Miscellaneous — Food supply in Western Africa
Western Africa: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 551,751 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, miscellaneous — food supply in Western Africa stood at 551,751 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Western Africa peaked at 582,080 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 255,449 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Western Africa 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 255,449 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 284,618 million Kcal | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 309,662 million Kcal | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 318,545 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 359,584 million Kcal | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 359,191 million Kcal | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 346,119 million Kcal | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 357,759 million Kcal | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 443,554 million Kcal | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 477,570 million Kcal | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 533,472 million Kcal | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 582,080 million Kcal | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 575,037 million Kcal | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 551,751 million Kcal | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 351,205 million Kcal | 255,449 million Kcal | 477,570 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 560,585 million Kcal | 533,472 million Kcal | 582,080 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
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- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.0114 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is miscellaneous — food supply in Western Africa?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Western Africa was 551,751 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 582,080 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,449 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Western Africa rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. 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 Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.