Total agricultural imports (FAO, current US$) by country
Total agricultural imports are expressed in terms of value. They cover all movements into the country of the commodity in question during the reference period. They include commercial trade, food aid granted on specific terms, donated quantities and estimates of unrecorded trade.
What the numbers show
Total agricultural imports (FAO, current US$) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 11.74 billion FAO, current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is 32.36 million FAO, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 409.42 million FAO, current US$, and the mean is 1.20 billion FAO, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 363.
Total agricultural imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 11.74 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 232.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 6.22 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 5.64 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 399.2% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 4.94 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 254.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 4.18 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Angola | 2.31 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 426.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Libya | 2.22 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 2.14 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 384.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Tunisia | 2.14 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 1.84 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,275.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Kenya | 1.50 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 199.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.28 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 1.23 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 277.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | 1.21 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Senegal | 1.19 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.00 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 357.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania | 831.52 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Mozambique | 801.39 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 253.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 743.72 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 208.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Botswana | 698.14 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritius | 673.84 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 583.62 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 338.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Benin | 459.88 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Gabon | 456.51 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Malawi | 442.79 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 1,041.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Guinea | 423.82 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 180.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 395.02 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 258.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Somalia | 376.15 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Niger | 350.67 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Madagascar | 340.99 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 210.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Mauritania | 334.24 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Namibia | 320.48 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 306.86 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Congo | 299.05 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Liberia | 270.89 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 189.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 246.25 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Togo | 228.75 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 390.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Eswatini | 218.76 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 204.45 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 178.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 184.04 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Rwanda | 179.84 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Gambia | 173.89 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Chad | 163.80 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 289.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Lesotho | 155.88 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 136.83 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 885.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Eritrea | 95.52 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 90.74 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Seychelles | 80.59 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Comoros | 74.48 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 376.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Burundi | 60.75 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 59.12 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.36 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 257.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 62.76 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 35.79 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 35.65 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 30.85 billion FAO, current US$
- North Africa 26.97 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 25.21 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.