Cereals, other — Import quantity in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cereals, other — Import quantity was 967 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, other — Import quantity in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 967 1000 t for cereals, other — import quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 127.0% on the previous year and up 2,586.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, other — import quantity in Western Africa peaked at 967 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28 1000 t, in 2011.
Western Africa ranks 12th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, other — Import quantity in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 115 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 28 1000 t | -75.7% |
| 2012 | 49 1000 t | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 36 1000 t | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 64 1000 t | +77.8% |
| 2015 | 65 1000 t | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 78 1000 t | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 137 1000 t | +75.6% |
| 2018 | 609 1000 t | +344.5% |
| 2019 | 610 1000 t | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 462 1000 t | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 485 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 426 1000 t | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 967 1000 t | +127.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, other — Import quantity in Western Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +344.5% | 137 1000 t | 609 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 179.1 1000 t | 28 1000 t | 610 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 585 1000 t | 426 1000 t | 967 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.0113 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 5.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, other — import quantity in Western Africa?
- Cereals, other — import quantity in Western Africa was 967 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, other — import quantity recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 967 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, other — import quantity recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Western Africa rank for cereals, other — import quantity?
- Western Africa ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, other — import quantity rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,586.1%. 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 Cereals, other — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.