Data for 2005

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2005

Name: Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2005
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2005, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2005 covers 161 countries. 10 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Argentina is lowest, at -172.4. The middle country reads 31.9. Against 2004, 149 values changed (85 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio · Data for 2005

Highest10 countries share it

100.0

LowestArgentina

-172.4

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

161countries
1measure
2005the 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, 2005, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2005: 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
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	100.0
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	100.0
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	100.0
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	100.0
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	100.0
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	99.9
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	98.1
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	97.1
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	97.1
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	96.7
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	96.6
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	96.2
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	96.1
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	93.5
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	90.2
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	89.5
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	89.2
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	86.4
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	86.3
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	86.1
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	85.5
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	84.4
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	84.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	82.9
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	82.6
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	82.4
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	78.2
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	78.2
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	78.0
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	77.6
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	77.2
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	77.0
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	76.6
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	74.6
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	74.6
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	73.3
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	70.5
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	69.8
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	68.0
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	68.0
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	65.2
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	64.4
Panama`PAN`Central America	64.4
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	61.8
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	58.1
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	58.0
Honduras`HND`Central America	57.3
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.8
Colombia`COL`South America	55.4
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	55.2
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	54.7
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	51.7
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	50.9
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	50.2
Peru`PER`South America	48.0
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	46.9
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	46.4
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.6
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	44.2
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	42.2
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	41.3
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	40.8
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	39.6
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	39.4
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	39.1
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	38.6
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	38.2
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	38.2
Venezuela`VEN`South America	37.7
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.2
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	36.3
Mexico`MEX`Central America	35.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	35.1
Ecuador`ECU`South America	33.7
Belize`BLZ`Central America	32.5
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	31.9
Chile`CHL`South America	31.6
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	30.9
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	30.3
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	29.2
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	28.7
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	27.9
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	27.2
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	25.4
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	24.9
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	23.0
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	22.2
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	21.8
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	21.7
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	21.6
Suriname`SUR`South America	21.6
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	21.5
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	21.5
Bolivia`BOL`South America	20.8
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	19.2
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	18.6
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	18.3
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	18.1
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	16.1
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	15.8
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	14.9
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	14.9
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	12.6
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	11.7
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	11.6
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	10.9
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	10.2
Niger`NER`Western Africa	9.9
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	9.8
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	9.6
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	9.0
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	7.4
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	6.9
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	6.5
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	6.1
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	5.8
Brazil`BRA`South America	5.7
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	4.6
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	3.0
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1.9
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1.8
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.2
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.3
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.5
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.8
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.5
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	-1.6
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-2.2
India`IND`Southern Asia	-2.3
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	-2.9
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	-4.6
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-4.8
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-9.4
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-10.2
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-10.2
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	-11.5
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-13.1
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	-14.6
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-17.7
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	-22.8
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	-26.2
United States`USA`Northern America	-30.6
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-32.3
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	-34.2
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-34.3
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-38.0
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-42.4
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-43.7
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-46.0
Canada`CAN`Northern America	-62.2
Guyana`GUY`South America	-64.8
France`FRA`Western Europe	-81.0
Uruguay`URY`South America	-94.0
Paraguay`PRY`South America	-125.2
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	-164.9
Argentina`ARG`South America	-172.4

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
Barbadosshared100.0
Cyprusshared100.0
Djiboutishared100.0

Lowest

Argentina-172.4
Australia-164.9
Paraguay-125.2
Uruguay-94.0
France-81.0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 31.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
149values changed, of 161 in both
85 · 64rose · fell
12unchanged

Rose most

Fiji77.0 → 89.2+12.2
Iraq46.7 → 58.1+11.4
Gabon68.0 → 78.2+10.2
Benin21.7 → 31.9+10.2
Georgia68.1 → 76.6+8.5

Fell most

Paraguay-89.6 → -125.2−35.6
Australia-145.9 → -164.9−19.0
Uruguay-78.3 → -94.0−15.7
Cabo Verde92.5 → 78.0−14.5
Ukraine-23.6 → -38.0−14.4

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 2005.
142 distinct values among 161
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 10 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) (2005). Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-import-dependency/2005

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