FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.41
The country imports commercially its entire cereal consumption requirements.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Previous five years average production | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Previous year imports | 156 | 70 | 82 | 308 |
| Previous five years average imports | 154 | 71 | 44 | 269 |
| 2003 Domestic Availability | 3 | - | 8 | 11 |
| 2002 Production (rice in paddy terms) | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 Production (rice in milled terms) | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 3 | - | 6 | 9 |
| 2003 Utilization | 153 | 70 | 68 | 291 |
| Food use | 107 | 70 | 3 | 180 |
| Non-food use | 6 | - | 65 | 71 |
| Exports or re-exports | 40 | - | - | 40 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 Import Requirement | 150 | 70 | 60 | 280 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 150 | 70 | 60 | 280 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 1 | 31 | 32 |
| 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) | 90 | 59 | 2 | 151 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms) | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| 2003 Import requirement compared to average | 97 | 99 | 136 | 104 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 45 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | vegetables | |||
| Lean season | January-December | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 191 | |||
| GNP per capita in 2001 (US$) | 3 830 | |||