Cereals — Food aid received in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cereals — Food aid received was 46,202 t in 2016. ▼ Falling
Cereals — Food aid received in Western Africa, 1988–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 46,202 t for cereals — food aid received in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals — food aid received in Western Africa peaked at 898,259 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 46,202 t, in 2016.
Western Africa ranks 8th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Cereals — Food aid received in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 574,560 t | — |
| 1989 | 463,851 t | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 460,399 t | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 898,259 t | +95.1% |
| 1992 | 650,051 t | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 637,420 t | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 493,799 t | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 449,995 t | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 396,492 t | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 413,498 t | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 373,434 t | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 348,261 t | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 352,994 t | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 334,406 t | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 350,613 t | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 445,616 t | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 382,707 t | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 502,400 t | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 368,086 t | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 319,800 t | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 325,996 t | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 285,559 t | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 424,252 t | +48.6% |
| 2011 | 277,656 t | -34.6% |
| 2012 | 481,303 t | +73.3% |
| 2013 | 127,644 t | -73.5% |
| 2014 | 87,549 t | -31.4% |
| 2015 | 53,961 t | -38.4% |
| 2016 | 46,202 t | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 519,206 t | 463,851 t | 574,560 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 512,161 t | 348,261 t | 898,259 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 366,818 t | 285,559 t | 502,400 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 214,081 t | 46,202 t | 481,303 t | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals — food aid received in Western Africa?
- Cereals — food aid received in Western Africa was 46,202 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals — food aid received recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 898,259 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest cereals — food aid received recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,202 t in 2016.
- How does Western Africa rank for cereals — food aid received?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is cereals — food aid received rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. 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 Cereals — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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