Sesame seed — Losses in Western Africa

Western Africa: Sesame seed — Losses was 55 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
55 1000 t
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
8th
of 25 groups
All-time high
90 1000 t
in 2012
All-time low
27 1000 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sesame seed — Losses in Western Africa, 2010–2023

204060801002010201620232010: 27 1000 t2011: 33 1000 t2012: 90 1000 t2013: 62 1000 t2014: 60 1000 t2015: 57 1000 t2016: 69 1000 t2017: 69 1000 t2018: 66 1000 t2019: 64 1000 t2020: 58 1000 t2021: 54 1000 t2022: 54 1000 t2023: 55 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sesame seed — losses in Western Africa is 55 1000 t, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sesame seed — losses in Western Africa peaked at 90 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27 1000 t, in 2010.

Western Africa ranks 8th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Sesame seed — Losses in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Sesame seed — Losses in Western Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 27 1000 t
2011 33 1000 t +22.2%
2012 90 1000 t +172.7%
2013 62 1000 t -31.1%
2014 60 1000 t -3.2%
2015 57 1000 t -5.0%
2016 69 1000 t +21.1%
2017 69 1000 t +0.0%
2018 66 1000 t -4.3%
2019 64 1000 t -3.0%
2020 58 1000 t -9.4%
2021 54 1000 t -6.9%
2022 54 1000 t +0.0%
2023 55 1000 t +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 59.7 1000 t 27 1000 t 90 1000 t 10
2020s 55.25 1000 t 54 1000 t 58 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 5 Brazil 20 1000 t compare
  2. 6 Ethiopia 15 1000 t compare
  3. 7 India 14 1000 t compare
  4. 8 Mozambique 12 1000 t compare
  5. 9 Niger 8 1000 t compare
  6. 10 Burkina Faso 6 1000 t compare
  7. 11 Cameroon 5 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sesame seed — losses in Western Africa?
Sesame seed — losses in Western Africa was 55 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sesame seed — losses recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 90 1000 t in 2012.
What is the lowest sesame seed — losses recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 27 1000 t in 2010.
How does Western Africa rank for sesame seed — losses?
Western Africa ranks 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
Is sesame seed — losses rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Sesame seed — Losses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sesame seed — Losses
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
103 places, 1,403 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.