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Cereal import dependency ratio (3-year average)

Field Value
Description The cereal imports dependency ratio tells how much of the available domestic food supply of cereals has been imported and how much comes from the country's own production. It is computed as(cereal imports - cereal exports)/(cereal production + cereal imports - cereal exports) * 100 Given this formula the indicator assumes only values <= 100. Negative values indicate that the country is a net exporter of cereals.
Definition Not specified
Outcome type Resilience
Category FoodStability
Connects to transition domains None specified
Unit(s) of measurement Percentage
Unit(s) of measurement description %
SDG Targets SDG_2
Transition domain alignment Area_1 (Weak), Area_2 (Weak), Area_3 (Weak), Area_4 (Strong)
Supply chain components Primary food production
Methodology Not specified