Africa vs Egypt: Cereal exports quantity

Africa
3.62 million FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Egypt
352,671 FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Africa rank
1st
Egypt rank
3rd

Cereal exports quantity over time

  • Africa
  • Egypt
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119852010

How they compare

Africa currently reports 3.62 million FAO, tonnes against 352,671 FAO, tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 3.27 million FAO, tonnes.

That makes Africa's figure about 10.3 times Egypt's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 3.12 million FAO, tonnes 431,806 FAO, tonnes 2.69 million FAO, tonnes Africa
1970s 3.64 million FAO, tonnes 284,105 FAO, tonnes 3.36 million FAO, tonnes Africa
1980s 3.27 million FAO, tonnes 57,976 FAO, tonnes 3.21 million FAO, tonnes Africa
1990s 3.00 million FAO, tonnes 230,645 FAO, tonnes 2.77 million FAO, tonnes Africa
2000s 2.88 million FAO, tonnes 754,105 FAO, tonnes 2.13 million FAO, tonnes Africa
2010s 3.62 million FAO, tonnes 352,671 FAO, tonnes 3.27 million FAO, tonnes Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal exports quantity, Africa or Egypt?
Africa, at 3.62 million FAO, tonnes against 352,671 FAO, tonnes in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal exports quantity between Africa and Egypt?
3.27 million FAO, tonnes, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Egypt?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Africa and Egypt rank globally for cereal exports quantity?
Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes)
Unit
FAO, tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,818 data points, 1961–2010
Last refreshed

Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.