FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.41
The country imports commercially nearly all of its cereal consumption requirements.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005 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 | 57 | 84 | 291 |
| Previous five years average imports | 154 | 69 | 64 | 287 |
| 2005 Domestic Availability | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 Utilization | 156 | 70 | 65 | 291 |
| Food use | 110 | 65 | 3 | 178 |
| Non-food use | 6 | - | 62 | 68 |
| Exports or re-exports | 40 | - | - | 40 |
| Possible stock build up | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 2005 Import Requirement | 156 | 70 | 64 | 290 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 156 | 70 | 64 | 290 |
| of which: received or contracted | 68 | 17 | 36 | 121 |
| 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 | 54 | 2 | 147 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| 2005 Import requirement compared to average | 101 | 101 | 100 | 101 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 45 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | vegetables | |||
| Lean season | January-December | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 211 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 4 100 | |||