Cephalopods — Food supply in Western Africa

Western Africa: Cephalopods — Food supply was 3,554 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,554 million Kcal
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
6,205 million Kcal
in 2016
All-time low
2,957 million Kcal
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Cephalopods — Food supply in Western Africa, 2010–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k2010201620232010: 3.1k million Kcal2011: 3.7k million Kcal2012: 4.6k million Kcal2013: 4.4k million Kcal2014: 5.9k million Kcal2015: 4.7k million Kcal2016: 6.2k million Kcal2017: 3.7k million Kcal2018: 4.9k million Kcal2019: 3.8k million Kcal2020: 3.0k million Kcal2021: 3.6k million Kcal2022: 3.6k million Kcal2023: 3.6k million Kcal

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.

Analysis

In 2023, cephalopods — food supply in Western Africa stood at 3,554 million Kcal.

The figure is down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cephalopods — food supply in Western Africa peaked at 6,205 million Kcal in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,957 million Kcal, in 2020.

That places Western Africa 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Cephalopods — Food supply in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cephalopods — Food supply (kcal) in Western Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 3,115 million Kcal
2011 3,654 million Kcal +17.3%
2012 4,559 million Kcal +24.8%
2013 4,383 million Kcal -3.9%
2014 5,915 million Kcal +35.0%
2015 4,686 million Kcal -20.8%
2016 6,205 million Kcal +32.4%
2017 3,692 million Kcal -40.5%
2018 4,861 million Kcal +31.7%
2019 3,844 million Kcal -20.9%
2020 2,957 million Kcal -23.1%
2021 3,554 million Kcal +20.2%
2022 3,554 million Kcal +0.0%
2023 3,554 million Kcal +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4,491 million Kcal 3,115 million Kcal 6,205 million Kcal 10
2020s 3,405 million Kcal 2,957 million Kcal 3,554 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.97 million Kcal compare
  2. 20 Germany 17,224 million Kcal compare
  3. 21 Morocco 13,655 million Kcal compare
  4. 22 Canada 12,065 million Kcal compare
  5. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10,633 million Kcal compare
  6. 24 Argentina 9,588 million Kcal compare
  7. 25 Croatia 8,238 million Kcal compare
  8. 26 Ukraine 6,901 million Kcal compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cephalopods — food supply in Western Africa?
Cephalopods — food supply in Western Africa was 3,554 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cephalopods — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 6,205 million Kcal in 2016.
What is the lowest cephalopods — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,957 million Kcal in 2020.
How does Western Africa rank for cephalopods — food supply?
Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cephalopods — food supply rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cephalopods — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cephalopods — Food supply (kcal)
Unit
million Kcal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
207 places, 2,773 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.