What is cereal imports quantity in Egypt?

Cereal imports quantity in Egypt was 16.80 million FAO, tonnes in 2010, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest cereal imports quantity recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 16.80 million FAO, tonnes in 2010.

What is the lowest cereal imports quantity recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million FAO, tonnes in 1970.

How does Egypt rank for cereal imports quantity?

Egypt ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2010.

Is cereal imports quantity rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereal imports quantity in Egypt

Name: Cereal imports quantity in Egypt
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
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Egypt: Cereal imports quantity was 16.80 million FAO, tonnes in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)

16.80 million FAO, tonnes

Change on year

up 15.2%

World rank

1st

of 53 countries

All-time high

16.80 million FAO, tonnes

in 2010

All-time low

1.31 million FAO, tonnes

in 1970

Years of data

1961–2010

Cereal imports quantity in Egypt, 1961–2010

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, tonnes.

Analysis

In 2010, cereal imports quantity in Egypt stood at 16.80 million FAO, tonnes. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal imports quantity in Egypt peaked at 16.80 million FAO, tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.31 million FAO, tonnes, in 1970.

That places Egypt 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.15 million FAO, tonnes	1.37 million FAO, tonnes	2.89 million FAO, tonnes	9
1970s	3.60 million FAO, tonnes	1.31 million FAO, tonnes	5.85 million FAO, tonnes	10
1980s	8.03 million FAO, tonnes	6.03 million FAO, tonnes	9.35 million FAO, tonnes	10
1990s	8.39 million FAO, tonnes	7.13 million FAO, tonnes	10.08 million FAO, tonnes	10
2000s	10.76 million FAO, tonnes	6.82 million FAO, tonnes	14.58 million FAO, tonnes	10
2010s	16.80 million FAO, tonnes	16.80 million FAO, tonnes	16.80 million FAO, tonnes	1

Countries ranked near Egypt

2 Algeria 7.93 million FAO, tonnes compare
3 Nigeria 5.87 million FAO, tonnes compare
4 Morocco 5.51 million FAO, tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More trade data for Egypt

Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value 6,890 1000 USD (2007)
Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Export Value 78 1000 USD (2007)
Ploughs (e.g. reversible and non-reversible ploughs) — Import Value 109 1000 USD (2007)
Pedestrian controlled tractors (single axle tractors) — Import Value 5,593 1000 USD (2007)
Net long-term borrowing -19.50 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
Pesticides imports 66.67 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
Manure spreaders and Fertiliser distributors — Import Value 7 1000 USD (2007)
Lead time to export, median case 2 days (2018)
Food imports excluding fish 10.12 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Total agricultural imports 11.74 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereal imports quantity in Egypt?: Cereal imports quantity in Egypt was 16.80 million FAO, tonnes in 2010, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest cereal imports quantity recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 16.80 million FAO, tonnes in 2010.
What is the lowest cereal imports quantity recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million FAO, tonnes in 1970.
How does Egypt rank for cereal imports quantity?: Egypt ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2010.
Is cereal imports quantity rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 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.