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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008

2008, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008 covers 163 countries. 14 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Paraguay is lowest, at -196.1. The middle country reads 32.0. Against 2007, 150 values changed (65 up, 85 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio · Data for 2008

Highest14 countries share it

100.0

LowestParaguay

-196.1

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 163 countries · select a heading to sort

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean100.0
BarbadosBRBCaribbean100.0
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa100.0
CyprusCYPWestern Asia100.0
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa100.0
DominicaDMACaribbean100.0
GrenadaGRDCaribbean100.0
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia100.0
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia100.0
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia100.0
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa100.0
OmanOMNWestern Asia100.0
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean100.0
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia100.0
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean99.9
BahamasBHSCaribbean99.0
JamaicaJAMCaribbean98.7
JordanJORWestern Asia97.9
IsraelISRWestern Asia96.0
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe93.2
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia92.8
FijiFJIMelanesia91.2
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean90.8
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe90.1
VanuatuVUTMelanesia89.0

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
  2. Barbadosshared100.0
  3. Cabo Verdeshared100.0
  4. Cyprusshared100.0
  5. Djiboutishared100.0

Lowest

  1. Paraguay-196.1
  2. Argentina-187.5
  3. Uruguay-122.0
  4. Australia-112.3
  5. Hungary-81.7

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 32.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 150values changed, of 163 in both
  • 65 · 85rose · fell
  • 13unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2008.

  • 143 distinct values among 163

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 14 countries share 100.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 163 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2008). Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-import-dependency/2008

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07Questions

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest cereal import dependency in Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008?

14 countries share the highest reading, 100.0, so no single country is named.

What year does Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008 cover?

163.

Where can I download Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2008 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2022.

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