Food exports excluding fish (FAO, current US$) by country
Food exports an are expressed in current U.S. dollars at free on board (fob) prices. Excludes fish.
Countries reporting
53
Highest
4.34 billion FAO, current US$
Cote d'Ivoire
Lowest
123,000 FAO, current US$
Cape Verde
Median
121.83 million FAO, current US$
Years covered
50
1961–2010
Data points
2,918
What the numbers show
Food exports excluding fish (FAO, current US$) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 4.34 billion FAO, current US$ in Cote d'Ivoire; the lowest is 123,000 FAO, current US$ in Cape Verde.
The median across all reporting countries is 121.83 million FAO, current US$, and the mean is 437.52 million FAO, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35,296.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 49,742.9%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 95.6%).
Food exports excluding fish: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.34 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 223.5% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 4.33 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 2.11 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 582.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 1.73 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Ghana | 1.16 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Tunisia | 1.02 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 172.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Nigeria | 928.63 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 253.9% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 917.50 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,288.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Cameroon | 847.09 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 391.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 756.57 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Benin | 486.84 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,108.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania | 457.62 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 413.84 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mauritius | 293.61 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 15 | Zambia | 270.69 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 542.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 260.49 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,190.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Togo | 251.54 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,241.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Mozambique | 251.38 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 431.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Eswatini | 232.46 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 221.49 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 21 | Botswana | 210.50 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 112.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 208.27 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 620.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Namibia | 195.91 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 191.0% | rising |
| 24 | Somalia | 163.17 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Niger | 158.85 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 124.33 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 121.83 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 113.09 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Algeria | 95.05 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 403.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 79.04 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Djibouti | 77.07 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 2,439.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.70 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Chad | 50.64 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 39.38 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 27.69 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,284.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Congo | 27.59 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 26.82 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 513.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | 26.34 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 19.02 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 40 | Liberia | 18.46 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 251.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 15.91 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Comoros | 12.35 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Angola | 9.44 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.35 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Rwanda | 6.98 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 49,742.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Seychelles | 2.39 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 988.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.22 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Libya | 2.18 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Eritrea | 2.00 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Gabon | 1.88 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Burundi | 1.66 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Lesotho | 467,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Cape Verde | 123,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 355.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 23.19 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 18.16 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 18.16 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 13.82 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 12.90 billion FAO, current US$
- North Africa 5.03 billion FAO, current US$
About this data
Food exports an are expressed in current U.S. dollars at free on board (fob) prices. Excludes fish.