Cereals excluding rice — Production in Western Africa
Western Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 49.21 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
49.21 million t
Change on year
down 4.7%
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
51.61 million t
in 2022
All-time low
10.04 million t
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Western Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 49.21 million t for cereals excluding rice — production in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Western Africa peaked at 51.61 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.04 million t, in 1972.
Western Africa ranks 19th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.15 million t | — |
| 1962 | 12.98 million t | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 12.93 million t | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 12.92 million t | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 12.95 million t | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 11.05 million t | -14.7% |
| 1967 | 12.63 million t | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 11.88 million t | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 14.10 million t | +18.7% |
| 1970 | 13.93 million t | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 13.33 million t | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 10.04 million t | -24.7% |
| 1973 | 12.39 million t | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 15.54 million t | +25.4% |
| 1975 | 13.27 million t | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 12.38 million t | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 12.04 million t | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 11.67 million t | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 11.80 million t | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 12.80 million t | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 13.81 million t | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 13.85 million t | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 13.72 million t | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 15.65 million t | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 19.07 million t | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 21.64 million t | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 22.08 million t | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 24.55 million t | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 24.28 million t | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 23.69 million t | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 26.00 million t | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 26.43 million t | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 28.24 million t | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 28.56 million t | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 30.83 million t | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 29.47 million t | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 28.60 million t | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 30.85 million t | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 31.98 million t | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 29.16 million t | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 30.22 million t | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 32.17 million t | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 35.20 million t | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 34.43 million t | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 38.58 million t | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 41.27 million t | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 39.37 million t | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 45.44 million t | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 36.74 million t | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 41.40 million t | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 33.91 million t | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 38.23 million t | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 36.11 million t | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 40.88 million t | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 41.76 million t | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 44.13 million t | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 44.48 million t | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 47.62 million t | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 48.96 million t | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 50.29 million t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 46.94 million t | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 51.61 million t | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 49.21 million t | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.62 million t | 11.05 million t | 14.10 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.64 million t | 10.04 million t | 15.54 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.15 million t | 12.80 million t | 24.55 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.47 million t | 23.69 million t | 31.98 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.26 million t | 29.16 million t | 45.44 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.75 million t | 33.91 million t | 48.96 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.51 million t | 46.94 million t | 51.61 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 16 Poland 28.80 million t compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 85,000 t compare
- 17 Ethiopia 23.41 million t compare
- 17 Melanesia 23,761 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 107.83 t compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.96 million t compare
- 18 Micronesia 107.83 t compare
- 19 Romania 20.57 million t compare
- 20 Indonesia 19.99 million t compare
- 21 Yugoslav SFR 19.22 million t compare
- 22 Nigeria 19.07 million t compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production in Western Africa?
- Cereals excluding rice — production in Western Africa was 49.21 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.61 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.04 million t in 1972.
- How does Western Africa rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
- Western Africa ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.