Rice and products — Food supply in Western Africa

Western Africa: Rice and products — Food supply was 378.98 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
378.98 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
392 kcal/cap/d
in 2012
All-time low
355.62 kcal/cap/d
in 2014
Years of data
14
2010–2023

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

01002003004002010201620232010: 369.8 kcal/cap/d2011: 388.4 kcal/cap/d2012: 392 kcal/cap/d2013: 380 kcal/cap/d2014: 355.6 kcal/cap/d2015: 372.9 kcal/cap/d2016: 367.4 kcal/cap/d2017: 374 kcal/cap/d2018: 368.1 kcal/cap/d2019: 381.2 kcal/cap/d2020: 358.3 kcal/cap/d2021: 372.6 kcal/cap/d2022: 377 kcal/cap/d2023: 379 kcal/cap/d

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

Analysis

In 2023, rice and products — food supply in Western Africa stood at 378.98 kcal/cap/d.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice and products — food supply in Western Africa peaked at 392 kcal/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 355.62 kcal/cap/d, in 2014.

Western Africa ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Rice and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Western Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 369.8 kcal/cap/d
2011 388.39 kcal/cap/d +5.0%
2012 392 kcal/cap/d +0.9%
2013 380.03 kcal/cap/d -3.1%
2014 355.62 kcal/cap/d -6.4%
2015 372.91 kcal/cap/d +4.9%
2016 367.39 kcal/cap/d -1.5%
2017 373.98 kcal/cap/d +1.8%
2018 368.11 kcal/cap/d -1.6%
2019 381.17 kcal/cap/d +3.5%
2020 358.33 kcal/cap/d -6.0%
2021 372.64 kcal/cap/d +4.0%
2022 377.01 kcal/cap/d +1.2%
2023 378.98 kcal/cap/d +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 374.94 kcal/cap/d 355.62 kcal/cap/d 392 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 371.74 kcal/cap/d 358.33 kcal/cap/d 378.98 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 6 Sri Lanka 1,175 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 7 Thailand 1,157 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 8 Micronesia 434.88 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 8 Madagascar 1,145 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 360.43 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 9 Sierra Leone 1,138 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 10 Guinea-Bissau 1,134 kcal/cap/d compare
  8. 10 Melanesia 322.55 kcal/cap/d compare
  9. 11 Indonesia 1,130 kcal/cap/d compare
  10. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 298.82 kcal/cap/d compare
  11. 12 Liberia 1,072 kcal/cap/d compare
  12. 12 Polynesia 289.27 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice and products — food supply in Western Africa?
Rice and products — food supply in Western Africa was 378.98 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice and products — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 392 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
What is the lowest rice and products — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 355.62 kcal/cap/d in 2014.
How does Western Africa rank for rice and products — food supply?
Western Africa ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is rice and products — food supply rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Rice and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice 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
213 places, 2,901 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.