What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?

The highest recorded value was 17.2 % in 2020.

What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?

The lowest recorded value was 12.4 % in 2008.

How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th out of 40 groups with data for 2021.

Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?

Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Name: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 17.2 % in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)

17.2 %

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

16th

of 40 groups

All-time high

17.2 %

in 2020

All-time low

12.4 %

in 2008

Years of data

2000–2021

Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2021

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 17.2 % for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 17.2 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4 %, in 2008.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	13.19 %	12.4 %	13.7 %	10
2010s	14.36 %	12.4 %	16.4 %	10
2020s	17.2 %	17.2 %	17.2 %	2

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 17.2 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?: The highest recorded value was 17.2 % in 2020.
What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?: The lowest recorded value was 12.4 % in 2008.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?: Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 16th out of 40 groups with data for 2021.
Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?: Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 212 places, 4,414 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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