Plantains — Food in Western Africa
Western Africa: Plantains — Food was 6,658 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Plantains — Food in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, plantains — food in Western Africa stood at 6,658 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food in Western Africa peaked at 9,456 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,563 1000 t, in 2022.
That places Western Africa 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Plantains — Food in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,464 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 7,565 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7,781 1000 t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7,935 1000 t | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8,183 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 8,403 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 8,518 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 8,870 1000 t | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 9,325 1000 t | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 9,456 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 9,419 1000 t | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6,746 1000 t | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 6,563 1000 t | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 6,658 1000 t | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,350 1000 t | 7,464 1000 t | 9,456 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,346 1000 t | 6,563 1000 t | 9,419 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains — food in Western Africa?
- Plantains — food in Western Africa was 6,658 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,456 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest plantains — food recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,563 1000 t in 2022.
- How does Western Africa rank for plantains — food?
- Western Africa ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — Food. 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.