Stimulants — Food in Western Africa

Western Africa: Stimulants — Food was 623 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
623 1000 t
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
651 1000 t
in 2022
All-time low
296 1000 t
in 2015
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Stimulants — Food in Western Africa, 2010–2023

02004006002010201620232010: 377 1000 t2011: 445 1000 t2012: 481 1000 t2013: 445 1000 t2014: 346 1000 t2015: 296 1000 t2016: 328 1000 t2017: 320 1000 t2018: 350 1000 t2019: 346 1000 t2020: 392 1000 t2021: 608 1000 t2022: 651 1000 t2023: 623 1000 t

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

Analysis

In 2023, stimulants — food in Western Africa stood at 623 1000 t.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stimulants — food in Western Africa peaked at 651 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 296 1000 t, in 2015.

Western Africa ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Stimulants — Food in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Stimulants — Food in Western Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 377 1000 t
2011 445 1000 t +18.0%
2012 481 1000 t +8.1%
2013 445 1000 t -7.5%
2014 346 1000 t -22.2%
2015 296 1000 t -14.5%
2016 328 1000 t +10.8%
2017 320 1000 t -2.4%
2018 350 1000 t +9.4%
2019 346 1000 t -1.1%
2020 392 1000 t +13.3%
2021 608 1000 t +55.1%
2022 651 1000 t +7.1%
2023 623 1000 t -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 373.4 1000 t 296 1000 t 481 1000 t 10
2020s 568.5 1000 t 392 1000 t 651 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 20 Ethiopia 330 1000 t compare
  2. 21 Uganda 300 1000 t compare
  3. 22 Pakistan 256 1000 t compare
  4. 23 Saudi Arabia 255 1000 t compare
  5. 24 Australia 244 1000 t compare
  6. 25 Peru 241 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 213 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is stimulants — food in Western Africa?
Stimulants — food in Western Africa was 623 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest stimulants — food recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 651 1000 t in 2022.
What is the lowest stimulants — food recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 296 1000 t in 2015.
How does Western Africa rank for stimulants — food?
Western Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is stimulants — food rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 Stimulants — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Stimulants — Food
Unit
1000 t
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.