Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Sudan: Cereal imports quantity

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
29.77 million FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Sudan
2.54 million FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Sudan rank
7th

Cereal imports quantity over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Sudan
010.0M20.0M30.0M196119852010

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 29.77 million FAO, tonnes against 2.54 million FAO, tonnes in Sudan, a difference of 27.23 million FAO, tonnes.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.7 times Sudan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 7th of 6 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 2.47 million FAO, tonnes 143,128 FAO, tonnes 2.33 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1970s 4.59 million FAO, tonnes 176,368 FAO, tonnes 4.41 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 9.55 million FAO, tonnes 623,506 FAO, tonnes 8.92 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 13.77 million FAO, tonnes 672,891 FAO, tonnes 13.10 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 23.85 million FAO, tonnes 1.60 million FAO, tonnes 22.26 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 29.77 million FAO, tonnes 2.54 million FAO, tonnes 27.23 million FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Sudan?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 29.77 million FAO, tonnes against 2.54 million FAO, tonnes in Sudan as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sudan?
27.23 million FAO, tonnes, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sudan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sudan rank globally for cereal imports quantity?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 7th of 6 groups.
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

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.