Cereal food aid deliveries in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereal food aid deliveries was 473,550 FAO, tonnes in 2012. ▲ Rising
Cereal food aid deliveries in Ethiopia, 1988–2012
Source: World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/). Measured in FAO, tonnes.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 473,550 FAO, tonnes for cereal food aid deliveries in 2012.
The figure is down 34.5% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal food aid deliveries in Ethiopia peaked at 1.90 million FAO, tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 319,157 FAO, tonnes, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 1st of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Cereal food aid deliveries in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | FAO, tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1.11 million FAO, tonnes | — |
| 1989 | 388,956 FAO, tonnes | -65.0% |
| 1990 | 737,432 FAO, tonnes | +89.6% |
| 1991 | 851,978 FAO, tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 1.09 million FAO, tonnes | +28.3% |
| 1993 | 477,479 FAO, tonnes | -56.3% |
| 1994 | 888,612 FAO, tonnes | +86.1% |
| 1995 | 607,572 FAO, tonnes | -31.6% |
| 1996 | 416,922 FAO, tonnes | -31.4% |
| 1997 | 413,184 FAO, tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 572,366 FAO, tonnes | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 849,286 FAO, tonnes | +48.4% |
| 2000 | 1.44 million FAO, tonnes | +69.5% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million FAO, tonnes | -23.5% |
| 2002 | 319,157 FAO, tonnes | -71.0% |
| 2003 | 1.90 million FAO, tonnes | +495.6% |
| 2004 | 679,105 FAO, tonnes | -64.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million FAO, tonnes | +48.9% |
| 2006 | 679,723 FAO, tonnes | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 571,153 FAO, tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 962,034 FAO, tonnes | +68.4% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million FAO, tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 1.37 million FAO, tonnes | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 722,433 FAO, tonnes | -47.3% |
| 2012 | 473,550 FAO, tonnes | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 749,508 FAO, tonnes | 388,956 FAO, tonnes | 1.11 million FAO, tonnes | 2 |
| 1990s | 690,775 FAO, tonnes | 413,184 FAO, tonnes | 1.09 million FAO, tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 971,706 FAO, tonnes | 319,157 FAO, tonnes | 1.90 million FAO, tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 855,414 FAO, tonnes | 473,550 FAO, tonnes | 1.37 million FAO, tonnes | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal food aid deliveries in Ethiopia?
- Cereal food aid deliveries in Ethiopia was 473,550 FAO, tonnes in 2012, according to World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/).
- What is the highest cereal food aid deliveries recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million FAO, tonnes in 2003.
- What is the lowest cereal food aid deliveries recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,157 FAO, tonnes in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereal food aid deliveries?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 54 countries with data for 2012.
- Is cereal food aid deliveries rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/), published as part of Cereal food aid deliveries (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food aid shipments represent a transfer of food commodities from donor to recipient countries on a total-grant basis. Processed and blended cereals are converted into their grain equivalent by applying the conversion factors included in the Rule of Procedures under the 1999 Food Aid Convention to facilitate comparisons between deliveries of different commodities. For cereals, the period refers to July/June, beginning in the year shown.