Infant food — Food in Western Africa

Western Africa: Infant food — Food was 29 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29 1000 t
Change on year
up 20.8%
Rank
16th
of 29 groups
All-time high
29 1000 t
in 2020
All-time low
14 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Infant food — Food in Western Africa, 2010–2023

01020302010201620232010: 14 1000 t2011: 15 1000 t2012: 16 1000 t2013: 17 1000 t2014: 17 1000 t2015: 17 1000 t2016: 17 1000 t2017: 17 1000 t2018: 20 1000 t2019: 21 1000 t2020: 29 1000 t2021: 26 1000 t2022: 24 1000 t2023: 29 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

In 2023, infant food — food in Western Africa stood at 29 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant food — food in Western Africa peaked at 29 1000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14 1000 t, in 2010.

Western Africa ranks 16th 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.

Infant food — Food in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Infant food — Food in Western Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 14 1000 t
2011 15 1000 t +7.1%
2012 16 1000 t +6.7%
2013 17 1000 t +6.2%
2014 17 1000 t +0.0%
2015 17 1000 t +0.0%
2016 17 1000 t +0.0%
2017 17 1000 t +0.0%
2018 20 1000 t +17.6%
2019 21 1000 t +5.0%
2020 29 1000 t +38.1%
2021 26 1000 t -10.3%
2022 24 1000 t -7.7%
2023 29 1000 t +20.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.1 1000 t 14 1000 t 21 1000 t 10
2020s 27 1000 t 24 1000 t 29 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 13 China, Taiwan Province of 10 1000 t compare
  2. 14 Uzbekistan 9 1000 t compare
  3. 14 Egypt 9 1000 t compare
  4. 15 Timor-Leste 0 1000 t compare
  5. 16 Libya 8 1000 t compare
  6. 16 Yemen 8 1000 t compare
  7. 16 Kazakhstan 8 1000 t compare
  8. 16 Nigeria 8 1000 t compare
  9. 16 Colombia 8 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant food — food in Western Africa?
Infant food — food in Western Africa was 29 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest infant food — food recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 29 1000 t in 2020.
What is the lowest infant food — food recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 14 1000 t in 2010.
How does Western Africa rank for infant food — food?
Western Africa ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is infant food — food rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.6%. 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 Infant food — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Infant food — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
203 places, 2,767 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.