FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.41
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 | 69 | 65 | 284 |
| Previous five years average imports | 154 | 71 | 53 | 278 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | 7 | - | 12 |
| 2004 Utilization | 155 | 64 | 61 | 280 |
| Food use | 109 | 64 | 3 | 176 |
| Non-food use | 6 | - | 58 | 64 |
| Exports or re-exports | 40 | - | - | 40 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 150 | 57 | 60 | 267 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 150 | 57 | 60 | 267 |
| of which: received or contracted | 1 | 50 | 53 | 104 |
| 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 | 53 | 2 | 147 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 97 | 80 | 113 | 96 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 45 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | vegetables | |||
| Lean season | January-December | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 201 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 4 090 | � | � | � |