Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Tanzania

Tanzania: Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled was -191,837 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
-191,837
Change on year
down 956.0%
World rank
142nd
of 158 countries
All-time high
14,637
in 2011
All-time low
-191,837
in 2018
Years of data
58
1961–2018

Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Tanzania, 1961–2018

-200.0k-150.0k-100.0k-50.0k0196119892018

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Tanzania recorded -191,837 for net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

The figure is down 956.0% on the previous year and down 833,974.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Tanzania peaked at 14,637 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -191,837, in 2018.

That places Tanzania 142nd out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Tanzania, 1961 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 -86 —
1964 -244 +183.7%
1965 -145 -40.6%
1966 -133 -8.3%
1967 -132 -0.8%
1968 -257 +94.7%
1969 -65 -74.7%
1970 44 -167.7%
1971 165 +275.0%
1972 28 -83.0%
1973 9 -67.9%
1974 0 -100.0%
1975 0 —
1976 204 —
1977 0 -100.0%
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 4,000 —
1984 5,700 +42.5%
1985 6,000 +5.3%
1986 8,500 +41.7%
1987 4,000 -52.9%
1988 6,350 +58.8%
1989 988 -84.4%
1990 0 -100.0%
1991 7,000 —
1992 0 -100.0%
1993 0 —
1994 -2 —
1995 -4 +100.0%
1996 -6 +50.0%
1997 -8 +33.3%
1998 88 -1200.0%
1999 -108 -222.7%
2000 -720 +566.7%
2001 -2,257 +213.5%
2002 -404 -82.1%
2003 69 -117.1%
2004 -85 -223.2%
2005 2,089 -2557.6%
2006 8 -99.6%
2007 4,200 +52400.0%
2008 -23 -100.5%
2009 3,743 -16373.9%
2010 -641 -117.1%
2011 14,637 -2383.5%
2012 1,696 -88.4%
2013 2,038 +20.2%
2014 6,435 +215.8%
2015 -655 -110.2%
2016 -124 -81.1%
2017 -18,167 +14550.8%
2018 -191,837 +956.0%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's -191,837 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74. (36 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's -191,837 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -50, 3836.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +52400.0% 8 4,200
2009 +16373.9% -23 3,743
2017 -14550.8% -124 -18,167
2005 +2557.6% -85 2,089
2011 +2383.5% -641 14,637
1998 +1200.0% -8 88

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -118 -257 0 9
1970s 45 0 204 10
1980s 3,554 0 8,500 10
1990s 696 -108 7,000 10
2000s 662 -2,257 4,200 10
2010s -20,735 -191,837 14,637 9

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 139 Finland -132,591 compare
  2. 140 Latvia -175,215 compare
  3. 141 Laos -179,567 compare
  4. 143 Lithuania -248,870 compare
  5. 144 Bulgaria -265,577 compare
  6. 145 Germany -312,491 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Tanzania?
Net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Tanzania was -191,837 in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 14,637 in 2011.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was -191,837 in 2018.
How does Tanzania rank for net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled?
Tanzania ranks 142nd out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 833,974.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Barley with 67 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
158 places, 6,843 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Barley with 67 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.