Table I: Annual Imports of Slaves into...

Table I:

Annual Imports of Slaves into Brazil, 1811-1856 (’000)

	Brazil South of Bahia			Bahia			Brazil North of Bahia
	Recorded	Imputed	Estimated	Recorded	Imputed	Estimated	Recorded	Imputed	Estimated
1811	17.4	17.4	17.4	4.4	4.4	5.8	0	0	5.1
1812	17.2	17.2	17.2	8.8	8.8	8.8	0	0	4.0
1813	17.1	17.1	17.1	6.8	6.8	6.8	0	0	4.5
1814	11.0	11.0	12.2	3.7	3.7	8.2	0	0	5.4
1815	14.8	14.8	14.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	0	0	5.3
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1811-1815	77.5	77.5	78.7	30.5	30.5	36.4	0	0	24.3
1816	20.1	20.1	20.1	4.8	4.8	4.8	0	0	8.7
1817	18.1	18.1	18.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	0	0	11.2
1818	20.1	20.1	20.1	0	0	8.7	0	0	13.0
1819	17.1	17.1	17.1	0	0	7.0	0.7	0.7	15.5
1820	0	0	20.2	0	0	7.7	0.2	0.2	9.9
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1816-1820	75.4	75.4	95.7	10.9	10.9	34.3	0.9	0.9	58.3
1821	20.4	20.4	20.4	0.4	0.4	6.7	2.2	2.9	10.1
1822	27.8	27.8	27.8	7.1	7.1	7.1	1.8	1.8	9.4
1823	18.8	19.2	19.2	2.7	2.7	2.7	1.3	1.3	11.0
1824	26.2	26.2	26.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	0	0	4.0
1825	25.6	26.5	26.5	4.1	4.1	4.1	0	0	2.9
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1821-1825	118.8	120.1	120.1	17.4	17.4	23.7	5.3	5.3	37.4
1826	25.7	30.4	30.4	4.9	4.9	7.9	0.4	0.6	4.5
1827	27.4	27.4	27.4	4.0	5.2	10.2	1.0	1.0	5.7
1828	43.0	43.4	43.4	0.7	0.7	7.8	0.2	0.2	6.9
1829	43.3	43.7	43.7	14.7	15.0	15.0	5.8	5.8	6.3
1830	31.2	31.2	31.2	6.7	7.0	7.0	2.3	2.3	2.8
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1826-1830	170.6	176.1	176.1	31.0	32.8	47.9	9.7	9.9	26.2
1831	0	0	1.0	0	0	1.0	0.4	0.7	1.5
1832	0.1	0.1	4.0	0.4	0.4	3.3	0	0	3.8
1833	0.8	1.3	9.0	0.7	1.3	3.6	0	0	4.1
1834	0.8	1.1	13.8	0.5	0.5	3.6	0	0	4.1
1835	1.9	2.3	30.0	0	0	5.2	0.5	0.5	5.7
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1831-1835	3.6	4.8	57.8	1.6	2.2	16.7	0.9	1.2	19.2
1836	4.6	12.0	46.0	0	0.7	2.9	0.9	1.2	2.9
1837	34.4	35.1	46.0	0	0.3	4.0	1.0	1.0	4.0
1838	40.9	41.3	42.8	0	0.7	4.0	0	0	4.0
1839	43.4	46.0	46.0	0	2.9	2.9	0.7	5.5	5.5
1840	17.3	22.0	22.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.5	5.6	5.6
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1836-1840	140.6	156.4	202.8	1.0	6.6	15.8	5.1	13.3	22.0
1841	11.4	11.4	11.4	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.9	5.5	5.5
1842	13.9	13.9	13.9	2.5	3.8	3.8	0.9	2.3	2.3
1843	16.2	17.5	30.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.9	0.9	0.9
1844	16.1	16.1	19.5	6.3	6.3	6.6	0.1	0.1	0.1
1845	13.9	13.9	16.0	0.5	0.5	5.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1841-1845	71.5	72.8	90.8	14.4	14.4	21.1	6.0	9.0	9.0
1846	3.0	3.0	42.5	6.1	6.1	7.4	0.1	0.5	0.5
1847	2.3	2.3	49.0	10.3	10.3	10.3	0.1	0.1	0.3
1848	21.4	21.4	52.0	7.1	7.1	7.6	0	0	0
1849	42.6	42.6	46.0	9.0	9.0	9.8	0	0	0.5
1850	18.8	18.8	19.4	9.9	9.9	9.9	0	0	2.3
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1846-1850	88.1	88.1	208.9	42.4	42.4	45.0	0.2	0.6	3.6
1851	2.1	2.1	2.2	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
1852	0.5	0.5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1856	0.3	0.3	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1851-1856^*	2.9	2.9	3.6	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.9	0.9	0.9

