Yams — Food in Western Africa
Western Africa: Yams — Food was 35,063 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Yams — Food in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — food in Western Africa stood at 35,063 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — food in Western Africa peaked at 37,616 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28,407 1000 t, in 2010.
Western Africa ranks 3rd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Yams — Food in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 28,407 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 29,451 1000 t | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 30,429 1000 t | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 31,721 1000 t | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 30,723 1000 t | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 32,501 1000 t | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 33,944 1000 t | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 35,424 1000 t | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 36,029 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 37,616 1000 t | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 31,247 1000 t | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 33,497 1000 t | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 34,417 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 35,063 1000 t | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32,624 1000 t | 28,407 1000 t | 37,616 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,556 1000 t | 31,247 1000 t | 35,063 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
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- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 1.02 million ha (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Production 35.55 million t (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Yield 7,426 kg/ha (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Area harvested 4.79 million ha (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Laying 259,970 1000 An (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Production 1.13 million t (2024)
- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 4,338 g/An (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production 6.13 million t (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 5,999 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — food in Western Africa?
- Yams — food in Western Africa was 35,063 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37,616 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest yams — food recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,407 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Western Africa rank for yams — food?
- Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is yams — food rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Yams — Food. 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.