FAO/GIEWS: Food supply situation and crop prospects in sub-Saha

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Table 3: Utilization of 1995/96 or 1996 Cereal Surpluses in Sub-Saharan Africa (in thousand tons)

Sub-Region/
Country
Cereal import requirement Total availabilities for export and/or local purchases of which exceptional local purchase requirement Surpluses utilized so far Remaining surpluses
Donor financed local purchases Exports
Wheat and rice Coarse grains Commercial Triangular transactions 1/
Eastern Africa 1 509 582 1 226 307 211 473 210 332
Burundi 22 32 - - - - - -
Comoros 44 - - - - - - -
Djibouti 80 - - - - - - -
Eritrea 170 121 - - - - - -
Ethiopia 2/ 80 - 315 235 139 - - 176
Kenya 375 225 425 25 25 173 111 116
Rwanda 30 13 - - - - - -
Seychelles 7 6 - - - - - -
Somalia 155 165 - - - - - -
Sudan 480 - 60 10 10 50 - -
Tanzania 45 - 136 27 27 - 89 20
Uganda 21 20 290 10 10 250 10 20
Southern Africa 2 128 3 060 1 113 91 91 759 243 20
Angola 300 260 3 3 3 - - -
Botswana 75 163 - - - - - -
Lesotho 60 217 2 2 2 - - -
Madagascar 140 6 21 1 1 - - 20
Malawi 39 141 16 14 14 - 2 -
Mauritius 152 20 - - - - - -
Mozambique 225 221 43 43 43 - - -
Namibia 48 94 1 1 1 - - -
South Africa 782 915 915 - - 759 156 -
Swaziland 43 50 - - - - - -
Zambia 54 523 32 23 23 - 9 -
Zimbabwe 210 450 80 4 4 - 76 -
Western Africa 3 983 542 210 98 51 - 6 153
Coastal countries 2 618 202 50 5 5 - 1 44
Benin 95 5 35 - - - 1 34
Côte d'ivoire 550 37 - - - - - -
Ghana 235 15 13 3 3 - - 10
Guinea 260 - 1 1 1 - - -
Liberia 200 30 - - - - - -
Nigeria 950 60 - - - - - -
Sierra Leone 230 15 1 1 1 - - -
Togo 98 40 - - - - - -
Sahelian countries 1 365 340 160 93 46 - 5 109
Burkina Faso 100 40 50 25 5 - 2 43
Cape Verde 40 50 - - - - - -
Chad 65 - 10 10 7 - - 3
Gambia 90 10 - - - - - -
Guinea Bissau 65 - - - - - - -
Mali 90 15 60 20 5 - 1 54
Mauritania 240 - 6 6 6 - - -
Niger 60 140 22 22 22 - - -
Senegal 615 85 12 10 1 - 2 9
Central Africa 715 87 6 1 1 - 3 2
Cameroon 320 5 5 - - - 3 2
Cent.Afr.Rep. 30 4 - - - - - -
Congo 105 3 - - - - - -
Equat.Guinea 11 - - - - - - -
Gabon 60 2 - - - - - -
Sao Tome 9 3 - - - - - -
Zaire 180 70 1 1 1 - - -
TOTAL 8 335 4 271 2 555 497 354 1 232 462 507

Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Referring to supplying countries
2/ Includes refugee needs.

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