products — food supply in Western Africa stood at 2.68 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 857.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley and products — food supply in Western Africa peaked at 2.68 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.25 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Western Africa 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley and products — Food supply in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.25 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 0.33 kcal/cap/d | +32.0% |
| 2012 | 0.46 kcal/cap/d | +39.4% |
| 2013 | 0.28 kcal/cap/d | -39.1% |
| 2014 | 0.44 kcal/cap/d | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 0.37 kcal/cap/d | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.48 kcal/cap/d | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 0.56 kcal/cap/d | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.55 kcal/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.95 kcal/cap/d | +72.7% |
| 2020 | 1.45 kcal/cap/d | +52.6% |
| 2021 | 2.23 kcal/cap/d | +53.8% |
| 2022 | 2.32 kcal/cap/d | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 2.68 kcal/cap/d | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.467 kcal/cap/d | 0.25 kcal/cap/d | 0.95 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 kcal/cap/d | 1.45 kcal/cap/d | 2.68 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is barley and products — food supply in Western Africa?
- Barley and products — food supply in Western Africa was 2.68 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley and products — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest barley and products — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Western Africa rank for barley and products — food supply?
- Western Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is barley and products — food supply rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 857.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.