Ethiopia vs Libya: Cereal imports quantity
Ethiopia
2.13 million FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Libya
2.90 million FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Ethiopia rank
8th
Libya rank
6th
Cereal imports quantity over time
- Ethiopia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.90 million FAO, tonnes against 2.13 million FAO, tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 769,750 FAO, tonnes.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Libya ranks 6th of 53 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,217 FAO, tonnes | 180,509 FAO, tonnes | 157,293 FAO, tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | 108,919 FAO, tonnes | 546,354 FAO, tonnes | 437,436 FAO, tonnes | Libya |
| 1980s | 503,955 FAO, tonnes | 1.19 million FAO, tonnes | 683,103 FAO, tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | 675,369 FAO, tonnes | 2.00 million FAO, tonnes | 1.33 million FAO, tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.13 million FAO, tonnes | 2.33 million FAO, tonnes | 1.20 million FAO, tonnes | Libya |
| 2010s | 2.13 million FAO, tonnes | 2.90 million FAO, tonnes | 769,750 FAO, tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Ethiopia or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.90 million FAO, tonnes against 2.13 million FAO, tonnes in Ethiopia as of 2010.
- What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Ethiopia and Libya?
- 769,750 FAO, tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Libya?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
- How do Ethiopia and Libya rank globally for cereal imports quantity?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th and Libya ranks 6th 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.