Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1509 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kiribati, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kiribati is 0.1509 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 0.3461 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0404 tonnes per person, in 1962.
Kiribati ranks 101st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0414 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0404 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0591 tonnes per person | +46.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0768 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0735 tonnes per person | +30.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0727 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.072 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.071 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0869 tonnes per person | +22.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0836 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1151 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0653 tonnes per person | -43.2% |
| 1975 | 0.082 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0824 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.083 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1002 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0997 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1472 tonnes per person | +47.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0966 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 1982 | 0.095 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0935 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.092 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0902 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1029 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1004 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.126 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1094 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1069 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1179 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1159 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1268 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1354 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1452 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1188 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1167 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1263 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1241 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1439 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1192 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1168 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1145 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1734 tonnes per person | +51.5% |
| 2006 | 0.12 tonnes per person | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 0.098 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1055 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1503 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 2010 | 0.184 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1988 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1781 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1493 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1648 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2055 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3461 tonnes per person | +68.4% |
| 2017 | 0.158 tonnes per person | -54.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1229 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1695 tonnes per person | +37.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2141 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2103 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1533 tonnes per person | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1509 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.1509 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.1509 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1491 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0626 tonnes per person | 0.0404 tonnes per person | 0.0768 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0867 tonnes per person | 0.0653 tonnes per person | 0.1151 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1053 tonnes per person | 0.0902 tonnes per person | 0.1472 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.121 tonnes per person | 0.1 tonnes per person | 0.1452 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1266 tonnes per person | 0.098 tonnes per person | 0.1734 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1877 tonnes per person | 0.1229 tonnes per person | 0.3461 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1822 tonnes per person | 0.1509 tonnes per person | 0.2141 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kiribati?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Kiribati was 0.1509 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3461 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0404 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Kiribati rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.