Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) was 1.93 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Western Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Western Africa is 1.93 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 84.0% on the previous year and down 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Western Africa peaked at 11.36 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -10.57 % change on previous year, in 1972.
That places Western Africa 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.83 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.41 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 1966 | 0.25 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 1967 | 6.22 % change on previous year | +2388.3% |
| 1968 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1969 | 8.5 % change on previous year | +724.6% |
| 1970 | 5.69 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 1971 | -3.65 % change on previous year | -164.1% |
| 1972 | -10.57 % change on previous year | +190.0% |
| 1973 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 1974 | 9.29 % change on previous year | +139.6% |
| 1975 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1976 | -4.46 % change on previous year | -531.1% |
| 1977 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 1978 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -160.6% |
| 1979 | 1.8 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
| 1980 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +93.8% |
| 1981 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -27.1% |
| 1982 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -59.2% |
| 1983 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -199.5% |
| 1984 | 6.48 % change on previous year | -729.9% |
| 1985 | 6.85 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 6.53 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 1988 | 11.14 % change on previous year | +594.3% |
| 1989 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1990 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -55.4% |
| 1991 | 10.54 % change on previous year | +239.8% |
| 1992 | 4.46 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 1993 | 5.5 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1995 | 5.5 % change on previous year | +152.6% |
| 1996 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 1998 | 6.61 % change on previous year | +214.1% |
| 1999 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2000 | -0.7458 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 2001 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -355.7% |
| 2002 | 5.52 % change on previous year | +189.3% |
| 2003 | 5.52 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 5.42 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 5.48 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2007 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -195.1% |
| 2008 | 11.36 % change on previous year | -317.9% |
| 2009 | -5.86 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 2010 | 10.58 % change on previous year | -280.4% |
| 2011 | -3.91 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
| 2012 | 7.23 % change on previous year | -285.0% |
| 2013 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -80.4% |
| 2014 | 10.64 % change on previous year | +652.2% |
| 2015 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 2016 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 5.71 % change on previous year | +100.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6723 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 2020 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +399.3% |
| 2021 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 3.76 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 2023 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 2024 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +84.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +2388.3% | 0.25 % change on previous year | 6.22 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +729.9% | -1.03 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +724.6% | 1.03 % change on previous year | 8.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9 % change on previous year | 0.25 % change on previous year | 8.5 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.2255 % change on previous year | -10.57 % change on previous year | 9.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.56 % change on previous year | -1.03 % change on previous year | 11.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | 10.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 % change on previous year | -5.86 % change on previous year | 11.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 % change on previous year | -3.91 % change on previous year | 10.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 10 Australia 11.44 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Dominican Republic 11.41 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Georgia 10.48 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Mozambique 9.07 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Singapore 8.85 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 8.57 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 8.31 % change on previous year compare
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- Maize (corn) — Yield, annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Horses — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield, annual growth rate -0.9901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goat fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Western Africa?
- Food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Western Africa was 1.93 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.36 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.57 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does Western Africa rank for food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Food — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.