Fonio Imports by Country

France buys two-fifths of the fonio imports in this table, and the only buyer that ever challenged it, the United States, halved its buying over four years. The figures below aggregate FAO Detailed Trade Matrix bilateral records for item Fonio, 2020-2024, pairing import quantity in tonnes with import value in current US dollars. The table lists 47 countries; 24 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 listed quantity total is 452.53 tonnes. The 2024 country list for fonio imports runs from the largest listed quantity to the smallest.

Fonio Imports by Country in 2024

France was the largest fonio importer in the 2024 listed data with 190.21 tonnes, followed by the United States with 108.88 tonnes and the Netherlands with 48.53 tonnes. Ivory Coast ranked fourth with 42.37 tonnes, ahead of Belgium (29.29 tonnes), the United Kingdom (9.42 tonnes), Spain (4.38 tonnes) and Canada (3.73 tonnes). The United States led on import value at 173,000 US dollars, just ahead of France (170,000) and the Netherlands (75,000).

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#	Country	Quantity (Tonne)2024	Value (USD)2024
1	France FR	190.21	$170K
2	United States US	108.88	$173K
3	Netherlands NL	48.53	$75K
4	Ivory Coast CI	42.37	$9K
5	Belgium BE	29.29	$38K
6	United Kingdom GB	9.42	$24K
7	Spain ES	4.38	$14K
8	Canada CA	3.73	$15K
9	Italy IT	3.5	$32K
10	India IN	3	$3K
11	Niger NE	3	$1K
12	Denmark DK	1.75	$2K
13	Germany DE	1.32	$16K
14	Japan JP	1	$14K
15	Trinidad and Tobago TT	0.99	$10K
16	Ireland IE	0.57	$2K
17	Switzerland CH	0.37	$3K
18	Romania RO	0.17	$0
19	Barbados BB	0.02	$0
20	Iceland IS	0.02	$0
21	South Africa ZA	0.01	$0
22	Austria AT	0	$0
23	Malta MT	0	$0
24	Sweden SE	0	$0

Value leadership and quantity leadership split at the top: the United States leads on dollars (173,000) while France leads on tonnes (190.21), and the gap is only 3,000 dollars. France buys about 1.75 times the United States by weight (190.21 / 108.88).

France holds 42.0 percent of the listed 2024 total; the top three together hold 76.8 percent, the top five 92.7 percent and the top ten 98.0 percent. The United States is the only buyer in the Americas above 5 tonnes; Ivory Coast buys from next door in West Africa; and the rest of the ranking runs through the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom in Europe.

Fonio Import Shifts Between 2023 and 2024

Between 2023 and 2024, the common reporter universe (21 countries with data in both years) rose from 384.94 tonnes to 448.52 tonnes, a change of 63.58 tonnes (16.5 percent). The totals listed for each year were 414 tonnes (31 reporters) and 453 tonnes (24 reporters). Ivory Coast added 35.28 tonnes (from 7.09 to 42.37 tonnes) and the Netherlands 34.66 tonnes (from 13.87 to 48.53 tonnes), with no percentages stated for moves from such bases. France added 23.90 tonnes (up 14.4 percent). The United Kingdom fell 24.80 tonnes (from 34.22 to 9.42 tonnes, down 72.5 percent) and the United States 18.87 tonnes (down 14.8 percent).

Fonio Imports in 2024 Against 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (17 countries with data in both years) fell from 496.08 tonnes to 441.55 tonnes, a change of -54.53 tonnes (-11.0 percent). The totals listed for each year were 539 tonnes (22 reporters) and 453 tonnes (24 reporters). France added 26.43 tonnes (up 16.1 percent). The United States fell 112.70 tonnes (down 50.9 percent) and the Netherlands 17.16 tonnes (down 26.1 percent).

