Fonio Flour Consumption by Country

Guinea held 83,954 tonnes of listed fonio flour food supply in 2023, 46.8 percent of a 179,227-tonne total spread across only 7 reporters, 1.29 times Nigeria at 64,967 tonnes. The same 7 reporters appear in every comparison, so both windows run with no entries or exits: the single year rose 2.5 percent on Burkina Faso's gain of 4,834 tonnes, while the five-year net fell just 246 tonnes as Guinea's decline of 6,759 nearly matched Burkina Faso's, Nigeria's, Senegal's and Ivory Coast's combined gains. Guinea also leads per person at 15.97 grams per person per day.

Guinea leads at 83,954 tonnes, followed by Nigeria at 64,967 and Ivory Coast at 11,079, with Burkina Faso fourth at 10,349 and Senegal fifth at 4,701. Per capita Guinea also leads at 15.97 grams per person per day, followed by Burkina Faso at 1.23 and Ivory Coast at 0.97 grams.

Fonio Flour Food Supply at a Glance

• Guinea had the largest listed fonio flour food supply in 2023 at 83,954 tonnes.
• Nigeria ranked second at 64,967 tonnes, followed by Ivory Coast at 11,079 tonnes.
• Guinea had the highest per-capita food supply at 15.97 grams per person per day.
• The listed total was 179,227 tonnes across 7 reporters with reported values.
• Among the same 7 reporters in 2019 and 2023, listed fonio flour food supply decreased by 246 tonnes, or 0.1 percent.
• The FAO food supply quantity measure represents food available for human consumption and is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten.

Key Takeaways

Only 7 reporters have a listed 2023 value for fonio flour, and the same reporters appear in every year, so both comparisons run on a fully stable universe. Guinea and Nigeria together hold 83.0 percent of the listed total.

Burkina Faso nearly doubled in the single year, adding 4,834 tonnes, more than the net increase of 4,385 tonnes. Over five years Guinea's fall of 6,759 tonnes nearly cancels the combined gains of Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Niger, leaving a net decline of 246 tonnes.

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	Guinea GN	83.95K	15.97
2	Nigeria NG	64.97K	0.78
3	Ivory Coast CI	11.08K	0.97
4	Burkina Faso BF	10.35K	1.23
5	Senegal SN	4.7K	0.71
6	Niger NE	3.86K	0.4
7	Guinea-Bissau GW	319.88	0.41

Guinea Holds 46.8 Percent of a Seven-Reporter Table

The 2023 table is led by Guinea at 83,954 tonnes, with Nigeria second at 64,967 and Ivory Coast third at 11,079. Burkina Faso and Senegal complete the top five at 10,349 and 4,701 tonnes, respectively.

The top three reporters accounted for 89.3 percent of the listed total and the top five 97.7 percent. Per capita, Guinea's 15.97 grams per person per day lead Burkina Faso at 1.23 grams, so the volume leader is also the per-capita leader by a wide margin.

The Listed Total Rose 2.5 Percent in 2023

Among the 7 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed food supply increased from 174,842 tonnes to 179,227 tonnes, a gain of 4,385 tonnes (2.5 percent). The two years share the same 7 reporters, with no reporter entering or leaving the comparison. Burkina Faso added 4,834 tonnes (up 87.7 percent), Guinea added 550 tonnes (up 0.7 percent), Ivory Coast added 435 tonnes (up 4.1 percent), Niger added 195 tonnes (up 5.3 percent) and Guinea-Bissau added 40 tonnes (up 14.4 percent).

On the declining side, Nigeria fell 1,533 tonnes (down 2.3 percent) and Senegal fell 136 tonnes (down 2.8 percent). Burkina Faso's gain of 4,834 tonnes against a net increase of 4,385 exceeds the net total, with Nigeria absorbing part of it.

The Five-Year Total Edged Down 246 Tonnes

For the same 7 reporters in 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply fell from 179,473 tonnes to 179,227 tonnes, a decline of 246 tonnes (0.1 percent). The 2019 and 2023 universes contain the same 7 reporters, with no reporter entering or leaving in either direction. Burkina Faso added 3,409 tonnes (up 49.1 percent), Nigeria added 1,199 tonnes (up 1.9 percent), Senegal added 1,005 tonnes (up 27.2 percent), Ivory Coast added 890 tonnes (up 8.7 percent) and Niger added 198 tonnes (up 5.4 percent).

On the declining side, Guinea fell 6,759 tonnes (down 7.5 percent) and Guinea-Bissau fell 188 tonnes (down 37.1 percent). The two falls together exceed the combined gains of 6,701 tonnes in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Niger by 246 tonnes, which is the net decline.

What Does the Fonio Flour Food Supply Measure?

FAO fonio flour food supply measures the amount of fonio flour available for human consumption during the reference period, not the amount actually eaten by consumers.

The per-capita value expresses this reported food supply in population terms, showing how much was available per person per day. Guinea records the highest value at 15.97 grams.

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#	Country	2019 (t)	2019 (g/cap/d)	2020 (t)	2020 (g/cap/d)	2021 (t)	2021 (g/cap/d)	2022 (t)	2022 (g/cap/d)	2023 (t)	2023 (g/cap/d)
1	Guinea	90.71K	19.07	82.18K	16.84	82.78K	16.54	83.4K	16.26	83.95K	15.97
2	Nigeria	63.77K	0.83	65.94K	0.84	64.41K	0.81	66.5K	0.82	64.97K	0.78
3	Ivory Coast	10.19K	0.99	10.73K	1.02	11.65K	1.08	10.64K	0.96	11.08K	0.97
4	Burkina Faso	6.94K	0.91	7.28K	0.93	5.08K	0.63	5.52K	0.67	10.35K	1.23
5	Senegal	3.7K	0.62	4.94K	0.81	4.88K	0.78	4.84K	0.75	4.7K	0.71
6	Niger	3.66K	0.44	3.43K	0.4	2.43K	0.27	3.66K	0.4	3.86K	0.4
7	Guinea-Bissau	508.2	0.71	206.77	0.28	232	0.31	279.66	0.36	319.88	0.41

Fonio Flour Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, FAO data recorded 179,227 tonnes of listed fonio flour food supply across 7 reporters. Guinea had the largest total at 83,954 tonnes, followed by Nigeria at 64,967 tonnes and Ivory Coast at 11,079 tonnes. Guinea had the highest per-capita food supply at 15.97 grams per person per day. These figures represent fonio flour available for human consumption, not a direct measurement of how much fonio flour people actually ate.

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals use FAO Supply Utilization Accounts food supply quantity (Element 5141, tonnes), while the per-capita figures use food supply quantity (Element 665, g/capita/day) for Flour of fonio from 2019 through 2023. The food supply quantity measure represents the quantity available for human consumption during the reference period. It is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten, because food available for human consumption is not the same as actual dietary intake. No percentage change is shown where the base-year value is zero.

The reporter universe for this item contains 7 reporters. The tables list reporters only; aggregate rows such as World, regions and China (aggregate) are excluded, while China figures refer to the China reporter. For year-to-year comparisons, only reporters with values in both endpoint years are included in the arithmetic. A zero indicates a displayed value of zero, while an empty cell indicates that no value is available for that reporter and year.

Table quantities are shown in tonnes as reported, without additional rounding. The FAO dataset reports food supply quantity in tonnes and in grams per capita per day. The listed total of 179,227 tonnes is the sum of the 7 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Flour of fonio, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.