Imports as a share of total calorie availability worldwide in 2019/21, by region

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Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
Sep 6, 2022
In the three years from 2019 to 2021, 65.71 percent of available calories in countries in the Near East and North Africa were supplied by foreign imports. North America imported under seven percent of available calories from abroad. All other regions are grouped around 20 to 24 percent.

Imports as a share of total calorie availability worldwide in the years between 2019 and 2021, by region

CharacteristicShare of imports
Near East and North Africa 65.71%
Developed and East Asia 23.89%
Latin America and Caribbean 21.61%
Europe and Central Asia 22%
South and Southeast Asia 21.86%
Sub-Saharan Africa 19.52%
North America 6.88%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of imports6.88%6.88%19.52%19.52%21.86%21.86%22%22%21.61%21.61%23.89%23.89%65.71%65.71%North AmericaSub-Saharan AfricaSouth and Southeast AsiaEurope and Central AsiaLatin America and CaribbeanDeveloped and East AsiaNear East and North Africa
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Release date

June 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The source notes: "Calculations using average calorie content of commodities included in the Outlook. Note that exports/imports include feed, and availability includes processing of commodities which may be re-exported. The regions Developed and East Asia, and South and Southeast Asia are defined as in Chapter 2."

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