Coarse Grains — Food aid received in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Coarse Grains — Food aid received was 80,732 t in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Coarse Grains — Food aid received in Least developed countries, 1988–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2015, coarse grains — food aid received in Least developed countries stood at 80,732 t. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 85.0% on the previous year and down 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coarse grains — food aid received in Least developed countries peaked at 2.95 million t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 80,732 t, in 2015.
Least developed countries ranks 4th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coarse Grains — Food aid received in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 884,998 t | — |
| 1989 | 659,911 t | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 709,668 t | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 977,493 t | +37.7% |
| 1992 | 2.95 million t | +201.3% |
| 1993 | 1.34 million t | -54.6% |
| 1994 | 1.40 million t | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million t | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 613,332 t | -43.0% |
| 1997 | 515,477 t | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 637,584 t | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 560,406 t | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 487,764 t | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 527,471 t | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 702,489 t | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 732,564 t | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 700,769 t | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 712,177 t | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 782,791 t | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 651,190 t | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million t | +103.4% |
| 2009 | 844,755 t | -36.2% |
| 2010 | 880,737 t | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 442,625 t | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 417,210 t | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 381,366 t | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 537,925 t | +41.1% |
| 2015 | 80,732 t | -85.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coarse Grains — Food aid received in Least developed countries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +201.3% | 977,493 t | 2.95 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 772,454 t | 659,911 t | 884,998 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million t | 515,477 t | 2.95 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 746,658 t | 487,764 t | 1.32 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 456,766 t | 80,732 t | 880,737 t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
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 coarse grains — food aid received in Least developed countries?
- Coarse grains — food aid received in Least developed countries was 80,732 t in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coarse grains — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 million t in 1992.
- What is the lowest coarse grains — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,732 t in 2015.
- How does Least developed countries rank for coarse grains — food aid received?
- Least developed countries ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2015.
- Is coarse grains — food aid received rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Coarse Grains — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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