Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Non-cereal food aid deliveries was 64,940 FAO, tonnes in 2012. ▼ Falling
Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1988–2012
Source: World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/). Measured in FAO, tonnes.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa 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 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, year by year
| Year | FAO, tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 424,725 FAO, tonnes | — |
| 1989 | 299,567 FAO, tonnes | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 320,358 FAO, tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 404,852 FAO, tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 526,567 FAO, tonnes | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 571,908 FAO, tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 547,879 FAO, tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 471,364 FAO, tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 424,854 FAO, tonnes | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 307,522 FAO, tonnes | -27.6% |
| 1998 | 296,392 FAO, tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 318,121 FAO, tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 469,664 FAO, tonnes | +47.6% |
| 2001 | 339,111 FAO, tonnes | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 374,484 FAO, tonnes | +10.4% |
| 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 | 362,146 FAO, tonnes | 299,567 FAO, tonnes | 424,725 FAO, tonnes | 2 |
| 1990s | 418,982 FAO, tonnes | 296,392 FAO, tonnes | 571,908 FAO, tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 491,989 FAO, tonnes | 339,111 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Non-cereal food aid deliveries in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,940 FAO, tonnes in 2012.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for non-cereal food aid deliveries?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2012.
- Is non-cereal food aid deliveries rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.