Palm oil was the agricultural product mostly imported to East African countries in 2020, with the import value exceeding 2.4 billion U.S. dollars. Wheat, milled rice, and refined sugar followed as major agricultural imports in the region.
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Import value of selected agricultural items from East Africa in 2020
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The source includes the following countries in the Eastern Africa region: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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FAO. (December 21, 2021). Import value of selected agricultural items from East Africa in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223329/main-agricultural-imports-from-east-africa-by-import-value/
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