Freshwater Fish — Food in Western Africa
Western Africa: Freshwater Fish — Food was 1,273 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food in Western Africa, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, freshwater fish — food in Western Africa stood at 1,273 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food in Western Africa peaked at 1,327 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 902 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Western Africa 20th out of 31 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,141 1000 t | 902 1000 t | 1,327 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,264 1000 t | 1,239 1000 t | 1,273 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 241.74 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 13.78 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 20.62 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food in Western Africa?
- Freshwater fish — food in Western Africa was 1,273 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,327 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 902 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Western Africa rank for freshwater fish — food?
- Western Africa ranks 20th out of 31 regions with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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. 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.