Net food imports by crop - Barley in Panama

Panama: Net food imports by crop - Barley was -1,416 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-1,416
Change on year
down 404.5%
World rank
118th
of 158 countries
All-time high
789
in 2016
All-time low
-1,416
in 2019
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Barley in Panama, 1961–2019

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Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - barley in Panama stood at -1,416. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 404.5% on the previous year and down 20,128.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - barley in Panama peaked at 789 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1,416, in 2019.

Panama ranks 118th 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 Panama, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Barley in Panama, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 85 —
1962 67 -21.2%
1963 106 +58.2%
1964 111 +4.7%
1965 51 -54.1%
1966 47 -7.8%
1967 63 +34.0%
1968 102 +61.9%
1969 116 +13.7%
1970 123 +6.0%
1971 157 +27.6%
1972 116 -26.1%
1973 80 -31.0%
1974 101 +26.2%
1975 68 -32.7%
1976 74 +8.8%
1977 95 +28.4%
1978 74 -22.1%
1979 69 -6.8%
1980 136 +97.1%
1981 124 -8.8%
1982 120 -3.2%
1983 119 -0.8%
1984 135 +13.4%
1985 77 -43.0%
1986 0 -100.0%
1987 122 —
1988 142 +16.4%
1989 31 -78.2%
1990 21 -32.3%
1991 0 -100.0%
1992 53 —
1993 0 -100.0%
1994 -8 —
1995 60 -850.0%
1996 79 +31.7%
1997 67 -15.2%
1998 22 -67.2%
1999 49 +122.7%
2000 59 +20.4%
2001 40 -32.2%
2002 20 -50.0%
2003 40 +100.0%
2004 40 +0.0%
2005 4 -90.0%
2006 0 -100.0%
2007 2 —
2008 1 -50.0%
2009 -7 -800.0%
2010 62 -985.7%
2011 12 -80.6%
2012 172 +1333.3%
2013 319 +85.5%
2014 509 +59.6%
2015 600 +17.9%
2016 789 +31.5%
2017 511 -35.2%
2018 465 -9.0%
2019 -1,416 -404.5%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's -1,416 is below the median for high income countries, which is 95. (61 countries reporting)
  • Panama's -1,416 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -7, 202.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Barley in Panama 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
2012 +1333.3% 12 172
2010 +985.7% -7 62
1995 +850.0% -8 60
2009 -800.0% 1 -7
2019 -404.5% 465 -1,416

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 83.11 47 116 9
1970s 95.7 68 157 10
1980s 100.6 0 142 10
1990s 34.3 -8 79 10
2000s 19.9 -7 59 10
2010s 202.3 -1,416 789 10

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 115 Madagascar -652 compare
  2. 115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -652 compare
  3. 117 El Salvador -1,375 compare
  4. 119 Cambodia -1,867 compare
  5. 120 Malawi -1,953 compare
  6. 121 Azerbaijan -1,961 compare

See the full ranking of 158 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - barley in Panama?
Net food imports by crop - barley in Panama was -1,416 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 Panama?
The highest recorded value was 789 in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - barley recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was -1,416 in 2019.
How does Panama rank for net food imports by crop - barley?
Panama ranks 118th out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - barley rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 20,128.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama 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.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Barley
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
158 places, 6,776 data points, 1961–2019
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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.