Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Cereal imports quantity

Algeria
7.93 million FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa
29.80 million FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Algeria rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd

Cereal imports quantity over time

  • Algeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119852010

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 29.80 million FAO, tonnes against 7.93 million FAO, tonnes in Algeria, a difference of 21.87 million FAO, tonnes.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.8 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Algeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 562,449 FAO, tonnes 2.47 million FAO, tonnes 1.91 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 1.68 million FAO, tonnes 4.59 million FAO, tonnes 2.91 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 4.54 million FAO, tonnes 9.55 million FAO, tonnes 5.01 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 5.76 million FAO, tonnes 13.78 million FAO, tonnes 8.02 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 7.67 million FAO, tonnes 23.87 million FAO, tonnes 16.21 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 7.93 million FAO, tonnes 29.80 million FAO, tonnes 21.87 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 29.80 million FAO, tonnes against 7.93 million FAO, tonnes in Algeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21.87 million FAO, tonnes, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for cereal imports quantity?
Algeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal imports 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
59 places, 2,918 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.