Spices, Other — Food supply in Western Africa
Western Africa: Spices, Other — Food supply was 7.61 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spices, Other — Food supply in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 7.61 kcal/cap/d for spices, other — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spices, other — food supply in Western Africa peaked at 8 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.78 kcal/cap/d, in 2016.
Western Africa ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Spices, Other — Food supply in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.97 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 6.55 kcal/cap/d | +120.5% |
| 2012 | 5.62 kcal/cap/d | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 6.28 kcal/cap/d | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9 kcal/cap/d | -53.8% |
| 2015 | 2.94 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.78 kcal/cap/d | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.88 kcal/cap/d | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.83 kcal/cap/d | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.93 kcal/cap/d | +144.9% |
| 2020 | 8 kcal/cap/d | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 7.27 kcal/cap/d | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 7.97 kcal/cap/d | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 7.61 kcal/cap/d | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.27 kcal/cap/d | 2.78 kcal/cap/d | 6.93 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.71 kcal/cap/d | 7.27 kcal/cap/d | 8 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Guyana 103.2 kcal/cap/d compare
- 1 Türkiye 55.79 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 57.74 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 17.59 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Bhutan 55.02 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13.82 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Yemen 51.99 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Seychelles 33.16 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Qatar 32.44 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.87 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Polynesia 6.38 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Nepal 27.69 kcal/cap/d compare
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production, annual growth rate 7.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.5404 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spices, other — food supply in Western Africa?
- Spices, other — food supply in Western Africa was 7.61 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spices, other — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest spices, other — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 kcal/cap/d in 2016.
- How does Western Africa rank for spices, other — food supply?
- Western Africa ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is spices, other — food supply rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 Spices, Other — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.