Net food imports by crop - Barley in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net food imports by crop - Barley was 221 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Barley in Cameroon, 1961–2017
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
In 2017, net food imports by crop - barley in Cameroon stood at 221.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.9% on the previous year and down 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - barley in Cameroon peaked at 14,320 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 71st of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Barley in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 90 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 196 | — |
| 1975 | 310 | +58.2% |
| 1976 | 406 | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 100 | -75.4% |
| 1978 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 87 | — |
| 1986 | 797 | +816.1% |
| 1987 | 897 | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 56 | -93.8% |
| 1989 | 1 | -98.2% |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 1,630 | — |
| 2001 | 2,666 | +63.6% |
| 2002 | 3,869 | +45.1% |
| 2003 | 3,927 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6,385 | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 4,417 | -30.8% |
| 2006 | 2,993 | -32.2% |
| 2007 | 3,794 | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 3,281 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 5,598 | +70.6% |
| 2010 | 7,735 | +38.2% |
| 2011 | 11,124 | +43.8% |
| 2012 | 14,320 | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 11,463 | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 6,683 | -41.7% |
| 2015 | 1,879 | -71.9% |
| 2016 | 1,822 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 221 | -87.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 221 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74, 3.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 221 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -50. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Barley in Cameroon 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +816.1% | 87 | 797 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970s | 110.2 | 0 | 406 | 10 |
| 1980s | 183.8 | 0 | 897 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000s | 3,856 | 1,630 | 6,385 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,906 | 221 | 14,320 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 68 Nepal 790 compare
- 69 Papua New Guinea 499 compare
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 307 compare
- 72 Guatemala 203 compare
- 73 Bangladesh 202 compare
- 74 Singapore 196 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - barley in Cameroon?
- Net food imports by crop - barley in Cameroon was 221 in 2017, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - barley recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14,320 in 2012.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - barley recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for net food imports by crop - barley?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 158 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net food imports by crop - barley rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Barley. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.