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Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) Safflower-seed oil, crude Import value
What is Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s safflower-seed oil, crude import value (1000 usd)? As of 2023, it's 33 1000 USD, up from 4 1000 USD in 2014.
| Label | Safflower-seed oil, crude Import value (1000 USD) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 1000 USD |
| 2015 | 14 1000 USD |
| 2018 | 1 1000 USD |
| 2019 | 48 1000 USD |
| 2020 | 26 1000 USD |
| 2021 | 5 1000 USD |
| 2023 | 33 1000 USD |
Data Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Wantstats Repository
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) Safflower-seed oil, crude Import value: Key Points
- By 2023, Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s safflower-seed oil, crude Import value came to 33.00 USD, against 4.00 USD in 2014 — around 725% up across the period.
- 2015: leaps to 14.00 USD (+250%).
- 2018: collapses to 1.00 USD (-93%).
- 2019: shoots up to 48.00 USD (+4700%).
- 2023: spikes to 33.00 USD (+560%).
- Overall move from 2014 to 2023: 725.0% gain, settling at 33.00 USD.
The Pandemic Trade Shock, Explained
Resist the instinct to draw a straight line through this. The path bends both directions, and the next year could plausibly go either way.
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 kind of indicator is almost never measured continuously — it's estimated from periodic data collection, published and later revised by Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s statistical authority. Direction is the reliable part; individual years less so.
The source simply doesn't have a reading for every year in this range — the 2015-to-2018 jump skips real missing years, worth keeping in mind before assuming a smooth path between them.
At these volumes, this trade flow often comes down to a handful of shipments or trading partners. A big single-year swing is more likely one contract or one buyer's order than a broad economic trend.
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