Cereal exports (FAO, current US$) by country
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.
What the numbers show
Cereal exports (FAO, current US$) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 367.06 million FAO, current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 0 FAO, current US$ in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 496,000 FAO, current US$, and the mean is 20.64 million FAO, current US$.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 30,460.5%), and the largest decrease in Gabon (down 100.0%).
Cereal exports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 367.06 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 232.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 146.40 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Benin | 101.46 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 30,460.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 76.13 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Zambia | 64.19 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,311.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 52.93 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 2,358.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Morocco | 33.37 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.91 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 7,428.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Senegal | 28.66 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 16,369.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 27.22 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 636.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Mozambique | 21.97 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 17.51 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 407.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Niger | 12.46 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 20,319.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Mauritius | 12.14 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 11.86 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 2,583.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Malawi | 10.25 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,950.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 9.59 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 276.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Togo | 7.75 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 4.19 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea | 3.75 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 3,277.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 3.33 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Sudan | 2.58 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Botswana | 2.30 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 2.04 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 924.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 1.52 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 4,973.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Mali | 496,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 495,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Eswatini | 425,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 414,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Rwanda | 324,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Angola | 311,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Burundi | 243,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 154,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 710.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Nigeria | 100,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Namibia | 50,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Libya | 37,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Gambia | 23,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Djibouti | 9,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Seychelles | 9,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Liberia | 7,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Somalia | 3,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Lesotho | 2,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Gabon | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Chad | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Eritrea | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | flat |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Comoros | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | flat |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 0 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 1.05 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 865.33 million FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 865.33 million FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 498.27 million FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 498.17 million FAO, current US$
- North Africa 187.33 million FAO, current US$
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.