Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Djibouti
Djibouti: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 56.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Djibouti, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Djibouti is 56.86 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Djibouti peaked at 78.21 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4314 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1963.
Djibouti ranks 36th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5177 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6471 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4314 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1964 | 0.604 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6903 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6471 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4314 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4745 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4745 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8628 tonnes per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9922 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8628 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1974 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5177 tonnes per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 1976 | 0.906 tonnes per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1977 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1981 | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 1983 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +102.9% |
| 1986 | 2.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 1989 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 1990 | 3.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1992 | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +167.9% |
| 1994 | 5.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 4.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 3.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 3.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 8.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +67.9% |
| 2000 | 4.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 2001 | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2002 | 12.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +359.7% |
| 2003 | 6.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 2004 | 4.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 11.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +138.9% |
| 2006 | 7.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 5.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 16.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +207.3% |
| 2009 | 24.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2010 | 8.46 tonnes per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 2011 | 28.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +237.2% |
| 2012 | 33.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 40.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 34.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 50.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 2016 | 40.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 46.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 38.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 43.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 39.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 78.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.1% |
| 2022 | 60.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 56.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 56.86 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 56.86 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.97 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +359.7% | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.3 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +237.2% | 8.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.52 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5464 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4314 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6903 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9577 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5177 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 50.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 78.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 33 Vietnam 67.28 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 34 El Salvador 66.12 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 35 Italy 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 37 Germany 56.3 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 55.74 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 39 Marshall Islands 55.56 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.7373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 88.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2702 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Djibouti?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Djibouti was 56.86 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 78.21 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4314 tonnes per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Djibouti rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Djibouti ranks 36th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.