Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Western Africa

Cereal production in Western Africa in 2023 — 74,000,948 t. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 441.8%.

2023 74M t −1.15% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 74.86M t2022
Period minimum 12.38M t1972

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Western Africa, 1961–2023020M40M60M80M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 13,657,891 t1963: 14,666,334 t1965: 14,864,312 t1967: 14,967,299 t1969: 16,416,638 t1971: 15,743,736 t1973: 14,848,194 t1975: 16,273,647 t1977: 14,920,679 t1979: 15,031,614 t1981: 17,489,534 t1983: 17,430,862 t1985: 23,272,508 t1987: 26,787,055 t1989: 30,865,079 t1991: 32,575,787 t1993: 34,751,221 t1995: 37,230,170 t1997: 35,698,700 t1999: 39,441,102 t2001: 37,313,656 t2003: 42,875,187 t2005: 47,398,777 t2007: 47,728,305 t2009: 47,513,861 t2011: 46,849,444 t2013: 52,457,043 t2015: 60,465,133 t2017: 64,249,673 t2019: 70,336,829 t2021: 69,594,376 t2023: 74,000,948 t
Change over the period: +60.34M (+441.82%) Average annual rate: 2.76 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa

Western Africa 74M t
World 3.12B t
Cereal production — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 74M −860,989 −1.15%
2022 74.86M +5.27M +7.57%
2021 69.59M −1.81M −2.54%
2020 71.4M +1.07M +1.52%
2019 70.34M +1.4M +2.04%
2018 68.93M +4.68M +7.29%
2017 64.25M +484,262 +0.76%
2016 63.77M +3.3M +5.46%
2015 60.47M +2.12M +3.63%
2014 58.35M +5.89M +11.23%
2013 52.46M −943,775 −1.77%
2012 53.4M +6.55M +13.98%
2011 46.85M −7.19M −13.3%
2010 54.04M +6.52M +13.73%
2009 47.51M −8.84M −15.69%
2008 56.36M +8.63M +18.08%
2007 47.73M −3.25M −6.38%
2006 50.98M +3.58M +7.55%
2005 47.4M +5.1M +12.05%
2004 42.3M −572,981 −1.34%
2003 42.88M +3.55M +9.03%
2002 39.32M +2.01M +5.39%
2001 37.31M +707,135 +1.93%
2000 36.61M −2.83M −7.19%
1999 39.44M +1.37M +3.6%
1998 38.07M +2.37M +6.64%
1997 35.7M −739,278 −2.03%
1996 36.44M −792,192 −2.13%
1995 37.23M +2.85M +8.28%
1994 34.38M −368,805 −1.06%
1993 34.75M +1.79M +5.43%
1992 32.96M +387,152 +1.19%
1991 32.58M +3.2M +10.91%
1990 29.37M −1.49M −4.84%
1989 30.87M +1.1M +3.71%
1988 29.76M +2.97M +11.1%
1987 26.79M +800,300 +3.08%
1986 25.99M +2.71M +11.66%
1985 23.27M +3.67M +18.72%
1984 19.6M +2.17M +12.46%
1983 17.43M −174,186 −0.99%
1982 17.61M +115,514 +0.66%
1981 17.49M +1.32M +8.17%
1980 16.17M +1.14M +7.56%
1979 15.03M +298,427 +2.03%
1978 14.73M −187,492 −1.26%
1977 14.92M −162,834 −1.08%
1976 15.08M −1.19M −7.31%
1975 16.27M −2.07M −11.27%
1974 18.34M +3.49M +23.52%
1973 14.85M +2.47M +19.97%
1972 12.38M −3.37M −21.39%
1971 15.74M −459,402 −2.84%
1970 16.2M −213,500 −1.3%
1969 16.42M +2.32M +16.49%
1968 14.09M −874,343 −5.84%
1967 14.97M +1.93M +14.84%
1966 13.03M −1.83M −12.32%
1965 14.86M +65,985 +0.45%
1964 14.8M +131,993 +0.9%
1963 14.67M −101,562 −0.69%
1962 14.77M +1.11M +8.13%
1961 13.66M

About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

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