Cereals — Food aid received by country
Countries reporting
127
Highest
547,878 t
Sudan (former)
Lowest
0 t
Serbia and Montenegro
Median
1,814 t
Years covered
29
1988–2016
Data points
3,261
What the numbers show
Cereals — Food aid received is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 547,878 t in Sudan (former); the lowest is 0 t in Serbia and Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,814 t, and the mean is 16,147 t.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 10,327.7%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Cereals — Food aid received: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan (former) | 547,878 t | 2010 | up 426.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Ukraine | 208,000 t | 2003 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Yemen | 196,027 t | 2016 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 86,482 t | 2015 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 72,100 t | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54,400 t | 2002 | up 5,944.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Kenya | 45,899 t | 2015 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Moldova | 45,882 t | 2008 | up 10,327.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 45,882 t | 2008 | up 10,327.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Niger | 40,386 t | 2016 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Vietnam | 38,880 t | 2004 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 38,880 t | 2004 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 33,690 t | 1995 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 32,889 t | 2014 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Brazil | 32,290 t | 1994 | up 1,141.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Somalia | 30,626 t | 2015 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Chad | 30,028 t | 2015 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Syria | 29,569 t | 2016 | up 768.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29,569 t | 2016 | up 768.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28,365 t | 2015 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 25,311 t | 2015 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 22,335 t | 2015 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 17,000 t | 2003 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Suriname | 16,900 t | 1998 | up 382.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Mongolia | 16,171 t | 2012 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 15,989 t | 2014 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Gaza Strip (Palestine) | 15,390 t | 2015 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 28 | South Sudan | 13,851 t | 2015 | up 7,769.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Eritrea | 13,023 t | 2011 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Cameroon | 12,475 t | 2015 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Togo | 12,400 t | 2013 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 11,218 t | 2015 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 10,609 t | 2015 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 9,066 t | 2015 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Maldives | 9,006 t | 2011 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 8,018 t | 1999 | up 3,240.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 7,680 t | 2001 | up 233.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 7,146 t | 2015 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 7,053 t | 2015 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Cabo Verde | 6,675 t | 2012 | down 86.0% | falling |
| 41 | India | 6,235 t | 2010 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Sudan | 5,988 t | 2015 | — | falling |
| 43 | Burundi | 5,648 t | 2015 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea | 4,786 t | 2015 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 45 | C�te d'Ivoire | 4,323 t | 2016 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Caribbean | 4,118 t | 2016 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Albania | 4,063 t | 2005 | up 10,057.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Haiti | 4,005 t | 2016 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Comoros | 3,903 t | 2013 | up 2,068.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Tunisia | 3,785 t | 2000 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Algeria | 3,766 t | 2016 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Seychelles | 3,500 t | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Malawi | 3,053 t | 2015 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Jamaica | 3,000 t | 2006 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Cuba | 2,698 t | 2015 | up 136.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Laos | 2,627 t | 2015 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,627 t | 2015 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominica | 2,624 t | 1996 | up 7,188.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Congo | 2,567 t | 2015 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Angola | 2,500 t | 2013 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Panama | 2,255 t | 1995 | up 142.2% | rising |
| 62 | Colombia | 1,963 t | 2016 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Philippines | 1,944 t | 2015 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 1,814 t | 2015 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Mali | 1,665 t | 2015 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Mozambique | 1,619 t | 2015 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Uganda | 1,578 t | 2015 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Djibouti | 1,558 t | 2015 | down 91.0% | falling |
| 69 | Morocco | 1,550 t | 2003 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Lesotho | 1,539 t | 2014 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,496 t | 2011 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | 1,493 t | 2016 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,450 t | 2001 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Benin | 1,439 t | 2015 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 1,370 t | 2015 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 1,362 t | 2016 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Zambia | 1,349 t | 2014 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 1,340 t | 2002 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | 1,252 t | 2015 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Myanmar | 1,221 t | 2015 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Botswana | 1,042 t | 1996 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Peru | 1,026 t | 2007 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 975 t | 2012 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 898 t | 2015 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Rwanda | 880 t | 2014 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Liberia | 879 t | 2014 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Croatia | 863 t | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 88 | T�rkiye | 860 t | 1996 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Lebanon | 776 t | 2013 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Eswatini | 775 t | 2014 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 753 t | 2016 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 692 t | 2015 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 93 | China (excluding Hong Kong & Macao) | 649 t | 2014 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 648 t | 1993 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 638 t | 2016 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 96 | El Salvador | 596 t | 2016 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Belarus | 550 t | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Bhutan | 537 t | 2013 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Iraq | 465 t | 2014 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 428 t | 2014 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Guatemala | 355 t | 2016 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Ecuador | 345 t | 2013 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Melanesia | 331 t | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Cambodia | 279 t | 2015 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 270 t | 2015 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 268 t | 2015 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 238 t | 1996 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 200 t | 2004 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 200 t | 2015 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 146 t | 2014 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Chile | 120 t | 1995 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Gambia | 120 t | 2015 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Russia | 120 t | 2006 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Russian Federation | 120 t | 2006 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 113 t | 2016 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 101 t | 2011 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Thailand | 71 t | 2011 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Israel | 56 t | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Namibia | 49 t | 2012 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 120 | East Timor | 22 t | 2013 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Timor-Leste | 22 t | 2013 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Egypt | 15 t | 2010 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Guyana | 14 t | 2005 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 124 | Georgia | 2 t | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 t | 2004 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 285,349 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries 278,556 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries 249,058 t
- Least developed countries 243,273 t
- Least developed countries 243,273 t
- Eastern Africa 233,896 t
- Asia 226,958 t
- Western Asia 225,596 t
- Middle Africa 80,581 t
- Africa 49,968 t
- Western Africa 46,202 t
- Europe 45,882 t
- Eastern Europe 45,882 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries 41,748 t
- Eastern Asia 22,335 t
- Americas 8,423 t
- South-Eastern Asia 6,071 t
- Small Island Developing States 4,118 t
- Southern Europe 4,063 t
- Northern Africa 3,766 t
- Central America 2,342 t
- Southern Africa 2,314 t
- South America 1,963 t
- Southern Asia 1,362 t
- Oceania 331 t
- Central Asia 270 t
- European Union (27) 172 t