Cereal imports (FAO, current US$) by country
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.
What the numbers show
Cereal imports (FAO, current US$) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 3.89 billion FAO, current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is 6.33 million FAO, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 115.33 million FAO, current US$, and the mean is 347.95 million FAO, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 614.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 1,217.5%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 47.6%).
Cereal imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3.89 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 1.88 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 300.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 1.81 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 1.41 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Tunisia | 768.06 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 727.29 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 160.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Libya | 705.16 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 654.71 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 638.65 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 241.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 615.89 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 331.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Senegal | 454.41 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 210.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 407.53 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Tanzania | 373.11 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 196.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 372.04 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,009.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 333.83 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 238.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 331.33 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 336.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Mozambique | 302.71 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 367.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 267.48 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 199.01 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 298.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Uganda | 164.95 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 252.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 148.75 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 215.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Liberia | 144.81 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 328.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Malawi | 135.60 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,217.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritania | 125.23 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 234.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Somalia | 122.56 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritius | 121.74 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Niger | 115.33 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Madagascar | 103.24 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 101.97 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 92.06 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 388.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Botswana | 78.22 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Congo | 71.39 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Eswatini | 69.92 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 208.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Mali | 66.03 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Gabon | 65.90 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Eritrea | 59.35 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 57.16 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | 56.40 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Djibouti | 51.02 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 163.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Rwanda | 50.04 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Chad | 47.63 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 570.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Lesotho | 45.20 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 37.84 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Comoros | 28.58 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 351.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Togo | 26.77 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.61 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 23.32 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Burundi | 18.51 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 14.51 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.43 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 353.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Seychelles | 9.71 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | 8.28 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.33 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 167.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 18.44 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 9.81 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 9.80 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 9.08 billion FAO, current US$
- North Africa 8.63 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 7.21 billion 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.