Palm kernels — Import Quantity in Africa
Africa: Palm kernels — Import Quantity was 17,358 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Palm kernels — Import Quantity in Africa, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for palm kernels — import quantity in Africa is 17,358 t, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — import quantity in Africa peaked at 50,525 t in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1981.
Africa ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Palm kernels — Import Quantity in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 640 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,053 t | +64.5% |
| 1963 | 1,661 t | +57.7% |
| 1964 | 2,230 t | +34.3% |
| 1965 | 2,794 t | +25.3% |
| 1966 | 31,825 t | +1039.0% |
| 1967 | 25,328 t | -20.4% |
| 1968 | 50,525 t | +99.5% |
| 1969 | 201 t | -99.6% |
| 1970 | 674 t | +235.3% |
| 1971 | 1,126 t | +67.1% |
| 1972 | 54 t | -95.2% |
| 1973 | 38 t | -29.6% |
| 1974 | 422 t | +1010.5% |
| 1975 | 966 t | +128.9% |
| 1976 | 198 t | -79.5% |
| 1977 | 180 t | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 411 t | +128.3% |
| 1979 | 400 t | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 430 t | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 67 t | — |
| 1983 | 35 t | -47.8% |
| 1984 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 t | — |
| 1986 | 1 t | — |
| 1987 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,560 t | +355900.0% |
| 1989 | 983 t | -72.4% |
| 1990 | 233 t | -76.3% |
| 1991 | 1,452 t | +523.2% |
| 1992 | 1 t | -99.9% |
| 1993 | 31 t | +3000.0% |
| 1994 | 24 t | -22.6% |
| 1995 | 115 t | +379.2% |
| 1996 | 1,350 t | +1073.9% |
| 1997 | 465 t | -65.6% |
| 1998 | 1,934 t | +315.9% |
| 1999 | 1,039 t | -46.3% |
| 2000 | 5,385 t | +418.3% |
| 2001 | 1,590 t | -70.5% |
| 2002 | 14,019 t | +781.7% |
| 2003 | 19,500 t | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 27,235 t | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 24,849 t | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 24,693 t | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4,564 t | -81.5% |
| 2008 | 15,856 t | +247.4% |
| 2009 | 14,951 t | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 16,103 t | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 15,925 t | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 16,505 t | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 17,358 t | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm kernels — Import Quantity in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +355900.0% | 1 t | 3,560 t |
| 1993 | +3000.0% | 1 t | 31 t |
| 1996 | +1073.9% | 115 t | 1,350 t |
| 1966 | +1039.0% | 2,794 t | 31,825 t |
| 1974 | +1010.5% | 38 t | 422 t |
| 2002 | +781.7% | 1,590 t | 14,019 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,917 t | 201 t | 50,525 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 446.9 t | 38 t | 1,126 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 507.7 t | 0 t | 3,560 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 664.4 t | 1 t | 1,934 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,264 t | 1,590 t | 27,235 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,473 t | 15,925 t | 17,358 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 Nigeria 15,000 t compare
- 3 Melanesia 137 t compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 t compare
- 4 Italy 1,292 t compare
- 5 India 1,182 t compare
- 6 Benin 1,158 t compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
- 7 Thailand 961 t compare
- 8 Hungary 408 t compare
- 9 Cameroon 395 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is palm kernels — import quantity in Africa?
- Palm kernels — import quantity in Africa was 17,358 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm kernels — import quantity recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50,525 t in 1968.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — import quantity recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1981.
- How does Africa rank for palm kernels — import quantity?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2013.
- Is palm kernels — import quantity rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Palm kernels — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 caput 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.