Dates — Food supply in Western Africa

Western Africa: Dates — Food supply was 261,622 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
261,622 million Kcal
Change on year
down 25.7%
Rank
11th
of 29 groups
All-time high
352,001 million Kcal
in 2022
All-time low
90,664 million Kcal
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Dates — Food supply in Western Africa, 2010–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2010201620232010: 90.7k million Kcal2011: 119.5k million Kcal2012: 119.8k million Kcal2013: 131.5k million Kcal2014: 119.4k million Kcal2015: 125.8k million Kcal2016: 120.2k million Kcal2017: 135.6k million Kcal2018: 160.8k million Kcal2019: 222.5k million Kcal2020: 223.4k million Kcal2021: 241.8k million Kcal2022: 352.0k million Kcal2023: 261.6k million Kcal

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for dates — food supply in Western Africa is 261,622 million Kcal, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 25.7% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dates — food supply in Western Africa peaked at 352,001 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90,664 million Kcal, in 2010.

Western Africa ranks 11th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Dates — Food supply in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Dates — Food supply (kcal) in Western Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year million Kcal Change
2010 90,664 million Kcal
2011 119,488 million Kcal +31.8%
2012 119,767 million Kcal +0.2%
2013 131,537 million Kcal +9.8%
2014 119,448 million Kcal -9.2%
2015 125,811 million Kcal +5.3%
2016 120,186 million Kcal -4.5%
2017 135,645 million Kcal +12.9%
2018 160,837 million Kcal +18.6%
2019 222,456 million Kcal +38.3%
2020 223,387 million Kcal +0.4%
2021 241,808 million Kcal +8.2%
2022 352,001 million Kcal +45.6%
2023 261,622 million Kcal -25.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 134,584 million Kcal 90,664 million Kcal 222,456 million Kcal 10
2020s 269,704 million Kcal 223,387 million Kcal 352,001 million Kcal 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 8 China 343,679 million Kcal compare
  2. 9 China, mainland 342,524 million Kcal compare
  3. 10 Tunisia 310,202 million Kcal compare
  4. 11 Morocco 302,381 million Kcal compare
  5. 12 Kuwait 255,315 million Kcal compare
  6. 13 Libya 213,517 million Kcal compare
  7. 14 United Arab Emirates 207,783 million Kcal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dates — food supply in Western Africa?
Dates — food supply in Western Africa was 261,622 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 352,001 million Kcal in 2022.
What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 90,664 million Kcal in 2010.
How does Western Africa rank for dates — food supply?
Western Africa ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is dates — food supply rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. 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 Dates — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dates — 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
210 places, 2,810 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.