Cereals — Food aid received in Low Income Food Deficit Countries

Low Income Food Deficit Countries: Cereals — Food aid received was 278,556 t in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
278,556 t
Change on year
down 63.8%
Rank
2nd
of 25 groups
All-time high
7.79 million t
in 1992
All-time low
278,556 t
in 2016
Years of data
29
1988–2016

Cereals — Food aid received in Low Income Food Deficit Countries, 1988–2016

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1988200220161988: 5.6M t1989: 4.3M t1990: 4.2M t1991: 5.1M t1992: 7.8M t1993: 4.1M t1994: 4.8M t1995: 4.3M t1996: 2.8M t1997: 3.8M t1998: 4.3M t1999: 5.2M t2000: 5.2M t2001: 5.6M t2002: 4.5M t2003: 5.2M t2004: 4.1M t2005: 5.1M t2006: 3.2M t2007: 3.4M t2008: 4.4M t2009: 3.8M t2010: 3.6M t2011: 2.4M t2012: 3.0M t2013: 1.5M t2014: 1.4M t2015: 770.2k t2016: 278.6k t

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries recorded 278,556 t for cereals — food aid received in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is down 63.8% on the previous year and down 91.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals — food aid received in Low Income Food Deficit Countries peaked at 7.79 million t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 278,556 t, in 2016.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Cereals — Food aid received in Low Income Food Deficit Countries, year by year

Annual values for Cereals — Food aid received in Low Income Food Deficit Countries, 1988 to 2016.
Year t Change
1988 5.63 million t
1989 4.29 million t -23.9%
1990 4.24 million t -1.2%
1991 5.12 million t +20.9%
1992 7.79 million t +52.2%
1993 4.05 million t -48.0%
1994 4.81 million t +18.8%
1995 4.29 million t -10.9%
1996 2.79 million t -35.0%
1997 3.81 million t +36.7%
1998 4.31 million t +13.1%
1999 5.16 million t +19.8%
2000 5.18 million t +0.4%
2001 5.64 million t +8.8%
2002 4.48 million t -20.5%
2003 5.17 million t +15.3%
2004 4.10 million t -20.6%
2005 5.15 million t +25.4%
2006 3.24 million t -37.0%
2007 3.38 million t +4.2%
2008 4.44 million t +31.2%
2009 3.78 million t -14.8%
2010 3.55 million t -6.0%
2011 2.36 million t -33.5%
2012 3.00 million t +26.9%
2013 1.46 million t -51.2%
2014 1.42 million t -2.8%
2015 770,235 t -45.8%
2016 278,556 t -63.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.96 million t 4.29 million t 5.63 million t 2
1990s 4.64 million t 2.79 million t 7.79 million t 10
2000s 4.46 million t 3.24 million t 5.64 million t 10
2010s 1.84 million t 278,556 t 3.55 million t 7

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries

  1. 1 Sudan (former) 547,878 t compare
  2. 2 Ukraine 208,000 t compare
  3. 3 Republic of Moldova 45,882 t compare
  4. 3 Yemen 196,027 t compare
  5. 4 Ethiopia 86,482 t compare
  6. 5 Uzbekistan 72,100 t compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 38,880 t compare

See the full ranking of 147 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals — food aid received in Low Income Food Deficit Countries?
Cereals — food aid received in Low Income Food Deficit Countries was 278,556 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals — food aid received recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries?
The highest recorded value was 7.79 million t in 1992.
What is the lowest cereals — food aid received recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 278,556 t in 2016.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries rank for cereals — food aid received?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
Is cereals — food aid received rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit 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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Indicator
Cereals — Food aid received
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
147 places, 3,114 data points, 1988–2016
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