Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received was 179,332 t in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
179,332 t
Change on year
down 22.3%
Rank
4th
of 25 groups
All-time high
3.35 million t
in 1988
All-time low
179,332 t
in 2016
Years of data
29
1988–2016

Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received in Least developed countries, 1988–2016

01.0M2.0M3.0M1988200220161988: 3.3M t1989: 2.4M t1990: 2.5M t1991: 3.0M t1992: 3.0M t1993: 1.5M t1994: 2.3M t1995: 1.7M t1996: 995.8k t1997: 1.6M t1998: 2.1M t1999: 2.5M t2000: 2.5M t2001: 2.4M t2002: 1.5M t2003: 2.5M t2004: 1.5M t2005: 2.1M t2006: 1.0M t2007: 1.1M t2008: 1.4M t2009: 1.6M t2010: 1.6M t2011: 1.0M t2012: 1.2M t2013: 453.0k t2014: 354.2k t2015: 230.9k t2016: 179.3k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat & wheat flour — food aid received in Least developed countries is 179,332 t, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat & wheat flour — food aid received in Least developed countries peaked at 3.35 million t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 179,332 t, in 2016.

That places Least developed countries 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received in Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received in Least developed countries, 1988 to 2016.
Year t Change
1988 3.35 million t
1989 2.39 million t -28.6%
1990 2.47 million t +3.5%
1991 2.96 million t +19.9%
1992 2.99 million t +0.8%
1993 1.47 million t -50.8%
1994 2.33 million t +58.5%
1995 1.73 million t -25.9%
1996 995,783 t -42.4%
1997 1.62 million t +62.6%
1998 2.10 million t +29.4%
1999 2.46 million t +17.5%
2000 2.48 million t +0.6%
2001 2.37 million t -4.5%
2002 1.49 million t -36.8%
2003 2.55 million t +70.6%
2004 1.47 million t -42.4%
2005 2.14 million t +45.6%
2006 1.00 million t -53.0%
2007 1.06 million t +5.3%
2008 1.42 million t +34.7%
2009 1.63 million t +14.8%
2010 1.55 million t -5.2%
2011 1.01 million t -34.6%
2012 1.23 million t +21.1%
2013 453,015 t -63.1%
2014 354,202 t -21.8%
2015 230,874 t -34.8%
2016 179,332 t -22.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.87 million t 2.39 million t 3.35 million t 2
1990s 2.11 million t 995,783 t 2.99 million t 10
2000s 1.76 million t 1.00 million t 2.55 million t 10
2010s 715,390 t 179,332 t 1.55 million t 7

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 1 Yemen 179,332 t compare
  2. 2 Sudan (former) 161,869 t compare
  3. 3 Mozambique 90,311 t compare
  4. 4 Ethiopia 74,090 t compare
  5. 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54,400 t compare
  6. 6 Chad 47,363 t compare
  7. 7 China (excluding Hong Kong & Macao) 43,450 t compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat & wheat flour — food aid received in Least developed countries?
Wheat & wheat flour — food aid received in Least developed countries was 179,332 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat & wheat flour — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 3.35 million t in 1988.
What is the lowest wheat & wheat flour — food aid received recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 179,332 t in 2016.
How does Least developed countries rank for wheat & wheat flour — food aid received?
Least developed countries ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
Is wheat & wheat flour — food aid received rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. 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 Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat & Wheat Flour — Food aid received
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
125 places, 2,240 data points, 1988–2016
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