Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Belgium

Belgium: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.1554 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1554 units per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
10th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.1554 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0152 units per person
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2019

00.050.10.152000200920192000: 0.015 units per person2001: 0.045 units per person2002: 0.046 units per person2003: 0.054 units per person2004: 0.044 units per person2005: 0.015 units per person2006: 0.043 units per person2007: 0.078 units per person2008: 0.098 units per person2009: 0.058 units per person2010: 0.041 units per person2011: 0.097 units per person2012: 0.128 units per person2013: 0.102 units per person2014: 0.134 units per person2015: 0.114 units per person2016: 0.124 units per person2017: 0.138 units per person2018: 0.154 units per person2019: 0.155 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Belgium is 0.1554 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 169.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.1554 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0152 units per person, in 2000.

Belgium ranks 10th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Belgium, 2000 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
2000 0.0152 units per person
2001 0.0446 units per person +192.4%
2002 0.0463 units per person +4.0%
2003 0.0539 units per person +16.2%
2004 0.044 units per person -18.3%
2005 0.0154 units per person -64.9%
2006 0.0435 units per person +181.4%
2007 0.078 units per person +79.6%
2008 0.0981 units per person +25.7%
2009 0.0576 units per person -41.3%
2010 0.0413 units per person -28.3%
2011 0.0973 units per person +135.6%
2012 0.1282 units per person +31.8%
2013 0.102 units per person -20.5%
2014 0.1338 units per person +31.2%
2015 0.1136 units per person -15.1%
2016 0.1239 units per person +9.0%
2017 0.1382 units per person +11.5%
2018 0.1544 units per person +11.7%
2019 0.1554 units per person +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0497 units per person 0.0152 units per person 0.0981 units per person 10
2010s 0.1188 units per person 0.0413 units per person 0.1554 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 7 Portugal 0.2039 units per person compare
  2. 8 Costa Rica 0.1882 units per person compare
  3. 9 Israel 0.187 units per person compare
  4. 11 Dominican Republic 0.1379 units per person compare
  5. 12 El Salvador 0.1275 units per person compare
  6. 13 Eswatini 0.1266 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Belgium?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Belgium was 0.1554 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.1554 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 units per person in 2000.
How does Belgium rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Belgium ranks 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 169.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.