What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Eritrea and Rwanda?

11,840 FAO, tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?

18 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Eritrea vs Rwanda: Cereal imports quantity

Eritrea

219,944 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Rwanda

231,784 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Eritrea rank

34th

Rwanda rank

33rd

Cereal imports quantity over time

Eritrea
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 231,784 FAO, tonnes against 219,944 FAO, tonnes in Eritrea, a difference of 11,840 FAO, tonnes.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 33rd of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	217,096 FAO, tonnes	71,116 FAO, tonnes	145,981 FAO, tonnes	Eritrea
2000s	321,825 FAO, tonnes	71,824 FAO, tonnes	250,001 FAO, tonnes	Eritrea
2010s	219,944 FAO, tonnes	231,784 FAO, tonnes	11,840 FAO, tonnes	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Eritrea or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 231,784 FAO, tonnes against 219,944 FAO, tonnes in Eritrea as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Eritrea and Rwanda?: 11,840 FAO, tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2010.
How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for cereal imports quantity?: Eritrea ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 33rd 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

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: 07 August 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.