Cereals — Food aid received in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Cereals — Food aid received was 243,273 t in 2016. ▼ Falling
Cereals — Food aid received in Least developed countries, 1988–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals — food aid received in Least developed countries is 243,273 t, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 48.8% on the previous year and down 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals — food aid received in Least developed countries peaked at 6.71 million t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 243,273 t, in 2016.
That places Least developed countries 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Cereals — Food aid received in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.81 million t | — |
| 1989 | 3.60 million t | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 3.51 million t | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.53 million t | +29.1% |
| 1992 | 6.71 million t | +48.1% |
| 1993 | 3.38 million t | -49.7% |
| 1994 | 4.26 million t | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 3.27 million t | -23.3% |
| 1996 | 2.05 million t | -37.3% |
| 1997 | 2.60 million t | +27.2% |
| 1998 | 3.12 million t | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 3.44 million t | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 3.49 million t | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.54 million t | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.78 million t | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 3.96 million t | +42.5% |
| 2004 | 2.78 million t | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 3.56 million t | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 2.41 million t | -32.1% |
| 2007 | 2.16 million t | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 3.61 million t | +67.0% |
| 2009 | 2.98 million t | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 3.25 million t | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million t | -38.4% |
| 2012 | 2.44 million t | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million t | -53.8% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million t | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 475,120 t | -55.4% |
| 2016 | 243,273 t | -48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.21 million t | 3.60 million t | 4.81 million t | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.69 million t | 2.05 million t | 6.71 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million t | 2.16 million t | 3.96 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million t | 243,273 t | 3.25 million t | 7 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 1 Sudan (former) 547,878 t compare
- 2 Ukraine 208,000 t compare
- 3 Yemen 196,027 t compare
- 4 Ethiopia 86,482 t compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 72,100 t compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54,400 t compare
- 7 Kenya 45,899 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6336 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals — food aid received in Least developed countries?
- Cereals — food aid received in Least developed countries was 243,273 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 million t in 1992.
- What is the lowest cereals — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,273 t in 2016.
- How does Least developed countries rank for cereals — food aid received?
- Least developed countries ranks 4th out of 27 groups with data for 2016.
- Is cereals — food aid received rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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