Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate was 8.34 % change on previous year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, 1962–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 8.34 % change on previous year for net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 144.0% on the previous year and up 204.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 252.9 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -54.43 % change on previous year, in 1991.
That places Saudi Arabia 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 - Maize, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -3.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.3986 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 1964 | 37.53 % change on previous year | +9314.7% |
| 1965 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -89.0% |
| 1966 | -15.97 % change on previous year | -486.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4686 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 1968 | -42.94 % change on previous year | -9262.7% |
| 1969 | -10.27 % change on previous year | -76.1% |
| 1970 | 30.43 % change on previous year | -396.2% |
| 1971 | 198.45 % change on previous year | +552.2% |
| 1972 | 25.39 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1973 | -12.25 % change on previous year | -148.3% |
| 1974 | -3.39 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 1975 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1976 | 102.36 % change on previous year | +6155.2% |
| 1977 | 68.28 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 55.09 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1979 | 52.06 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 43.05 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1982 | 37.85 % change on previous year | +1109.2% |
| 1983 | -25.32 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 1984 | 12.21 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1985 | -30.86 % change on previous year | -352.7% |
| 1986 | -24.22 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 1987 | 22.51 % change on previous year | -193.0% |
| 1988 | -19.84 % change on previous year | -188.1% |
| 1989 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1990 | -44.46 % change on previous year | +1301.4% |
| 1991 | -54.43 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 1992 | 252.9 % change on previous year | -564.7% |
| 1993 | 240.14 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1994 | -51.44 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 1995 | 95.47 % change on previous year | -285.6% |
| 1996 | -9.11 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 1997 | 23.22 % change on previous year | -355.0% |
| 1998 | -10.27 % change on previous year | -144.2% |
| 1999 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 2000 | 7.24 % change on previous year | +132.5% |
| 2001 | -14.06 % change on previous year | -294.3% |
| 2002 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 2003 | -24.5 % change on previous year | -430.4% |
| 2004 | -10.9 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2005 | 55.8 % change on previous year | -611.8% |
| 2006 | 9.62 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 2007 | 36.59 % change on previous year | +280.5% |
| 2008 | -8.18 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 2009 | -7.95 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.56 % change on previous year | -396.5% |
| 2011 | -14.08 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 2012 | 16.68 % change on previous year | -218.4% |
| 2013 | 10.14 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 2014 | 22.01 % change on previous year | +117.0% |
| 2015 | -9.81 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2016 | 39.82 % change on previous year | -505.9% |
| 2017 | 14.56 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 2018 | -18.94 % change on previous year | -230.1% |
| 2019 | 8.34 % change on previous year | -144.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +9314.7% | 0.3986 % change on previous year | 37.53 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | -9262.7% | 0.4686 % change on previous year | -42.94 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +6155.2% | 1.64 % change on previous year | 102.36 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -1301.4% | -3.17 % change on previous year | -44.46 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.72 % change on previous year | -42.94 % change on previous year | 37.53 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 51.8 % change on previous year | -12.25 % change on previous year | 198.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 % change on previous year | -30.86 % change on previous year | 43.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.51 % change on previous year | -54.43 % change on previous year | 252.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.11 % change on previous year | -24.5 % change on previous year | 55.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.23 % change on previous year | -18.94 % change on previous year | 39.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia was 8.34 % change on previous year in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 252.9 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.43 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Maize. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Maize FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Maize. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.