Data for 2006

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2006

Name: Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2006
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2006, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2006 covers 163 countries. 13 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Argentina is lowest, at -178.8. The middle country reads 33.7. Against 2005, 146 values changed (84 up, 62 down), 2 countries joined.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio · Data for 2006

Highest13 countries share it

100.0

LowestArgentina

-178.8

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

163countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
148distinct 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, 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2006: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	100.0
Bahamas`BHS`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
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	100.0
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	100.0
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	100.0
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	100.0
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	100.0
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	100.0
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	98.8
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	97.8
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	97.6
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	94.4
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	92.6
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	91.9
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	91.6
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	91.1
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	90.3
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	89.4
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	88.0
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	87.7
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	86.7
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	85.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	85.2
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	84.0
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	82.3
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	81.1
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	79.7
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	79.7
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	79.5
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	79.2
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	78.2
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	78.1
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	77.9
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	77.7
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	75.9
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	75.4
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	74.8
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	71.9
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	70.9
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	70.6
Panama`PAN`Central America	69.1
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	68.0
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	67.4
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	63.2
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	62.2
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	61.3
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	60.1
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	59.3
Colombia`COL`South America	59.2
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	58.8
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	54.6
Honduras`HND`Central America	54.2
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	53.0
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	50.6
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	50.5
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	49.3
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	49.2
Peru`PER`South America	48.7
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	47.2
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	45.9
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	45.8
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	44.9
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	44.8
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	43.4
Chile`CHL`South America	41.2
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.0
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	39.9
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	39.2
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	38.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	38.0
Venezuela`VEN`South America	37.6
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	36.8
Mexico`MEX`Central America	36.6
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	35.6
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	34.5
Ecuador`ECU`South America	33.9
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	33.7
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	32.9
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	32.5
Belize`BLZ`Central America	32.4
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	30.2
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	29.9
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	29.3
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	28.8
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	24.9
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	24.8
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	23.6
Suriname`SUR`South America	22.7
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	22.4
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	22.4
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	22.2
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	22.2
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	22.1
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	21.7
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	21.4
Bolivia`BOL`South America	20.4
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	20.2
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	18.3
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	17.7
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	17.6
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	16.4
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	16.2
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	15.3
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	12.6
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	12.2
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	12.1
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	11.4
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	11.0
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	10.4
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	9.8
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	9.6
Niger`NER`Western Africa	9.0
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	8.1
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	7.6
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	6.1
Brazil`BRA`South America	4.9
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	3.8
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	3.1
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1.8
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	1.5
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.3
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1.2
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.6
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.8
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.5
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-1.6
India`IND`Southern Asia	-2.1
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-2.6
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-4.5
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-4.8
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	-5.3
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	-6.0
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	-6.4
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-8.1
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-11.6
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-12.5
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	-12.9
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	-14.7
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-17.5
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-21.8
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	-21.9
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-28.6
United States`USA`Northern America	-30.7
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	-31.7
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-32.6
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-35.6
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-36.1
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	-38.1
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-41.7
Guyana`GUY`South America	-51.2
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-59.0
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-62.1
Canada`CAN`Northern America	-65.3
France`FRA`Western Europe	-78.1
Uruguay`URY`South America	-105.8
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	-118.2
Paraguay`PRY`South America	-176.0
Argentina`ARG`South America	-178.8

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
Bahamasshared100.0
Barbadosshared100.0
Cyprusshared100.0

Lowest

Argentina-178.8
Paraguay-176.0
Australia-118.2
Uruguay-105.8
France-78.1

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 33.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
146values changed, of 161 in both
84 · 62rose · fell
15unchanged

Rose most

Australia-164.9 → -118.2+46.7
Guyana-64.8 → -51.2+13.6
Chile31.6 → 41.2+9.6
Benin31.9 → 41.0+9.1
Fiji89.2 → 97.6+8.4

Fell most

Paraguay-125.2 → -176.0−50.8
Hungary-42.4 → -62.1−19.7
Kazakhstan-43.7 → -59.0−15.3
Uruguay-94.0 → -105.8−11.8
Estonia4.6 → -6.4−11.0

+ Montenegro

+ Serbia

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 2006.
148 distinct values among 163
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 13 countries share 100.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 163 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2006). Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-import-dependency/2006

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