How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?

25 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2012.

Mali vs Somalia: Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries

Mali

41,953 FAO, tonnes

in 2012

Somalia

107,900 FAO, tonnes

in 2012

Mali rank

8th

Somalia rank

5th

Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries over time

Mali
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 107,900 FAO, tonnes against 41,953 FAO, tonnes in Mali, a difference of 65,947 FAO, tonnes.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.6 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Somalia ahead.

Mali ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 5th of 54 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	49,904 FAO, tonnes	152,234 FAO, tonnes	102,330 FAO, tonnes	Somalia
1990s	27,301 FAO, tonnes	97,098 FAO, tonnes	69,797 FAO, tonnes	Somalia
2000s	25,292 FAO, tonnes	119,414 FAO, tonnes	94,122 FAO, tonnes	Somalia
2010s	34,422 FAO, tonnes	113,993 FAO, tonnes	79,571 FAO, tonnes	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries, Mali or Somalia?: Somalia, at 107,900 FAO, tonnes against 41,953 FAO, tonnes in Mali as of 2012.
What is the difference in total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries between Mali and Somalia?: 65,947 FAO, tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2012.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries?: Mali ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 5th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/), published as Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries (FAO, tonnes)
Unit: FAO, tonnes
Source: World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 60 places, 1,482 data points, 1988–2012
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Food aid represent a transfer of food commodities from donor to recipient countries on a total-grant basis or on highly concessional terms.