What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Burkina Faso and Liberia?

15,549 FAO, tonnes, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?

50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Cereal imports quantity

Burkina Faso

354,838 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Liberia

339,289 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Burkina Faso rank

25th

Liberia rank

26th

Cereal imports quantity over time

Burkina Faso
Liberia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 354,838 FAO, tonnes against 339,289 FAO, tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 15,549 FAO, tonnes.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 26th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	16,337 FAO, tonnes	40,794 FAO, tonnes	24,457 FAO, tonnes	Liberia
1970s	84,530 FAO, tonnes	60,248 FAO, tonnes	24,282 FAO, tonnes	Burkina Faso
1980s	118,931 FAO, tonnes	112,134 FAO, tonnes	6,797 FAO, tonnes	Burkina Faso
1990s	200,796 FAO, tonnes	153,176 FAO, tonnes	47,620 FAO, tonnes	Burkina Faso
2000s	266,238 FAO, tonnes	252,558 FAO, tonnes	13,680 FAO, tonnes	Burkina Faso
2010s	354,838 FAO, tonnes	339,289 FAO, tonnes	15,549 FAO, tonnes	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Burkina Faso or Liberia?: Burkina Faso, at 354,838 FAO, tonnes against 339,289 FAO, tonnes in Liberia as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Burkina Faso and Liberia?: 15,549 FAO, tonnes, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for cereal imports quantity?: Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Liberia ranks 26th 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: 04 September 2026

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.