Yams — Production in Western Africa
Western Africa: Yams — Production was 85,375 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Yams — Production in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — production in Western Africa stood at 85,375 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — production in Western Africa peaked at 85,375 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48,650 1000 t, in 2012.
That places Western Africa 2nd out of 22 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61,104 1000 t | 48,650 1000 t | 73,466 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,866 1000 t | 70,819 1000 t | 85,375 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More agriculture & rural data for Western Africa
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 14.80 million An (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Producing 14.80 million An (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Production 24,181 t (2024)
- Tomatoes — Area harvested 1.05 million ha (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested 39,728 ha (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Production 50,778 t (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 48 kg/An (2024)
- Tomatoes — Yield 6,608 kg/ha (2024)
- Tomatoes — Production 6.91 million t (2024)
- Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production 39,798 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — production in Western Africa?
- Yams — production in Western Africa was 85,375 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85,375 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest yams — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,650 1000 t in 2012.
- How does Western Africa rank for yams — production?
- Western Africa ranks 2nd out of 22 groups with data for 2023.
- Is yams — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. 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 Yams — Production. 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.