Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Cereal imports quantity

Burkina Faso
354,838 FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Mauritania
440,793 FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Mauritania rank
22nd

Cereal imports quantity over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 440,793 FAO, tonnes against 354,838 FAO, tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 85,955 FAO, tonnes.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 22nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 16,337 FAO, tonnes 50,890 FAO, tonnes 34,554 FAO, tonnes Mauritania
1970s 84,530 FAO, tonnes 119,440 FAO, tonnes 34,910 FAO, tonnes Mauritania
1980s 118,931 FAO, tonnes 217,955 FAO, tonnes 99,024 FAO, tonnes Mauritania
1990s 200,796 FAO, tonnes 331,534 FAO, tonnes 130,738 FAO, tonnes Mauritania
2000s 266,238 FAO, tonnes 361,623 FAO, tonnes 95,384 FAO, tonnes Mauritania
2010s 354,838 FAO, tonnes 440,793 FAO, tonnes 85,955 FAO, tonnes Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 440,793 FAO, tonnes against 354,838 FAO, tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
85,955 FAO, tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for cereal imports quantity?
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Mauritania ranks 22nd 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.