Net food imports by crop - Barley in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Net food imports by crop - Barley was -3,645 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Barley in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded -3,645 for net food imports by crop - barley in 2019.
The figure is down 22,881.2% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - barley in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1,009 in 1966 and was at its lowest, -93,410, in 2010.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 123rd out of 158 countries with data for 2019, 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 in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 334 | — |
| 1963 | 239 | -28.4% |
| 1964 | 362 | +51.5% |
| 1965 | 427 | +18.0% |
| 1966 | 1,009 | +136.3% |
| 1967 | 297 | -70.6% |
| 1968 | 200 | -32.7% |
| 1969 | 98 | -51.0% |
| 1970 | 61 | -37.8% |
| 1971 | -41 | -167.2% |
| 1972 | 75 | -282.9% |
| 1973 | -3 | -104.0% |
| 1974 | -4 | +33.3% |
| 1975 | -1 | -75.0% |
| 1976 | -22 | +2100.0% |
| 1977 | -8 | -63.6% |
| 1978 | -14 | +75.0% |
| 1979 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | -30 | — |
| 1996 | -33 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | -36 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | -39 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | -41 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | -95 | +131.7% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 79 | — |
| 2003 | -131 | -265.8% |
| 2004 | -17,490 | +13251.1% |
| 2005 | -101 | -99.4% |
| 2006 | -70 | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 1 | -101.4% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -91,157 | -9115800.0% |
| 2010 | -93,410 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | -46,350 | -50.4% |
| 2012 | -1,290 | -97.2% |
| 2013 | -224 | -82.6% |
| 2015 | -19 | -91.5% |
| 2017 | -97 | +410.5% |
| 2018 | 16 | -116.5% |
| 2019 | -3,645 | -22881.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's -3,645 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -50, 72.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Barley in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -9115800.0% | 1 | -91,157 |
| 2019 | -22881.2% | 16 | -3,645 |
| 2004 | -13251.1% | -131 | -17,490 |
| 1976 | -2100.0% | -1 | -22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 329.56 | 0 | 1,009 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3 | -41 | 75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | -17.9 | -41 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | -10,896 | -91,157 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | -18,127 | -93,410 | 16 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.335 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - barley in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Net food imports by crop - barley in Democratic Republic of Congo was -3,645 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - barley recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1,009 in 1966.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - barley recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -93,410 in 2010.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for net food imports by crop - barley?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 123rd out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - barley rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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 — 57 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.