Sugar Total — Food aid received in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Sugar Total — Food aid received was 2,675 t in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Sugar Total — Food aid received in Least developed countries, 1988–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2016, sugar total — food aid received in Least developed countries stood at 2,675 t.
The figure is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar total — food aid received in Least developed countries peaked at 39,010 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,601 t, in 2014.
That places Least developed countries 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar Total — Food aid received in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 35,730 t | — |
| 1989 | 39,010 t | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 30,350 t | -22.2% |
| 1991 | 25,912 t | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 16,633 t | -35.8% |
| 1993 | 20,033 t | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 27,481 t | +37.2% |
| 1995 | 11,200 t | -59.2% |
| 1996 | 14,901 t | +33.0% |
| 1997 | 8,136 t | -45.4% |
| 1998 | 9,316 t | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 8,445 t | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 17,022 t | +101.6% |
| 2001 | 21,550 t | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 8,340 t | -61.3% |
| 2003 | 13,824 t | +65.8% |
| 2004 | 7,319 t | -47.1% |
| 2005 | 31,364 t | +328.5% |
| 2006 | 25,992 t | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 25,601 t | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 35,907 t | +40.3% |
| 2009 | 23,225 t | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 19,666 t | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 26,211 t | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 13,974 t | -46.7% |
| 2013 | 3,339 t | -76.1% |
| 2014 | 1,601 t | -52.1% |
| 2015 | 10,681 t | +567.1% |
| 2016 | 2,675 t | -75.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar Total — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +567.1% | 1,601 t | 10,681 t |
| 2005 | +328.5% | 7,319 t | 31,364 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37,370 t | 35,730 t | 39,010 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 17,241 t | 8,136 t | 30,350 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,014 t | 7,319 t | 35,907 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,164 t | 1,601 t | 26,211 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 sugar total — food aid received in Least developed countries?
- Sugar total — food aid received in Least developed countries was 2,675 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar total — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 39,010 t in 1989.
- What is the lowest sugar total — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,601 t in 2014.
- How does Least developed countries rank for sugar total — food aid received?
- Least developed countries ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2016.
- Is sugar total — food aid received rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. 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 Sugar Total — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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