Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries
Sierra Leone
13,240 FAO, tonnes
in 2012
Zimbabwe
20,678 FAO, tonnes
in 2012
Sierra Leone rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 20,678 FAO, tonnes against 13,240 FAO, tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 7,438 FAO, tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.6 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 54 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32,011 FAO, tonnes | 7,852 FAO, tonnes | 24,159 FAO, tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 42,969 FAO, tonnes | 120,318 FAO, tonnes | 77,349 FAO, tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 39,059 FAO, tonnes | 178,864 FAO, tonnes | 139,805 FAO, tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 19,085 FAO, tonnes | 38,301 FAO, tonnes | 19,216 FAO, tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 20,678 FAO, tonnes against 13,240 FAO, tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2012.
- What is the difference in total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 7,438 FAO, tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2012.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries?
- Sierra Leone ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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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About this data
Food aid represent a transfer of food commodities from donor to recipient countries on a total-grant basis or on highly concessional terms.