Sorghum and products — Food supply in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sorghum and products — Food supply was 29.26 million million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 29.26 million million Kcal for sorghum and products — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food supply in Western Africa peaked at 30.51 million million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.15 million million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Western Africa 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.66 million million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 23.15 million million Kcal | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 24.35 million million Kcal | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 25.86 million million Kcal | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 25.93 million million Kcal | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.43 million million Kcal | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 28.83 million million Kcal | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 27.07 million million Kcal | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 27.94 million million Kcal | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 29.19 million million Kcal | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 29.34 million million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.71 million million Kcal | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.51 million million Kcal | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 29.26 million million Kcal | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.54 million million Kcal | 23.15 million million Kcal | 29.19 million million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.46 million million Kcal | 28.71 million million Kcal | 30.51 million million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 2 China, mainland 12.65 million million Kcal compare
- 2 China 12.65 million million Kcal compare
- 4 India 10.45 million million Kcal compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 980,865 million Kcal compare
- 5 Ethiopia 9.40 million million Kcal compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 78,287 million Kcal compare
- 6 Niger 3.72 million million Kcal compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 3.30 million million Kcal compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 24,887 million Kcal compare
- 8 Cameroon 2.84 million million Kcal compare
- 8 Melanesia 14,919 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate -0.6863 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Production, annual growth rate -0.3867 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3017 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum and products — food supply in Western Africa?
- Sorghum and products — food supply in Western Africa was 29.26 million million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.51 million million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.15 million million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Western Africa rank for sorghum and products — food supply?
- Western Africa ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food supply rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Sorghum and products — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.