Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries (FAO, tonnes) by country

Name: Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries (FAO, tonnes)
Creator: World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Food aid represent a transfer of food commodities from donor to recipient countries on a total-grant basis or on highly concessional terms.

Countries reporting

Highest

502,727 FAO, tonnes

Ethiopia

Lowest

0 FAO, tonnes

Morocco

Median

12,319 FAO, tonnes

Years covered

1988–2012

Data points

1,482

What the numbers show

Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries (FAO, tonnes) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 502,727 FAO, tonnes in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 FAO, tonnes in Morocco.

The median across all reporting countries is 12,319 FAO, tonnes, and the mean is 34,088 FAO, tonnes.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 765.0%), and the largest decrease in Togo (down 100.0%).

Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Ethiopia	502,727 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 50.8%	rising
2	Sudan	203,168 FAO, tonnes	2011	up 2.2%	volatile
3	Kenya	128,114 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 7.1%	volatile
4	Niger	113,132 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 211.8%	volatile
5	Somalia	107,900 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 218.1%	volatile
6	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	104,613 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 26.1%	volatile
7	Mozambique	81,361 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 59.4%	volatile
8	Mali	41,953 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 765.0%	falling
9	Senegal	40,394 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 345.9%	volatile
10	Libya	37,028 FAO, tonnes	2011	—	volatile
11	Burkina Faso	35,380 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 0.5%	falling
12	Madagascar	32,367 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 26.9%	falling
13	Uganda	31,663 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 60.6%	volatile
14	Malawi	28,465 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 85.4%	volatile
15	South Sudan	28,126 FAO, tonnes	2011	—	volatile
16	Ghana	27,831 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 60.5%	volatile
17	Chad	23,578 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 141.3%	volatile
18	Gambia	23,547 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 469.7%	volatile
19	Liberia	22,880 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 29.0%	volatile
20	Côte d'Ivoire	21,004 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 41.9%	volatile
21	Zimbabwe	20,678 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 91.3%	volatile
22	Mauritania	18,117 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 57.6%	volatile
23	Sierra Leone	13,240 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 82.8%	falling
24	Eritrea	13,023 FAO, tonnes	2011	down 95.8%	volatile
25	Djibouti	12,910 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 26.1%	falling
26	Congo	12,381 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 32.2%	volatile
27	Burundi	12,362 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 65.0%	volatile
28	Tanzania, United Republic of	12,276 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 85.9%	volatile
29	Algeria	11,892 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 76.1%	flat
30	Tunisia	9,840 FAO, tonnes	2011	—	volatile
31	Egypt	9,191 FAO, tonnes	2011	down 67.7%	volatile
32	Cameroon	7,970 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 179.4%	volatile
33	Lesotho	7,920 FAO, tonnes	2011	up 155.6%	volatile
34	Central African Republic	7,093 FAO, tonnes	2012	up 2.8%	volatile
35	Benin	6,800 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 68.9%	falling
36	Cape Verde	6,675 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 86.2%	volatile
37	Eswatini	5,876 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 61.2%	volatile
38	Guinea-Bissau	5,300 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 14.4%	volatile
39	Zambia	3,005 FAO, tonnes	2011	down 93.2%	volatile
40	Nigeria	2,167 FAO, tonnes	2011	down 1.7%	volatile
41	Guinea	1,802 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 96.0%	volatile
42	Angola	1,800 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 99.3%	volatile
43	Rwanda	1,470 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 97.9%	volatile
44	Namibia	987.23 FAO, tonnes	2011	down 77.3%	volatile
45	Sao Tome and Principe	745 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 86.5%	volatile
46	Mauritius	0.091 FAO, tonnes	2011	—	volatile
47	Comoros	0 FAO, tonnes	2011	—	volatile
47	Seychelles	0 FAO, tonnes	2011	—	volatile
47	Botswana	0 FAO, tonnes	2011	—	volatile
47	Togo	0 FAO, tonnes	2012	down 100.0%	volatile
47	Gabon	0 FAO, tonnes	2011	—	volatile
47	South Africa	0 FAO, tonnes	2011	down 100.0%	volatile
47	Equatorial Guinea	0 FAO, tonnes	2011	down 100.0%	volatile
47	Morocco	0 FAO, tonnes	2011	down 100.0%	volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Africa 1.53 million FAO, tonnes
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 1.50 million FAO, tonnes
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 1.50 million FAO, tonnes
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.50 million FAO, tonnes
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.50 million FAO, tonnes
North Africa 24,802 FAO, tonnes

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Indicator: Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries (FAO, tonnes)
Unit: FAO, tonnes
Source: World Food Programme, electronic files and web site (http://www.wfp.org/fais/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 60 places, 1,482 data points, 1988–2012
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Food aid represent a transfer of food commodities from donor to recipient countries on a total-grant basis or on highly concessional terms.