Data for 2021

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2021

2021, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2021 covers 162 countries. 12 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Ukraine is lowest, at -310.9. The middle country reads 44.4. Against 2020, 148 values changed (84 up, 64 down), 4 countries joined.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio · Data for 2021

Highest12 countries share it

100.0

LowestUkraine

-310.9

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.

162countries
1measure
2021the year it describes
143distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2021, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2021: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	100.0
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	100.0
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	100.0
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	100.0
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	100.0
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	100.0
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	100.0
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	100.0
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	100.0
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	100.0
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	100.0
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	100.0
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	99.3
QatarQATWestern Asia	99.0
JordanJORWestern Asia	98.5
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	98.5
BahamasBHSCaribbean	98.3
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	98.2
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	98.0
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	97.7
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	97.3
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	96.1
TongaTONPolynesia	96.0
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	95.6
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	95.3
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	93.8
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	93.7
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	93.6
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	93.3
IsraelISRWestern Asia	91.9
Costa RicaCRICentral America	91.8
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	91.8
YemenYEMWestern Asia	90.8
FijiFJIMelanesia	90.3
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	89.9
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	89.6
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	88.7
OmanOMNWestern Asia	87.8
GabonGABMiddle Africa	87.4
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	86.3
HaitiHTICaribbean	82.8
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	82.8
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	81.2
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	80.4
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	77.8
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	77.8
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	77.4
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	77.1
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	74.8
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	74.7
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	74.0
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	73.7
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	73.0
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	72.8
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	71.9
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	71.8
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	65.7
HondurasHNDCentral America	65.6
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	64.8
ColombiaCOLSouth America	64.2
PanamaPANCentral America	63.6
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	63.0
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	62.6
ParaguayPRYSouth America	61.8
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	61.8
ChileCHLSouth America	61.4
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	59.0
IraqIRQWestern Asia	55.9
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	54.8
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	54.0
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	53.6
PeruPERSouth America	53.1
VenezuelaVENSouth America	51.7
KenyaKENEastern Africa	49.9
IranIRNSouthern Asia	49.8
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	49.1
NicaraguaNICCentral America	49.1
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	48.5
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	48.0
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	46.8
SenegalSENWestern Africa	45.4
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	43.4
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	42.6
ItalyITASouthern Europe	41.4
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	39.3
EcuadorECUSouth America	39.0
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	38.7
SpainESPSouthern Europe	38.0
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	37.9
MexicoMEXCentral America	37.8
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	37.4
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	37.4
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	36.8
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	35.4
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	34.5
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	34.4
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	34.3
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	32.6
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	32.5
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	32.3
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	31.6
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	30.8
GuineaGINWestern Africa	29.5
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	27.7
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	27.2
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	26.5
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	25.3
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	24.6
NigerNERWestern Africa	23.9
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	23.1
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	21.3
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	19.9
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	19.1
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	17.1
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	17.0
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	16.8
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	16.1
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	15.4
BoliviaBOLSouth America	15.0
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	14.6
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	14.5
BelizeBLZCentral America	13.4
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	10.3
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	7.9
BelarusBLREastern Europe	4.1
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2.7
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.9
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.1
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.1
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	-0.9
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	-3.6
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	-6.1
SurinameSURSouth America	-8.2
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	-8.5
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	-8.7
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	-10.0
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	-11.5
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	-12.2
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	-12.6
GuyanaGUYSouth America	-18.7
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	-19.2
PolandPOLEastern Europe	-22.2
United StatesUSANorthern America	-23.5
BrazilBRASouth America	-23.8
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	-36.5
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	-49.6
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	-49.9
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	-56.6
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	-60.2
UruguayURYSouth America	-72.2
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	-81.8
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	-93.2
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	-98.3
FranceFRAWestern Europe	-102.6
CanadaCANNorthern America	-108.2
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	-111.8
ArgentinaARGSouth America	-137.7
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	-188.7
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	-189.1
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	-211.1
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	-213.8
UkraineUKREastern Europe	-310.9

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
Barbadosshared100.0
Cabo Verdeshared100.0
Djiboutishared100.0
Grenadashared100.0

Lowest

Ukraine-310.9
Australia-213.8
Bulgaria-211.1
Lithuania-189.1
Latvia-188.7

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 44.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −0countries joined / left
148values changed, of 158 in both
84 · 64rose · fell
10unchanged

Rose most

Moldova-69.4 → 100.0+169.4
Paraguay-86.6 → 61.8+148.4
Bulgaria-261.5 → -211.1+50.4
Lithuania-229.9 → -189.1+40.8
Latvia-222.5 → -188.7+33.8

Fell most

Australia-163.2 → -213.8−50.6
Slovakia-53.3 → -98.3−45.0
Ukraine-284.4 → -310.9−26.5
Romania-61.5 → -81.8−20.3
Lesotho100.0 → 82.8−17.2

+ Micronesia

+ Maldives

+ Solomon Islands

+ Tonga

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

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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 2021.
143 distinct values among 162
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 12 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 162 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2021). Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-import-dependency/2021

0622 held

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