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Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) Dairy Products Import quantity
What is Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s dairy products import quantity (t)? As of 2023, it's 392.8K Tons, down from 439.6K Tons in 2014.
Author: Wantstats Research TeamSource: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Wantstats Repository
| Label | Dairy Products Import quantity (t) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 439554.17 Tons |
| 2015 | 480678.63 Tons |
| 2016 | 418112.42 Tons |
| 2017 | 451501.55 Tons |
| 2018 | 440757.18 Tons |
| 2019 | 488872.4 Tons |
| 2020 | 447343.17 Tons |
| 2021 | 513895.26 Tons |
| 2022 | 428255.92 Tons |
| 2023 | 392781.32 Tons |
Data Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Wantstats Repository
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) Dairy Products Import quantity: Key Points
- By 2023, Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s dairy Products Import quantity came to 392.78K t, against 439.55K t in 2014 — around 11% down across the period.
- 2016: falls to 418.11K t (-13%).
- 2019: up to 488.87K t (+11%).
- 2021: rises to 513.90K t (+15%).
- 2022-2023: keeps falling, down to 392.78K t (-24%).
- 2023: Ends the series at 392.78K t — 10.6% below the 2014 baseline.
The Pandemic Trade Shock, Explained
Multiple direction changes over the period mean any two-point comparison — say, first year to last — is likely to be misleading on its own. The middle years matter just as much.
This decline fits a global pattern: COVID-19 disrupted supply chains and demand simultaneously in 2020, and trade flows fell broadly across most economies in the same year.
This isn't a uniquely local rebound — global trade recovered broadly in 2021 as pandemic-era restrictions eased and demand returned.
Don't skip past the 2022 outlier. A jump or drop of 17% in a single year is either a real, notable event or a break in how the underlying data was collected — both are worth knowing before you use this number.
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s number here, like most in this category, is built from a mix of direct measurement and statistical modeling — reliable for tracking direction, less reliable for pinning down an exact year-to-year figure.
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