Yams — Protein supply quantity in Western Africa

Western Africa: Yams — Protein supply quantity was 706,862 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
706,862 t
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
3rd
of 28 groups
All-time high
758,330 t
in 2019
All-time low
572,676 t
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Yams — Protein supply quantity in Western Africa, 2010–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2010201620232010: 572.7k t2011: 593.7k t2012: 613.4k t2013: 639.5k t2014: 619.4k t2015: 655.2k t2016: 684.3k t2017: 714.2k t2018: 726.3k t2019: 758.3k t2020: 629.9k t2021: 675.3k t2022: 693.8k t2023: 706.9k t

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

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 706,862 t for yams — protein supply quantity in 2023.

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 — protein supply quantity in Western Africa peaked at 758,330 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 572,676 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 — Protein supply quantity in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Protein supply quantity (t) in Western Africa, 2010 to 2023.
Year t Change
2010 572,676 t
2011 593,734 t +3.7%
2012 613,448 t +3.3%
2013 639,502 t +4.2%
2014 619,378 t -3.1%
2015 655,213 t +5.8%
2016 684,317 t +4.4%
2017 714,153 t +4.4%
2018 726,335 t +1.7%
2019 758,330 t +4.4%
2020 629,931 t -16.9%
2021 675,308 t +7.2%
2022 693,845 t +2.7%
2023 706,862 t +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 657,709 t 572,676 t 758,330 t 10
2020s 676,486 t 629,931 t 706,862 t 4

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 1 Nigeria 423,360 t compare
  2. 2 Ghana 107,265 t compare
  3. 3 Cameroon 7,748 t compare
  4. 4 Colombia 7,271 t compare
  5. 5 Papua New Guinea 7,159 t compare
  6. 6 Guinea 5,130 t compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — protein supply quantity in Western Africa?
Yams — protein supply quantity in Western Africa was 706,862 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — protein supply quantity recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 758,330 t in 2019.
What is the lowest yams — protein supply quantity recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 572,676 t in 2010.
How does Western Africa rank for yams — protein supply quantity?
Western Africa ranks 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
Is yams — protein supply quantity 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 — Protein supply quantity (t). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — Protein supply quantity (t)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
136 places, 1,720 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.