FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2004 p.40
The country imports commercially its entire cereal consumption requirements.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Previous year imports | 150 | 70 | 65 | 285 |
| Previous five years average imports | 154 | 72 | 53 | 279 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | 5 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 2004 Utilization | 155 | 70 | 61 | 286 |
| Food use | 109 | 70 | 3 | 182 |
| Non-food use | 6 | - | 58 | 64 |
| Exports or re-exports | 40 | - | - | 40 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 150 | 70 | 60 | 280 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 150 | 70 | 60 | 280 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 91 | 58 | 2 | 152 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 97 | 97 | 113 | 100 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 45 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | vegetables | |||
| Lean season | January-December | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 201 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 3 850 | |||