Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Western Africa

Western Africa: Vegetable Oils — Food aid received was 1,113 t in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1,113 t
Change on year
down 94.2%
Rank
10th
of 24 groups
All-time high
38,275 t
in 2010
All-time low
1,113 t
in 2016
Years of data
29
1988–2016

Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Western Africa, 1988–2016

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1988200220161988: 24.1k t1989: 17.4k t1990: 18.5k t1991: 26.0k t1992: 27.9k t1993: 25.9k t1994: 21.4k t1995: 22.5k t1996: 22.2k t1997: 18.5k t1998: 22.8k t1999: 16.9k t2000: 26.6k t2001: 19.0k t2002: 29.1k t2003: 29.9k t2004: 27.3k t2005: 33.7k t2006: 24.0k t2007: 21.1k t2008: 16.7k t2009: 30.3k t2010: 38.3k t2011: 13.0k t2012: 17.8k t2013: 16.2k t2014: 9.6k t2015: 19.1k t2016: 1.1k t

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 1,113 t for vegetable oils — food aid received in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 94.2% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetable oils — food aid received in Western Africa peaked at 38,275 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,113 t, in 2016.

Western Africa ranks 10th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Western Africa, 1988 to 2016.
Year t Change
1988 24,126 t
1989 17,432 t -27.7%
1990 18,461 t +5.9%
1991 26,008 t +40.9%
1992 27,939 t +7.4%
1993 25,911 t -7.3%
1994 21,369 t -17.5%
1995 22,480 t +5.2%
1996 22,223 t -1.1%
1997 18,462 t -16.9%
1998 22,805 t +23.5%
1999 16,909 t -25.9%
2000 26,591 t +57.3%
2001 18,988 t -28.6%
2002 29,138 t +53.5%
2003 29,921 t +2.7%
2004 27,292 t -8.8%
2005 33,698 t +23.5%
2006 24,005 t -28.8%
2007 21,118 t -12.0%
2008 16,663 t -21.1%
2009 30,326 t +82.0%
2010 38,275 t +26.2%
2011 12,963 t -66.1%
2012 17,773 t +37.1%
2013 16,194 t -8.9%
2014 9,586 t -40.8%
2015 19,082 t +99.1%
2016 1,113 t -94.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 20,779 t 17,432 t 24,126 t 2
1990s 22,257 t 16,909 t 27,939 t 10
2000s 25,774 t 16,663 t 33,698 t 10
2010s 16,427 t 1,113 t 38,275 t 7

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,200 t compare
  2. 8 Mozambique 6,500 t compare
  3. 9 Suriname 4,900 t compare
  4. 10 Nicaragua 4,180 t compare
  5. 11 South Sudan 3,844 t compare
  6. 12 Peru 3,361 t compare
  7. 13 Guinea 3,049 t compare

See the full ranking of 132 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetable oils — food aid received in Western Africa?
Vegetable oils — food aid received in Western Africa was 1,113 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetable oils — food aid received recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 38,275 t in 2010.
What is the lowest vegetable oils — food aid received recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1,113 t in 2016.
How does Western Africa rank for vegetable oils — food aid received?
Western Africa ranks 10th out of 24 groups with data for 2016.
Is vegetable oils — food aid received rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetable Oils — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetable Oils — Food aid received
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
132 places, 2,756 data points, 1988–2016
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