Millet and products — Food supply in Western Africa

Western Africa: Millet and products — Food supply was 115.88 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
115.88 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 5.3%
Rank
1st
of 25 groups
All-time high
156.08 kcal/cap/d
in 2010
All-time low
109.2 kcal/cap/d
in 2021
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Millet and products — Food supply in Western Africa, 2010–2023

0501001502010201620232010: 156.1 kcal/cap/d2011: 134.3 kcal/cap/d2012: 135.3 kcal/cap/d2013: 130.5 kcal/cap/d2014: 128 kcal/cap/d2015: 127.1 kcal/cap/d2016: 128.7 kcal/cap/d2017: 125 kcal/cap/d2018: 142.1 kcal/cap/d2019: 131.1 kcal/cap/d2020: 129.1 kcal/cap/d2021: 109.2 kcal/cap/d2022: 122.4 kcal/cap/d2023: 115.9 kcal/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.

Analysis

In 2023, millet and products — food supply in Western Africa stood at 115.88 kcal/cap/d.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, millet and products — food supply in Western Africa peaked at 156.08 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 109.2 kcal/cap/d, in 2021.

Western Africa ranks 1st of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Millet and products — Food supply in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Millet and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Western Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 156.08 kcal/cap/d
2011 134.29 kcal/cap/d -14.0%
2012 135.29 kcal/cap/d +0.7%
2013 130.52 kcal/cap/d -3.5%
2014 128.04 kcal/cap/d -1.9%
2015 127.13 kcal/cap/d -0.7%
2016 128.67 kcal/cap/d +1.2%
2017 124.98 kcal/cap/d -2.9%
2018 142.08 kcal/cap/d +13.7%
2019 131.14 kcal/cap/d -7.7%
2020 129.05 kcal/cap/d -1.6%
2021 109.2 kcal/cap/d -15.4%
2022 122.36 kcal/cap/d +12.1%
2023 115.88 kcal/cap/d -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 133.82 kcal/cap/d 124.98 kcal/cap/d 156.08 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 119.12 kcal/cap/d 109.2 kcal/cap/d 129.05 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 1 Niger 709.93 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 2 Burkina Faso 225.33 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 3 Senegal 163.66 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 4 Gambia 102.9 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 15.91 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is millet and products — food supply in Western Africa?
Millet and products — food supply in Western Africa was 115.88 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest millet and products — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 156.08 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
What is the lowest millet and products — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 109.2 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
How does Western Africa rank for millet and products — food supply?
Western Africa ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
Is millet and products — food supply rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 Millet and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Millet and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
107 places, 1,398 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.