Data for 2003

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2003

Name: Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2003
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2003, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2003 covers 161 countries. 12 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Australia is lowest, at -163.5. The middle country reads 31.6. Against 2002, 149 values changed (78 up, 71 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio · Data for 2003

Highest12 countries share it

100.0

LowestAustralia

-163.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

161countries
1measure
2003the year it describes
142distinct 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, 2003, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2003: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	100.0
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	100.0
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	100.0
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	100.0
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	100.0
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	100.0
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	100.0
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	100.0
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	100.0
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	100.0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	100.0
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	100.0
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	98.9
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	98.4
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	98.4
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	95.7
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	95.5
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	93.9
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	93.9
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	93.8
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	93.0
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	92.7
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	91.0
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	90.2
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	87.8
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	85.1
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	84.6
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	83.8
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	81.6
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	80.4
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	77.7
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	76.7
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	75.3
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	74.6
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	74.4
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	74.3
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	73.3
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	72.8
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	71.8
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	71.0
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	70.4
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	69.8
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	68.9
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	66.0
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	63.2
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	62.7
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	61.7
Panama`PAN`Central America	61.6
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	60.7
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	60.6
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	58.0
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	53.6
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	51.7
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	51.6
Colombia`COL`South America	51.5
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	51.1
Honduras`HND`Central America	50.4
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	50.2
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	50.1
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	48.0
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	47.7
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	46.9
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.9
Peru`PER`South America	45.4
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	44.1
Venezuela`VEN`South America	43.3
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	42.0
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	40.7
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	39.1
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	37.8
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	37.8
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	37.7
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	36.8
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	35.7
Mexico`MEX`Central America	35.4
Belize`BLZ`Central America	35.3
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	34.8
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	32.1
Ecuador`ECU`South America	31.8
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	31.8
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	31.6
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	30.8
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	30.2
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.1
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	29.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	29.4
Chile`CHL`South America	29.4
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	28.7
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	28.4
Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.6
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	26.4
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	25.7
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	25.6
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	25.6
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	23.3
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	22.8
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	21.3
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	21.1
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	19.9
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	19.4
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	18.9
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	18.7
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	18.2
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	17.3
Suriname`SUR`South America	16.0
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	15.5
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	13.3
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	12.9
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	12.7
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	11.2
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	10.8
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	10.7
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	10.6
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	10.5
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	10.1
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	10.0
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	9.6
Niger`NER`Western Africa	9.2
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	9.0
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	7.6
Brazil`BRA`South America	6.9
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	6.9
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	5.9
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	5.5
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4.9
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	3.7
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	3.3
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	2.3
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.5
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.0
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-0.1
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-2.6
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-3.7
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-4.1
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	-4.2
India`IND`Southern Asia	-4.7
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	-4.8
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-5.1
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-7.0
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-10.5
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-10.9
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-11.1
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-11.1
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	-11.3
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	-12.5
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	-12.7
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	-16.8
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	-21.2
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-22.0
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-23.3
United States`USA`Northern America	-30.6
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-34.8
Canada`CAN`Northern America	-42.1
Guyana`GUY`South America	-47.9
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-50.9
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-52.1
Paraguay`PRY`South America	-52.8
Uruguay`URY`South America	-61.9
France`FRA`Western Europe	-81.9
Argentina`ARG`South America	-162.2
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	-163.5

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
Barbadosshared100.0
Republic of the Congoshared100.0
Cyprusshared100.0

Lowest

Australia-163.5
Argentina-162.2
France-81.9
Uruguay-61.9
Paraguay-52.8

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 31.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
149values changed, of 161 in both
78 · 71rose · fell
12unchanged

Rose most

Uruguay-73.4 → -61.9+11.5
Liberia64.1 → 73.3+9.2
Zimbabwe22.6 → 31.6+9.0
Georgia53.9 → 61.7+7.8
Malaysia77.7 → 85.1+7.4

Fell most

Fiji100.0 → 76.7−23.3
Grenada86.1 → 74.3−11.8
Iraq53.7 → 42.0−11.7
Australia-152.3 → -163.5−11.2
Solomon Islands83.5 → 74.6−8.9

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

How values are stored

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 2003.
142 distinct values among 161
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 12 countries share 100.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 161 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2003). Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-import-dependency/2003

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