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1 Country Profile: Food Security Indicars I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS Food Deprivation Proportion of undernourishment na na na Number of undernourished millions ns ns ns ns na na na Food deficit of undernourished population kcal/person/day Food Needs Minimum dietary energy requirement (MDER) kcal/person/day Average dietary energy requirement (ADER) kcal/person/day Food Supply for Human Consumption Dietary energy supply (DES) kcal/person/day Total protein consumption g/person/day * * Animal protein consumption g/person/day * * Fat consumption g/person/day * * Diet Composition (Share in DES): Carbohydrate * * Total protein * * Animal protein * * Fat * * Major food commodities consumed (share in DES) * 1 - Flour of wheat * * 2 - Oil of olive, virgin * * 3 - Sugar, refined * * 4 - Cheese from whole cow milk * * 5 - Potaes * * Share of cereals and roots & tubers in DES * * Share of oils and fats in DES * * *ranked on the latest 3-year period II. FOOD PRODUCTION INDICATORS Role of production consumption by major commodity** 1 - Flour of wheat * * 2 - Oil of olive, virgin * * 3 - Sugar, refined * * 4 - Cheese from whole cow milk * * 5 - Potaes * * **ratio of production consumption by major commodity Last update: Ocber 2010

2 Country Profile: Food Security Indicars III. FOOD TRADE INDICATORS Foreign Food Trade Exports Total merchandise MLN US$ Share of food (1) in tal merchandise value Share in tal DES production Imports Total merchandise MLN US$ Share of food (1) in tal merchandise value Share in tal DES production Net food trade (Food exp.-food imp.) in tal GDP Role of imports consumption by major commodity*** 1 - Flour of wheat * * 2 - Oil of olive, virgin * * 3 - Sugar, refined * * 4 - Cheese from whole cow milk * * 5 - Potaes * * ***ratio of imports consumption by major commodity Food Aid Received Cereal aid shipments Share of food aid in tal dietary energy supply (DES) 1000 MT IV. MACRO AND SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATORS Population Total population Density Inh/sq Km Share of urban in tal population Age dependency ratio (per 100 persons aged 15-64) ratio Macro economic aggregates GDP at market prices (constant 2000 US$) MLN US$ Share of agriculture value added in tal GDP Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (in tal GDP) Net official development assistance received (in tal GDP) Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) (in tal GDP) Current account balance (in tal GDP) Total reserves in months of imports no. months Cash surplus/deficit (in tal GDP) Last update: Ocber 2010

3 Country Profile: Food Security Indicars Poverty (last year available) (%of population) National (Poverty headcount) Rural (Poverty headcount) Urban (Poverty headcount) Inequality in Access Food and Income Gini of income Gini of dietary energy consumption Share of food in tal expenditure Consumer price index (Base=2000) Consumer food price index (Base=2000) Literacy rate Adult female (% of females aged 15 and above) Adult male (% of males aged 15 and above) Adult both sexes (% of people aged 15 and above) V. AGRICULTURE INDICATORS Agricultural inputs Total labour force Share of agricultural labour force (2) in tal labour force Share of female in agricultural labour force Land Arable land & permanent crops 1000 HA Share of irrigated in tal arable land Agricultural Production (1) - Major Items * 1 - Olives 1000 MT Tomaes 1000 MT Grapes 1000 MT Cotn lint 1000 MT 5 - Peaches and nectarines 1000 MT Major Exports (1) (share in Agriculture) * 1 - Fruit NES, prepared Oil of olive, virgin Tobacco leaves Cotn lint Olives, preserved Last update: Ocber 2010

4 Country Profile: Food Security Indicars Major Imports (1) (share in Agriculture) * 1 - Cheese from whole cow milk Pig meat Beef and veal Beverages, dist. alcoholic Wheat *ranked on the latest 3-year period Inputs Fertilizer use/arable land kg nutr./ha na na Investments in agriculture Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries US$ billion External assistance agriculture Const.US$/agric.worker na na na na na na na Agriculture, value added per worker Const. 2000US$ Last update: Ocber 2010

5 Country Profile: Food Security Indicars VI. HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL AND SANITATION INDICATORS Child Nutritional Status Stunting, less than - 2 s.d Overweight, more than + 2 s.d Adult Nutritional Status Underweight - both sexes Underweight - males Underweight - females Obesity - both sexes Obesity - males Obesity - females Health and Sanitation Life expectancy at birth - both sexes years Life expectancy at birth - males years Life expectancy at birth - females years Under-five mortality rate per 1000 live births 3 Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1000 live births 3 Access safe water Access adequate sanitation Maternal mortality ratio per 10 5 live births 2 Notes: (1) Crops & livesck products; (2) Includes fishing, forestry & hunting; - =Proportion less than 5% of undernourished; na=data Not Available; ns=not statistically Significant. * Data refer instead of. FAO 2011 Last update: Ocber 2010

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