Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Non-cereal food aid deliveries was 64,940 FAO, tonnes in 2012. ▼ Falling
Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1988–2012
Source: World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/). Measured in FAO, tonnes.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 64,940 FAO, tonnes for non-cereal food aid deliveries in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.9% on the previous year and down 82.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 653,938 FAO, tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 64,940 FAO, tonnes, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | FAO, tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 424,043 FAO, tonnes | — |
| 1989 | 298,950 FAO, tonnes | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 319,492 FAO, tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 403,745 FAO, tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 526,419 FAO, tonnes | +30.4% |
| 1993 | 571,091 FAO, tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 547,409 FAO, tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 470,839 FAO, tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 424,815 FAO, tonnes | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 306,982 FAO, tonnes | -27.7% |
| 1998 | 296,002 FAO, tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 318,121 FAO, tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 468,914 FAO, tonnes | +47.4% |
| 2001 | 338,711 FAO, tonnes | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 374,484 FAO, tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 557,671 FAO, tonnes | +48.9% |
| 2004 | 479,340 FAO, tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 653,938 FAO, tonnes | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 561,967 FAO, tonnes | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 462,752 FAO, tonnes | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 550,634 FAO, tonnes | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 470,327 FAO, tonnes | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 126,517 FAO, tonnes | -73.1% |
| 2011 | 106,297 FAO, tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 64,940 FAO, tonnes | -38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 361,496 FAO, tonnes | 298,950 FAO, tonnes | 424,043 FAO, tonnes | 2 |
| 1990s | 418,492 FAO, tonnes | 296,002 FAO, tonnes | 571,091 FAO, tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 491,874 FAO, tonnes | 338,711 FAO, tonnes | 653,938 FAO, tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,251 FAO, tonnes | 64,940 FAO, tonnes | 126,517 FAO, tonnes | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 64,940 FAO, tonnes in 2012, according to World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/).
- What is the highest non-cereal food aid deliveries recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 653,938 FAO, tonnes in 2005.
- What is the lowest non-cereal food aid deliveries recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,940 FAO, tonnes in 2012.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for non-cereal food aid deliveries?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is non-cereal food aid deliveries rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/), published as part of Non-cereal food aid deliveries (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Non-cereal commodities or commodity groups include skimmed milk powder, vegetable oil, butter oil, other dairy products, meat, fish, pulses, sugar, dried fruit and other foodstuffs. From 1977 to 1986, because of the non-availability of data, non-cereal food aid is composed of four commodities only: skimmed milk powder, vegetable oil, butter oil and other dairy products.