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#	Country	2020 (Tonne)	2020 (USD)	2021 (Tonne)	2021 (USD)	2022 (Tonne)	2022 (USD)	2023 (Tonne)	2023 (USD)	2024 (Tonne)	2024 (USD)
1	France	163.78	$80K	339.54	$209K	114.64	$109K	166.31	$168K	190.21	$170K
2	United States	221.58	$377K	148.42	$359K	108.37	$202K	127.75	$258K	108.88	$173K
3	Netherlands	65.69	$167K	56.77	$153K	42.57	$87K	13.87	$33K	48.53	$75K
4	Ivory Coast	0.21	$0	0.25	$0	-	-	7.09	$1K	42.37	$9K
5	Belgium	10.1	$19K	19.08	$20K	7.05	$16K	6.59	$22K	29.29	$38K
6	United Kingdom	7.26	$39K	6.96	$24K	10.75	$26K	34.22	$120K	9.42	$24K
7	Spain	-	-	9.24	$28K	2.58	$8K	1	$4K	4.38	$14K
8	Canada	4.62	$25K	4.84	$21K	10.22	$42K	4.42	$22K	3.73	$15K
9	Italy	16.86	$38K	24.53	$92K	35.73	$55K	3.92	$38K	3.5	$32K
10	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.05	$0	3	$3K
11	Niger	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	$1K
12	Denmark	2.9	$3K	2.48	$3K	2.08	$2K	1.95	$2K	1.75	$2K
13	Germany	0.49	$1K	-	-	0.45	$2K	0.42	$5K	1.32	$16K
14	Japan	1	$13K	2	$29K	3	$40K	7	$58K	1	$14K
15	Trinidad and Tobago	1.01	$6K	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.99	$10K
16	Ireland	-	-	0.01	$0	0.03	$0	0.05	$1K	0.57	$2K
17	Switzerland	0.2	$1K	2.4	$3K	2.35	$13K	7.79	$32K	0.37	$3K
18	Romania	0.3	$1K	0.09	$0	2	$4K	1.49	$3K	0.17	$0
19	Barbados	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.01	$0	0.02	$0
20	Iceland	0	$1K	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.02	$0
21	South Africa	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	$0	0.01	$0
22	Austria	0.02	$0	0.03	$0	0.01	$0	0.01	$0	0	$0
23	Malta	-	-	-	-	0.05	$0	1	$2K	0	$0
24	Sweden	0.06	$0	0	$0	0.02	$0	0	$0	0	$0
25	Togo	-	-	40	$14K	-	-	-	-	-	-
26	Poland	-	-	117.06	$47K	28.45	$10K	18.34	$11K	-	-
27	Congo	42.39	$14K	18.77	$9K	8.94	$5K	7.67	$9K	-	-
28	Ghana	-	-	-	-	1.2	$0	1.7	$0	-	-
29	Gabon	-	-	0.95	$0	-	-	1.3	$0	-	-
30	North Macedonia	-	-	-	-	1.02	$3K	-	-	-	-
31	Cameroon	-	-	0.5	$0	-	-	-	-	-	-
32	Morocco	0.39	$0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
33	Ukraine	-	-	-	-	0.29	$3K	-	-	-	-
34	Greece	-	-	-	-	0.09	$1K	-	-	-	-
35	Guyana	-	-	-	-	0.08	$0	-	-	-	-
36	Bahrain	0.06	$1K	0.04	$1K	0.05	$1K	0.03	$1K	-	-
37	Serbia	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.03	$0	-	-
38	Luxembourg	0.06	$0	0.05	$0	0.02	$0	0.02	$0	-	-
39	Cape Verde	-	-	-	-	0.01	$0	-	-	-	-
40	Malawi	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.01	$0	-	-
41	Mauritius	-	-	-	-	0.01	$0	-	-	-	-
42	Slovakia	-	-	0.01	$0	-	-	-	-	-	-
43	Israel	-	-	-	-	0	$27K	-	-	-	-
44	Kuwait	-	-	-	-	0	$17K	-	-	-	-
45	Slovenia	-	-	0.01	$0	-	-	0	$0	-	-
46	Taiwan	-	-	-	-	0	$5K	-	-	-	-
47	United Arab Emirates	0.02	$1K	0.59	$2K	-	-	0	$1K	-	-

Methodology

Every quantity here sits below 1,000 tonnes, so two decimals are not decoration but the data itself: 190.21 stays 190.21, 0.37 stays 0.37. A 0 entry would denote a reported nil or negligible flow, while an empty cell (Poland's 2024 entry, blank after 18.34 tonnes in 2023) denotes nothing reported. Yearly reporter totals sum FAO Detailed Trade Matrix bilateral flows for item Fonio, import quantity and import value, 2020-2024; values are full current US dollars without inflation adjustment. The 2024 fonio imports ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities; values are not used for ranking. The fonio imports table distinguishes reported zero flows from empty, unreported cells. For fonio imports changes, only countries with quantities in both endpoint years enter the arithmetic. Partner-derived gap filling and food-aid additions can apply, and unreconciled bilateral pairs mean an import record and its mirror export may disagree.