Egypt vs North Africa: Cereal imports quantity
Cereal imports quantity over time
- Egypt
- North Africa
How they compare
North Africa currently reports 36.58 million FAO, tonnes against 16.80 million FAO, tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 19.78 million FAO, tonnes.
That makes North Africa's figure about 2.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, North Africa has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 1st and North Africa ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 million FAO, tonnes | 3.69 million FAO, tonnes | 1.54 million FAO, tonnes | North Africa |
| 1970s | 3.60 million FAO, tonnes | 7.44 million FAO, tonnes | 3.84 million FAO, tonnes | North Africa |
| 1980s | 8.03 million FAO, tonnes | 17.03 million FAO, tonnes | 9.00 million FAO, tonnes | North Africa |
| 1990s | 8.39 million FAO, tonnes | 20.80 million FAO, tonnes | 12.41 million FAO, tonnes | North Africa |
| 2000s | 10.76 million FAO, tonnes | 28.44 million FAO, tonnes | 17.68 million FAO, tonnes | North Africa |
| 2010s | 16.80 million FAO, tonnes | 36.58 million FAO, tonnes | 19.78 million FAO, tonnes | North Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Egypt or North Africa?
- North Africa, at 36.58 million FAO, tonnes against 16.80 million FAO, tonnes in Egypt as of 2010.
- What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Egypt and North Africa?
- 19.78 million FAO, tonnes, with North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North Africa?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
- How do Egypt and North Africa rank globally for cereal imports quantity?
- Egypt ranks 1st and North Africa ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.