Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes) 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 quantity (FAO, tonnes) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 1.38 million FAO, tonnes in South Africa; the lowest is 0 FAO, tonnes in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,059 FAO, tonnes, and the mean is 70,992 FAO, tonnes.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 835,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Gabon (down 100.0%).
Cereal exports quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 1.38 million FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Benin | 581,879 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 27,205.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 352,671 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 224,465 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 210,554 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 2,666.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Zambia | 124,700 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 523.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Morocco | 122,490 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 103,993 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 4,002.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Kenya | 83,323 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 339.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Senegal | 72,817 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 14,290.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Mozambique | 62,199 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 59,209 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 1,250.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Mauritius | 45,144 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Niger | 40,922 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 29,130.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 34,989 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Togo | 29,352 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 26,085 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Tunisia | 12,257 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 10,056 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 8,799.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Ghana | 8,823 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 270.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 8,357 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 835,600.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Cameroon | 5,957 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 521.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Sudan | 5,874 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Botswana | 4,707 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 4,620 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 9,943.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Rwanda | 2,059 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 1,609 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 1,513 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 800 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Eswatini | 669 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 594 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | up 525.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Angola | 503 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 347 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Nigeria | 259 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Namibia | 174 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Lesotho | 69 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Gambia | 66 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Liberia | 58 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Libya | 29 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Djibouti | 26 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Seychelles | 18 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Somalia | 15 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Chad | 0 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Gabon | 0 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Eritrea | 0 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 0 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Comoros | 0 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | flat |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 0 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 0 FAO, tonnes | 2010 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 3.62 million FAO, tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.12 million FAO, tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 3.12 million FAO, tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 1.75 million FAO, tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 1.75 million FAO, tonnes
- North Africa 495,830 FAO, tonnes
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.