Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Western Africa
Western Africa: Freshwater Fish — Food supply was 923,864 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater fish — food supply in Western Africa is 923,864 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply in Western Africa peaked at 978,634 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 660,905 million Kcal, in 2010.
Western Africa ranks 18th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 660,905 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 722,448 million Kcal | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 724,064 million Kcal | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 775,545 million Kcal | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 884,586 million Kcal | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 898,435 million Kcal | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 956,762 million Kcal | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 978,634 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 921,302 million Kcal | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 912,509 million Kcal | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 899,740 million Kcal | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 923,864 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 923,864 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 923,864 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 843,519 million Kcal | 660,905 million Kcal | 978,634 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 917,833 million Kcal | 899,740 million Kcal | 923,864 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food supply in Western Africa?
- Freshwater fish — food supply in Western Africa was 923,864 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 978,634 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 660,905 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Western Africa rank for freshwater fish — food supply?
- Western Africa ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Freshwater Fish — Food supply (kcal). 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.