Palm kernels — Processing in Western Africa
Western Africa: Palm kernels — Processing was 1.38 million t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Palm kernels — Processing in Western Africa, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for palm kernels — processing in Western Africa is 1.38 million t, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — processing in Western Africa peaked at 1.48 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24,641 t, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 5th of 21 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 — Processing in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,641 t | — |
| 1962 | 27,642 t | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 35,708 t | +29.2% |
| 1964 | 31,969 t | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 109,260 t | +241.8% |
| 1966 | 128,509 t | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 195,196 t | +51.9% |
| 1968 | 203,262 t | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 178,627 t | -12.1% |
| 1970 | 214,639 t | +20.2% |
| 1971 | 182,103 t | -15.2% |
| 1972 | 159,860 t | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 200,860 t | +25.6% |
| 1974 | 249,463 t | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 264,324 t | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 159,957 t | -39.5% |
| 1977 | 240,517 t | +50.4% |
| 1978 | 278,247 t | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 332,464 t | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 338,686 t | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 360,907 t | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 388,664 t | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 357,873 t | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 413,957 t | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 461,489 t | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 408,092 t | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 376,436 t | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 393,543 t | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 432,211 t | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 478,478 t | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 507,269 t | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 530,671 t | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 636,138 t | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 647,298 t | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 689,941 t | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 686,462 t | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 703,278 t | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 709,155 t | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 727,049 t | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 599,175 t | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 1.05 million t | +74.9% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million t | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million t | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million t | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million t | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million t | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million t | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.45 million t | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million t | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million t | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million t | -6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm kernels — Processing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +241.8% | 31,969 t | 109,260 t |
| 2001 | +74.9% | 599,175 t | 1.05 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103,868 t | 24,641 t | 203,262 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 228,243 t | 159,860 t | 332,464 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 393,186 t | 338,686 t | 461,489 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 631,574 t | 478,478 t | 727,049 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 million t | 599,175 t | 1.45 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million t | 1.35 million t | 1.48 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 2 Malaysia 4.88 million t compare
- 3 Nigeria 1.11 million t compare
- 4 Thailand 435,184 t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 11,000 t compare
- 5 Colombia 224,419 t compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,109 t compare
- 6 Brazil 201,900 t compare
- 7 Ecuador 107,162 t compare
- 8 Honduras 104,997 t compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is palm kernels — processing in Western Africa?
- Palm kernels — processing in Western Africa was 1.38 million t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm kernels — processing recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — processing recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,641 t in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for palm kernels — processing?
- Western Africa ranks 5th out of 21 groups with data for 2013.
- Is palm kernels — processing rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Palm kernels — Processing. 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.