	Brazil South of Bahia			Bahia			Brazil North of Bahia
	Recorded	Imputed	Estimated	Recorded	Imputed	Estimated	Recorded	Imputed	Estimated
1811	17.4	17.4	17.4	4.4	4.4	5.8	0	0	5.1
1812	17.2	17.2	17.2	8.8	8.8	8.8	0	0	4.0
1813	17.1	17.1	17.1	6.8	6.8	6.8	0	0	4.5
1814	11.0	11.0	12.2	3.7	3.7	8.2	0	0	5.4
1815	14.8	14.8	14.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	0	0	5.3
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1811-1815	77.5	77.5	78.7	30.5	30.5	36.4	0	0	24.3
1816	20.1	20.1	20.1	4.8	4.8	4.8	0	0	8.7
1817	18.1	18.1	18.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	0	0	11.2
1818	20.1	20.1	20.1	0	0	8.7	0	0	13.0
1819	17.1	17.1	17.1	0	0	7.0	0.7	0.7	15.5
1820	0	0	20.2	0	0	7.7	0.2	0.2	9.9
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1816-1820	75.4	75.4	95.7	10.9	10.9	34.3	0.9	0.9	58.3
1821	20.4	20.4	20.4	0.4	0.4	6.7	2.2	2.9	10.1
1822	27.8	27.8	27.8	7.1	7.1	7.1	1.8	1.8	9.4
1823	18.8	19.2	19.2	2.7	2.7	2.7	1.3	1.3	11.0
1824	26.2	26.2	26.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	0	0	4.0
1825	25.6	26.5	26.5	4.1	4.1	4.1	0	0	2.9
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1821-1825	118.8	120.1	120.1	17.4	17.4	23.7	5.3	5.3	37.4
1826	25.7	30.4	30.4	4.9	4.9	7.9	0.4	0.6	4.5
1827	27.4	27.4	27.4	4.0	5.2	10.2	1.0	1.0	5.7
1828	43.0	43.4	43.4	0.7	0.7	7.8	0.2	0.2	6.9
1829	43.3	43.7	43.7	14.7	15.0	15.0	5.8	5.8	6.3
1830	31.2	31.2	31.2	6.7	7.0	7.0	2.3	2.3	2.8
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1826-1830	170.6	176.1	176.1	31.0	32.8	47.9	9.7	9.9	26.2
1831	0	0	1.0	0	0	1.0	0.4	0.7	1.5
1832	0.1	0.1	4.0	0.4	0.4	3.3	0	0	3.8
1833	0.8	1.3	9.0	0.7	1.3	3.6	0	0	4.1
1834	0.8	1.1	13.8	0.5	0.5	3.6	0	0	4.1
1835	1.9	2.3	30.0	0	0	5.2	0.5	0.5	5.7
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1831-1835	3.6	4.8	57.8	1.6	2.2	16.7	0.9	1.2	19.2
1836	4.6	12.0	46.0	0	0.7	2.9	0.9	1.2	2.9
1837	34.4	35.1	46.0	0	0.3	4.0	1.0	1.0	4.0
1838	40.9	41.3	42.8	0	0.7	4.0	0	0	4.0
1839	43.4	46.0	46.0	0	2.9	2.9	0.7	5.5	5.5
1840	17.3	22.0	22.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.5	5.6	5.6
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1836-1840	140.6	156.4	202.8	1.0	6.6	15.8	5.1	13.3	22.0
1841	11.4	11.4	11.4	2.0	2.0	2.0	3.9	5.5	5.5
1842	13.9	13.9	13.9	2.5	3.8	3.8	0.9	2.3	2.3
1843	16.2	17.5	30.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.9	0.9	0.9
1844	16.1	16.1	19.5	6.3	6.3	6.6	0.1	0.1	0.1
1845	13.9	13.9	16.0	0.5	0.5	5.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1841-1845	71.5	72.8	90.8	14.4	14.4	21.1	6.0	9.0	9.0
1846	3.0	3.0	42.5	6.1	6.1	7.4	0.1	0.5	0.5
1847	2.3	2.3	49.0	10.3	10.3	10.3	0.1	0.1	0.3
1848	21.4	21.4	52.0	7.1	7.1	7.6	0	0	0
1849	42.6	42.6	46.0	9.0	9.0	9.8	0	0	0.5
1850	18.8	18.8	19.4	9.9	9.9	9.9	0	0	2.3
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1846-1850	88.1	88.1	208.9	42.4	42.4	45.0	0.2	0.6	3.6
1851	2.1	2.1	2.2	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
1852	0.5	0.5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1856	0.3	0.3	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——	——
1851-1856^*	2.9	2.9	3.6	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.9	0.9	0.9

Source: See text. Totals may not add up because of rounding.

Note that there were no slave arrivals in Brazil in the years 1853-55.

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