Cereal imports quantity in Eritrea

Eritrea: Cereal imports quantity was 219,944 FAO, tonnes in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
219,944 FAO, tonnes
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
34th
of 53 countries
All-time high
574,576 FAO, tonnes
in 2004
All-time low
79,621 FAO, tonnes
in 1999
Years of data
18
1993–2010

Cereal imports quantity in Eritrea, 1993–2010

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k1993200120101993: 121.7k FAO, tonnes1994: 296.9k FAO, tonnes1995: 146.0k FAO, tonnes1996: 246.3k FAO, tonnes1997: 324.9k FAO, tonnes1998: 304.2k FAO, tonnes1999: 79.6k FAO, tonnes2000: 292.9k FAO, tonnes2001: 323.4k FAO, tonnes2002: 241.1k FAO, tonnes2003: 380.8k FAO, tonnes2004: 574.6k FAO, tonnes2005: 511.1k FAO, tonnes2006: 219.8k FAO, tonnes2007: 214.2k FAO, tonnes2008: 208.1k FAO, tonnes2009: 252.2k FAO, tonnes2010: 219.9k FAO, tonnes

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereal imports quantity in Eritrea is 219,944 FAO, tonnes, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal imports quantity in Eritrea peaked at 574,576 FAO, tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 79,621 FAO, tonnes, in 1999.

That places Eritrea 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 217,096 FAO, tonnes 79,621 FAO, tonnes 324,932 FAO, tonnes 7
2000s 321,825 FAO, tonnes 208,132 FAO, tonnes 574,576 FAO, tonnes 10
2010s 219,944 FAO, tonnes 219,944 FAO, tonnes 219,944 FAO, tonnes 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 31 Gambia 266,252 FAO, tonnes compare
  2. 32 Lesotho 255,968 FAO, tonnes compare
  3. 33 Rwanda 231,784 FAO, tonnes compare
  4. 35 Mali 213,702 FAO, tonnes compare
  5. 36 Congo 201,697 FAO, tonnes compare
  6. 37 Malawi 199,076 FAO, tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereal imports quantity in Eritrea?
Cereal imports quantity in Eritrea was 219,944 FAO, tonnes in 2010, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest cereal imports quantity recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 574,576 FAO, tonnes in 2004.
What is the lowest cereal imports quantity recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 79,621 FAO, tonnes in 1999.
How does Eritrea rank for cereal imports quantity?
Eritrea ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2010.
Is cereal imports quantity rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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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.