Total agricultural exports (FAO, current US$) by country
Total agricultural imports are expressed in terms of value. They cover all movements into the country of the commodity in question during the reference period. They include commercial trade, food aid granted on specific terms, donated quantities and estimates of unrecorded trade.
What the numbers show
Total agricultural exports (FAO, current US$) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 6.12 billion FAO, current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 965,000 FAO, current US$ in Cabo Verde.
The median across all reporting countries is 197.77 million FAO, current US$, and the mean is 666.09 million FAO, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,337.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 2,108.0%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 87.1%).
Total agricultural exports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 6.12 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.64 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Kenya | 2.90 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2.45 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 373.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 1.96 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 1.79 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 423.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Malawi | 1.26 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ghana | 1.23 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Nigeria | 1.16 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 243.0% | rising |
| 10 | Tunisia | 1.16 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Cameroon | 1.12 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania | 988.70 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Uganda | 839.68 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 222.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 770.73 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Benin | 601.17 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 239.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Zambia | 494.74 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 522.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 469.09 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mozambique | 450.30 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 626.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 364.01 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 345.69 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mauritius | 321.50 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 22 | Togo | 279.20 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 260.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Eswatini | 245.40 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Botswana | 243.79 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Namibia | 226.64 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 26 | Mali | 210.89 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Liberia | 197.77 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 201.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Niger | 176.68 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 29 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 164.75 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Madagascar | 160.36 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 31 | Algeria | 124.60 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 281.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Rwanda | 110.44 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 172.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea | 91.30 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 201.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 90.28 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 148.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Djibouti | 77.10 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 2,108.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 75.12 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Chad | 68.95 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.87 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Gabon | 48.95 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 359.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritania | 43.00 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 227.9% | rising |
| 41 | Congo, Rep. | 32.96 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 31.37 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 546.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 28.79 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 44 | Gambia, The | 27.94 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Comoros | 12.39 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Angola | 11.01 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 358.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.57 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Libya | 7.16 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Seychelles | 3.73 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 222.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.32 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Eritrea | 2.09 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Lesotho | 1.59 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Cabo Verde | 965,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 148.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 35.30 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 29.52 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 29.52 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 23.40 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 22.24 billion FAO, current US$
- North Africa 5.78 billion FAO, current US$
About this data
Total agricultural imports are expressed in terms of value. They cover all movements into the country of the commodity in question during the reference period. They include commercial trade, food aid granted on specific terms, donated quantities and estimates of unrecorded trade.