Cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Cereal food aid deliveries was 1.44 million FAO, tonnes in 2012. ▼ Falling
Cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1988–2012
Source: World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/). Measured in FAO, tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 1.44 million FAO, tonnes, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 37.8% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 5.55 million FAO, tonnes in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million FAO, tonnes, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | FAO, tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.91 million FAO, tonnes | — |
| 1989 | 2.47 million FAO, tonnes | -36.8% |
| 1990 | 2.55 million FAO, tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 3.54 million FAO, tonnes | +38.7% |
| 1992 | 5.55 million FAO, tonnes | +57.0% |
| 1993 | 4.20 million FAO, tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 3.78 million FAO, tonnes | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 2.71 million FAO, tonnes | -28.3% |
| 1996 | 2.05 million FAO, tonnes | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million FAO, tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.38 million FAO, tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 2.38 million FAO, tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.42 million FAO, tonnes | +43.8% |
| 2001 | 3.20 million FAO, tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.39 million FAO, tonnes | -25.4% |
| 2003 | 4.56 million FAO, tonnes | +90.8% |
| 2004 | 3.03 million FAO, tonnes | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 3.81 million FAO, tonnes | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 3.28 million FAO, tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 2.62 million FAO, tonnes | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 3.44 million FAO, tonnes | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 3.27 million FAO, tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.18 million FAO, tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.31 million FAO, tonnes | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million FAO, tonnes | -37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.19 million FAO, tonnes | 2.47 million FAO, tonnes | 3.91 million FAO, tonnes | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.11 million FAO, tonnes | 1.98 million FAO, tonnes | 5.55 million FAO, tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.30 million FAO, tonnes | 2.39 million FAO, tonnes | 4.56 million FAO, tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million FAO, tonnes | 1.44 million FAO, tonnes | 3.18 million FAO, tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.44 million 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 million FAO, tonnes in 1992.
- What is the lowest cereal food aid deliveries recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million FAO, tonnes in 2012.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for cereal food aid deliveries?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is cereal food aid deliveries rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.