Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received in Western Africa
Western Africa: Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received was 2,040 t in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
2,040 t
Change on year
down 79.6%
Rank
19th
of 25 groups
All-time high
291,805 t
in 1991
All-time low
2,040 t
in 2015
Years of data
28
1988–2015
Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received in Western Africa, 1988–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 2,040 t for wheat & wheat flour — food aid received in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.6% on the previous year and down 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat & wheat flour — food aid received in Western Africa peaked at 291,805 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,040 t, in 2015.
Western Africa ranks 19th of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 115,065 t | — |
| 1989 | 148,815 t | +29.3% |
| 1990 | 138,191 t | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 291,805 t | +111.2% |
| 1992 | 185,291 t | -36.5% |
| 1993 | 126,220 t | -31.9% |
| 1994 | 100,254 t | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 109,680 t | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 62,548 t | -43.0% |
| 1997 | 126,998 t | +103.0% |
| 1998 | 107,065 t | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 59,920 t | -44.0% |
| 2000 | 88,863 t | +48.3% |
| 2001 | 70,203 t | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 79,311 t | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 112,248 t | +41.5% |
| 2004 | 87,608 t | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 96,325 t | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 58,553 t | -39.2% |
| 2007 | 74,917 t | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 62,484 t | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 53,324 t | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 52,445 t | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 34,388 t | -34.4% |
| 2012 | 21,662 t | -37.0% |
| 2013 | 12,396 t | -42.8% |
| 2014 | 10,007 t | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 2,040 t | -79.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 131,940 t | 115,065 t | 148,815 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 130,797 t | 59,920 t | 291,805 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,384 t | 53,324 t | 112,248 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,156 t | 2,040 t | 52,445 t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 16 Congo 20,443 t compare
- 17 Cabo Verde 4,058 t compare
- 17 Nicaragua 18,800 t compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 17,300 t compare
- 19 Bulgaria 17,000 t compare
- 20 Suriname 16,900 t compare
- 21 Gaza Strip (Palestine) 15,390 t compare
- 22 Afghanistan 15,160 t compare
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- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Production, annual growth rate 0.6583 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Area harvested, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Yield, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Production, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production, annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat & wheat flour — food aid received in Western Africa?
- Wheat & wheat flour — food aid received in Western Africa was 2,040 t in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat & wheat flour — food aid received recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 291,805 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest wheat & wheat flour — food aid received recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,040 t in 2015.
- How does Western Africa rank for wheat & wheat flour — food aid received?
- Western Africa ranks 19th out of 25 groups with data for 2015.
- Is wheat & wheat flour — food aid received rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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