Rice Total — Food aid received in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Rice Total — Food aid received was 36,148 t in 2016. ▼ Falling
Rice Total — Food aid received in Least developed countries, 1988–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice total — food aid received in Least developed countries is 36,148 t, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice total — food aid received in Least developed countries peaked at 676,988 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 36,148 t, in 2016.
Least developed countries ranks 6th of 27 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Rice Total — Food aid received in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 492,535 t | — |
| 1989 | 476,114 t | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 255,260 t | -46.4% |
| 1991 | 484,924 t | +90.0% |
| 1992 | 676,988 t | +39.6% |
| 1993 | 442,176 t | -34.7% |
| 1994 | 350,924 t | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 257,856 t | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 212,432 t | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 264,346 t | +24.4% |
| 1998 | 235,394 t | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 199,041 t | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 292,588 t | +47.0% |
| 2001 | 448,388 t | +53.2% |
| 2002 | 333,562 t | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 309,182 t | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 287,257 t | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 354,085 t | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 328,146 t | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 262,341 t | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 543,734 t | +107.3% |
| 2009 | 224,036 t | -58.8% |
| 2010 | 389,921 t | +74.0% |
| 2011 | 272,264 t | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 470,503 t | +72.8% |
| 2013 | 147,409 t | -68.7% |
| 2014 | 61,083 t | -58.6% |
| 2015 | 41,305 t | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 36,148 t | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 484,324 t | 476,114 t | 492,535 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 337,934 t | 199,041 t | 676,988 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 338,332 t | 224,036 t | 543,734 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 202,662 t | 36,148 t | 470,503 t | 7 |
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 rice total — food aid received in Least developed countries?
- Rice total — food aid received in Least developed countries was 36,148 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice total — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 676,988 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest rice total — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,148 t in 2016.
- How does Least developed countries rank for rice total — food aid received?
- Least developed countries ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2016.
- Is rice total — food aid received rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Rice Total — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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