Area: | 23 000 sq.km |
Climate: | Arid climate |
Population: | 0.52 million (1995 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: U.S.$ 950 (1990) |
Specific characteristics of the country: | Low-income food-deficit country |
Logistics: | Djibouti is one of the three gateways of Ethiopia |
Major foodcrops: | Vegetables |
Marketing year: | January/December |
Share of cereals in total calorie intake: | n.a. |
CURRENT SITUATION
Wheat | Rice | Coarse grains | Total | |
Normal production | - | - | - | - |
Normal imports (incl. re-exports) | 26 | 32 | 2 | 60 |
of which: Structural food aid | 10 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
1995 Production | - | - | - | - |
1996 Utilization | 69 | 51 | - | 120 |
Food use | 37 | 37 | - | 74 |
Non-food use | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Re-exports | 27 | 13 | - | 40 |
Refugee needs | 5 | - | - | 5 |
1996 Import Requirement | 69 | 51 | - | 120 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 53 | 46 | - | 99 1/ |
Food aid needs | 16 | 5 | - | 21 |
of which: Refugee needs | 5 | - | - | 5 |
Current Aid Position | ||||
Food aid pledges | 2 | - | - | 2 |
of which: Delivered | - | - | - | - |
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year) | 69 | 69 | - | 138 |
Indexes | ||||
1995 production as % of normal: | - | |||
1996 import requirement as % of normal: | 200 | |||
1996 food aid requirement as % of normal (including refugee needs): | 117 |
1/ Includes 40 000 tons of re-exports (27 000 tons of wheat and 13 000 tons of rice).
FAO/GIEWS - April 1996