Facts and Figures
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Number of Slaves Transported by Each European Country (12)
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Number of Slaves Leaving African Ports (12)
African Port Number of Slaves Departing
% Senegambia (including Arguin), Sierra Leone 2,000,000 15.4 Windward Coast 250,000 1.9 Ivory Coast 250,000 1.9 Gold Coast (Ashanti) 1,500,000 11.5 Slave Coast (Dahomey, Adra, Oyo) 2,000,000 15.4 Benin to Calabar 2,000,000 15.4 Cameroons / Gabon 250,000 1.9 Loango 750,000 5.8 Congo / Angola 3,000,000 23.1 Mozambique / Madagascar 1,000,000 7.7 Total Leaving African Ports 13,000,000 100.0 -
| Country | Voyages |
Slaves Transported |
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| Portugal (including Brazil) | 30,000 | 4,650,000 | ||||
| Spain (including Cuba) | 4,000 | 1,600,000 | ||||
| France (including West Indies) | 4,200 | 1,250,000 | ||||
| Holland | 2,000 | 500,000 | ||||
| Britain | 12,000 | 2,600,000 | ||||
| British North America, U.S. | 1,500 | 300,000 | ||||
| Denmark | 250 | 50,000 | ||||
| Other | 250 | 50,000 | ||||
| Total | 54,200 | 11,000,000 |
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Number of Slaves Delivered to Each Country / Destination (12)
| Country / Destination |
Slaves Delivered |
% | |||||
| Brazil | 4,000,000 | 35.3 | |||||
| Spanish Empire (including Cuba) | 2,500,000 | 22.1 | |||||
| British West Indies | 2,000,000 | 17.7 | |||||
| French West Indies (including Cayenne) | 1,600,000 | 14.1 | |||||
| British North America & U.S. | 500,000 | 4.4 | |||||
| Dutch West Indies (including Surinam) | 500,000 | 4.4 | |||||
| Danish West Indies | 28,000 | 0.2 | |||||
| Europe (including Portugal, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, etc. | 200,000 | 1.8 | |||||
| Total | 11,328,000 | 100.0 |
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Number of Slaves Leaving African Ports (12)
| African Port |
Number of Slaves Departing |
% | |||||
| Senegambia (including Arguin), Sierra Leone | 2,000,000 | 15.4 | |||||
| Windward Coast | 250,000 | 1.9 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 250,000 | 1.9 | |||||
| Gold Coast (Ashanti) | 1,500,000 | 11.5 | |||||
| Slave Coast (Dahomey, Adra, Oyo) | 2,000,000 | 15.4 | |||||
| Benin to Calabar | 2,000,000 | 15.4 | |||||
| Cameroons / Gabon | 250,000 | 1.9 | |||||
| Loango | 750,000 | 5.8 | |||||
| Congo / Angola | 3,000,000 | 23.1 | |||||
| Mozambique / Madagascar | 1,000,000 | 7.7 | |||||
| Total Leaving African Ports | 13,000,000 | 100.0 |
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First Employment of Slaves in the Americas (12)
| First Employment |
Number of Slaves |
% |
| Sugar Plantations | 6,000,000 | 54.5 |
| Coffee Plantations | 2,000,000 | 18.2 |
| Mines | 1,000,000 | 9.1 |
| Domestic Labor | 1,000,000 | 9.1 |
| Cotton Fields | 500,000 | 4.5 |
| Cocoa Fields | 250,000 | 2.3 |
| Building | 250,000 | 2.3 |
| Total | 11,000,000 | 100. |
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ber of Slaves Delivered to Each Country / Destination (12)
| Country / Destination |
Slaves Delivered |
% | |||||
| Brazil | 4,000,000 | 35.3 | |||||
| Spanish Empire (including Cuba) | 2,500,000 | 22.1 | |||||
| British West Indies | 2,000,000 | 17.7 | |||||
| French West Indies (including Cayenne) | 1,600,000 | 14.1 | |||||
| British North America & U.S. | 500,000 | 4.4 | |||||
| Dutch West Indies (including Surinam) | 500,000 | 4.4 | |||||
| Danish West Indies | 28,000 | 0.2 | |||||
| Europe (including Portugal, Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, etc. | 200,000 | 1.8 | |||||
| Total | 11,328,000 | 100.0 |
