What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Guinea and Mauritania?

7,207 FAO, tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?

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.

Guinea vs Mauritania: Cereal imports quantity

Guinea

433,586 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Mauritania

440,793 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Guinea rank

23rd

Mauritania rank

22nd

Cereal imports quantity over time

Guinea
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 440,793 FAO, tonnes against 433,586 FAO, tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 7,207 FAO, tonnes.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Guinea ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 22nd of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50,981 FAO, tonnes	50,890 FAO, tonnes	90.56 FAO, tonnes	Guinea
1970s	62,988 FAO, tonnes	119,440 FAO, tonnes	56,451 FAO, tonnes	Mauritania
1980s	170,425 FAO, tonnes	217,955 FAO, tonnes	47,529 FAO, tonnes	Mauritania
1990s	325,324 FAO, tonnes	331,534 FAO, tonnes	6,209 FAO, tonnes	Mauritania
2000s	377,982 FAO, tonnes	361,623 FAO, tonnes	16,359 FAO, tonnes	Guinea
2010s	433,586 FAO, tonnes	440,793 FAO, tonnes	7,207 FAO, tonnes	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Guinea or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 440,793 FAO, tonnes against 433,586 FAO, tonnes in Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Guinea and Mauritania?: 7,207 FAO, tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for cereal imports quantity?: Guinea ranks 23rd 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: 21 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.