Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Burkina Faso
1.68 million tonnes
in 2023
Somalia
1.77 million tonnes
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
76th
Somalia rank
73rd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Burkina Faso
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1.77 million tonnes against 1.68 million tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 96,000 tonnes.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 76th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 192 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 915,600 tonnes | 923,200 tonnes | 7,600 tonnes | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 615,333 tonnes | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Burkina Faso or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1.77 million tonnes against 1.68 million tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 96,000 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Burkina Faso ranks 76th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.