Data for 2020

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2020

Name: Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2020
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2020, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2020 covers 158 countries. 9 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Ukraine is lowest, at -284.4. The middle country reads 39.8. Against 2019, 143 values changed (56 up, 87 down), 3 countries joined.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio · Data for 2020

Highest9 countries share it

100.0

LowestUkraine

-284.4

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

158countries
1measure
2020the year it describes
143distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2020, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2020: 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
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	100.0
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	100.0
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	100.0
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	100.0
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	100.0
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	100.0
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	100.0
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	99.9
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	99.7
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	99.4
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	99.3
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	98.8
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	98.0
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	97.4
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	97.3
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	97.1
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	96.5
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	94.7
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	94.6
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	94.4
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	94.3
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	93.2
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	92.9
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	92.8
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	92.5
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	91.8
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	89.2
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	89.0
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	88.5
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	88.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	87.7
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	87.1
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	86.3
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	83.6
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	83.2
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	82.6
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	80.6
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	80.4
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	78.3
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	78.0
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	77.0
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	76.9
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	76.4
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	74.8
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	73.2
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	71.3
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	70.1
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	68.4
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	67.9
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	65.8
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	65.2
Honduras`HND`Central America	65.2
Colombia`COL`South America	64.0
Panama`PAN`Central America	63.9
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	63.8
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	62.3
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	61.2
Venezuela`VEN`South America	60.3
Chile`CHL`South America	58.5
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	58.2
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	55.0
Peru`PER`South America	54.3
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	53.5
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	52.7
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	51.5
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	49.2
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	47.9
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	47.8
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	46.3
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	46.2
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45.7
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	45.3
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	44.0
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	43.8
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	43.8
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	39.9
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	39.8
Ecuador`ECU`South America	39.7
Mexico`MEX`Central America	39.2
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	38.4
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	38.1
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	37.7
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	36.4
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	36.3
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	35.7
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	34.1
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	33.7
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	33.7
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	33.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	33.3
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	32.3
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	31.6
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	31.2
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	28.7
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	28.7
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	28.5
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	26.5
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	26.2
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	25.6
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	22.5
Niger`NER`Western Africa	22.5
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	20.5
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	20.1
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	20.1
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	18.6
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	17.8
Belize`BLZ`Central America	16.7
Bolivia`BOL`South America	16.3
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	16.3
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	15.5
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	15.2
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	15.1
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	13.6
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	12.3
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	10.2
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	10.1
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	7.4
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	5.9
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	3.1
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.8
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.5
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.1
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-1.2
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-3.6
India`IND`Southern Asia	-8.8
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-9.0
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	-10.5
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-11.5
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-11.7
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-13.1
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	-17.2
Suriname`SUR`South America	-17.5
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	-19.6
United States`USA`Northern America	-22.0
Brazil`BRA`South America	-24.6
Guyana`GUY`South America	-28.6
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	-42.6
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-47.4
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-51.5
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	-53.3
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-59.2
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-61.5
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-69.4
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-69.9
Uruguay`URY`South America	-73.2
Paraguay`PRY`South America	-86.6
France`FRA`Western Europe	-87.8
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-93.8
Canada`CAN`Northern America	-120.9
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	-133.0
Argentina`ARG`South America	-141.5
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	-163.2
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-222.5
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-229.9
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-261.5
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-284.4

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
Barbadosshared100.0
Cabo Verdeshared100.0
Djiboutishared100.0
Lesothoshared100.0

Lowest

Ukraine-284.4
Bulgaria-261.5
Lithuania-229.9
Latvia-222.5
Australia-163.2

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 39.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
143values changed, of 155 in both
56 · 87rose · fell
12unchanged

Rose most

Russia-73.0 → -47.4+25.6
Ukraine-302.1 → -284.4+17.7
Thailand-29.7 → -13.1+16.6
Kazakhstan-85.1 → -69.9+15.2
France-100.0 → -87.8+12.2

Fell most

Guyana16.8 → -28.6−45.4
Canada-80.8 → -120.9−40.1
Lithuania-190.7 → -229.9−39.2
Australia-127.1 → -163.2−36.1
Latvia-201.8 → -222.5−20.7

+ Bhutan

+ Marshall Islands

+ Qatar

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 2020.
143 distinct values among 158
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 9 countries share 100.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 158 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2020). Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-import-dependency/2020

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