Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Western Asia and Northern Africa
Western Asia and Northern Africa: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 59 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Western Asia and Northern Africa, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa is 59 %, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa peaked at 59.9 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.4 %, in 2003.
Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 5th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Western Asia and Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 41.1 % | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 39.5 % | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 38.4 % | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 39.2 % | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 42.8 % | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 45.9 % | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 47 % | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 48.6 % | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 47.8 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 50.7 % | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 50.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 53.6 % | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 53.7 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 57 % | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 57.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 59.9 % | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 58.6 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 58.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59.8 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 59 % | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.37 % | 38.4 % | 48.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.77 % | 50.4 % | 59.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4 % | 59 % | 59.8 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia and Northern Africa
- 2 Melanesia 96.2 % compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 49.8 % compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 49.3 % compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 47.7 % compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 52.1 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 40.6 % compare
- 8 Türkiye 35 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia and Northern Africa
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,828 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,365 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 25 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 18.1 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 31.6 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 7.4 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 23,360 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 91 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 119 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,028 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Western Asia and Northern Africa was 59 % 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4 % in 2003.
- How does Western Asia and Northern Africa rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia and Northern Africa 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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