FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1, April 1999

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TABLE 2: UTILIZATION OF 1998/99 OR 1999 CEREAL SURPLUSES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (IN THOUSAND TONNES)


Sub-Region/ Country

Cereal import
requirement
Total
availabilities
for
export
and/or
local
purchases

of
which
local
purchase
require-
ment

Surpluses utilized or committed so far Remain- ing
surpluses

Wheat
and
rice
Coarse
grains
Donor
financed
local
purchases
Exports
Commer-cial Triangular transactions 1/
Eastern Africa 1 782 1 369 1 556 207 47 - - 1 509
Burundi 30 35 - - - - - -
Comoros 46 - - - - - - -
Djibouti 63 3 - - - - - -
Eritrea 105 4 - - - - - -
Ethiopia 2/ 20 - 200 50 35 - - 165
Kenya 420 370 5 5 5 - - -
Rwanda 30 205 - - - - - -
Seychelles 7 6 - - - - - -
Somalia 275 110 - - - - - -
Sudan 675 25 869 150 5 - - 864
Tanzania 35 561 352 2 2 - - 350
Uganda 76 50 130 - - - - 130
Southern Africa 2 841 2 713 835 16 16 199 21 599
Angola 271 200 - - - - - -
Botswana 66 190 - - - - - -
Lesotho 43 145 - - - - - -
Madagascar 200 5 4 4 4 - - -
Malawi 52 50 10 10 10 - - -
Mauritius 228 20 - - - - - -
Mozambique 212 - 60 1 1 - - 59
Namibia 35 120 - - - - - -
South Africa 1 447 722 710 - - 150 20 540
Swaziland 48 15 - - - - - -
Zambia 64 596 1 1 1 - - -
Zimbabwe 175 650 50 - - 49 1 -
Western Africa 4 869 486 771 100 33 - - 738
Coastal countries 3 210 185 515 - - - - 515
Benin 125 - 25 - - - - 25
Côte d'ivoire 620 20 10 - - - - 10
Ghana 440 35 20 - - - - 20
Guinea 375 10 - - - - - -
Liberia 135 20 - - - - - -
Nigeria 1 200 50 450 - - - - 450
Sierra Leone 240 50 - - - - - -
Togo 75 - 10 - - - - 10
Sahelian countries 1 659 301 256 100 33 - - 223
Burkina Faso 145 15 35 20 9 - - 26
Cape Verde 45 50 - - - - - -
Chad 72 - 40 20 4 - - 36
Gambia 125 6 5 5 - - - 5
Guinea-Bissau 77 15 - - - - - -
Mali 80 - 80 20 4 - - 76
Mauritania 275 30 6 5 - - - 6
Niger 100 120 80 20 17 - - 63
Senegal 740 65 10 10 1 - - 10
Central Africa 711 85 15 5 - - - 15
Cameroon 270 10 10 - - - - 10
Cent.Afr.Rep. 33 1 - - - - - -
Congo, Dem.Rep.of 190 60 5 5 - - - 5
Congo, Rep. of 120 10 - - - - - -
Equat.Guinea 9 - - - - - - -
Gabon 80 2 - - - - - -
Sao Tome 9 2 - - - - - -
TOTAL 10 203 4 653 3 177 328 96 199 21 2 861

Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Referring to supplying countries

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