Pulses, Total — Food aid received by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
36,100 t
Belarus
Lowest
2 t
Georgia
Median
774 t
Years covered
29
1988–2016
Data points
2,560
What the numbers show
Pulses, Total — Food aid received is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 36,100 t in Belarus; the lowest is 2 t in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 774 t, and the mean is 4,096 t.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18,050.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 49,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 100.0%).
Pulses, Total — Food aid received: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 36,100 t | 1996 | — | falling |
| 2 | Sudan (former) | 31,842 t | 2010 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 31,142 t | 2003 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 31,142 t | 2003 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Lithuania | 30,000 t | 1997 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 24,500 t | 2013 | up 49,900.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Syria | 21,752 t | 2016 | up 8,888.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21,752 t | 2016 | up 8,888.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Yemen | 18,648 t | 2016 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Vietnam | 12,500 t | 2004 | up 8,233.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 12,500 t | 2004 | up 8,233.3% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 11,164 t | 2007 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Kenya | 10,813 t | 2015 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 10,789 t | 2014 | up 794.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 10,519 t | 2015 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Eritrea | 9,750 t | 2005 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Senegal | 9,180 t | 2014 | up 484.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,776 t | 2015 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 6,653 t | 2004 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 20 | South Sudan | 6,031 t | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Niger | 4,923 t | 2016 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 4,511 t | 2015 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Albania | 4,050 t | 2004 | up 563.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 4,010 t | 2014 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,455 t | 2015 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Somalia | 2,883 t | 2015 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 2,479 t | 2015 | up 193.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Sudan | 2,472 t | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea | 2,456 t | 2015 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Mali | 2,277 t | 2015 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Botswana | 2,060 t | 1996 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,000 t | 2001 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 1,982 t | 2015 | up 857.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Morocco | 1,800 t | 1995 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 1,782 t | 2015 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 36 | Haiti | 1,605 t | 2016 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Caribbean | 1,605 t | 2016 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Madagascar | 1,442 t | 2015 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Ukraine | 1,350 t | 2002 | up 6,650.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Zambia | 1,280 t | 2011 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Cuba | 1,277 t | 2015 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 1,105 t | 2015 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Jamaica | 1,000 t | 2006 | up 910.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 956 t | 1997 | up 533.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Moldova | 900 t | 2005 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 900 t | 2005 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 860 t | 2016 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 828 t | 2011 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 811 t | 2008 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 796 t | 2014 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Indonesia | 790 t | 2007 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Egypt | 784 t | 2006 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Gaza Strip (Palestine) | 774 t | 2015 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Colombia | 770 t | 2016 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Lesotho | 720 t | 2015 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 638 t | 2013 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 604 t | 2016 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 58 | United Republic of Tanzania | 600 t | 2015 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 526 t | 2014 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Brazil | 522 t | 1994 | up 1,764.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 522 t | 2015 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Nepal | 520 t | 2015 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Mauritania | 483 t | 2015 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 482 t | 2015 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia and Montenegro | 450 t | 2004 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 386 t | 2014 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 380 t | 2012 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 369 t | 1996 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Algeria | 360 t | 2016 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Mozambique | 357 t | 2011 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Lebanon | 350 t | 2014 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 348 t | 2016 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Mexico | 344 t | 1994 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 74 | C�te d'Ivoire | 336 t | 2014 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Ghana | 322 t | 2013 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 315 t | 1997 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 294 t | 2015 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 275 t | 2015 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Burundi | 270 t | 2015 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Liberia | 250 t | 2014 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 241 t | 2016 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Ecuador | 233 t | 2013 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Cabo Verde | 200 t | 2010 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Bhutan | 198 t | 2015 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Benin | 194 t | 2015 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Djibouti | 190 t | 2015 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 184 t | 2015 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Congo | 170 t | 2015 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Gambia | 168 t | 2016 | up 309.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Togo | 140 t | 2009 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Philippines | 80 t | 2015 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Laos | 70 t | 2015 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 70 t | 2015 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 65 t | 2015 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Namibia | 65 t | 2012 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 40 t | 2015 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40 t | 2014 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 38 t | 2013 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | 34 t | 2011 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Angola | 25 t | 2008 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 101 | East Timor | 22 t | 2012 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 22 t | 2012 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 13 t | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Guyana | 3 t | 2005 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Georgia | 2 t | 2014 | down 99.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 50,279 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries 48,560 t
- Asia 40,641 t
- Western Asia 40,400 t
- Northern Europe 30,000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries 26,808 t
- Least developed countries 26,204 t
- Least developed countries 26,204 t
- Middle Africa 12,597 t
- European Union (27) 6,985 t
- Eastern Asia 6,776 t
- Africa 6,311 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries 5,783 t
- Western Africa 5,091 t
- Southern Europe 4,500 t
- Americas 3,327 t
- Small Island Developing States 1,605 t
- Central America 952 t
- Europe 900 t
- Eastern Europe 900 t
- Eastern Africa 860 t
- South America 770 t
- Southern Africa 720 t
- South-Eastern Asia 672 t
- Northern Africa 360 t
- Southern Asia 241 t
- Central Asia 40 t