Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.1275 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.1275 units per person. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.1275 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0108 units per person, in 1971.
That places El Salvador 12th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0118 units per person | -3638.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 units per person | -39.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0113 units per person | +57.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0182 units per person | +61.5% |
| 1966 | 0.018 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 units per person | -89.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0134 units per person | +636.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 units per person | -79.0% |
| 1970 | -0.004 units per person | -243.5% |
| 1971 | -0.0108 units per person | +166.7% |
| 1972 | -0.0055 units per person | -48.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0159 units per person | -387.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 units per person | -82.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 units per person | +128.6% |
| 1976 | -0.0007 units per person | -110.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 units per person | -830.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0244 units per person | +376.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 units per person | -90.4% |
| 1980 | -0.0012 units per person | -152.0% |
| 1981 | -0.0002 units per person | -79.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 units per person | -2422.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0217 units per person | +279.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0207 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0074 units per person | -64.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0115 units per person | +54.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0129 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 units per person | -52.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0181 units per person | +195.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 units per person | -67.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0166 units per person | +184.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0112 units per person | -32.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0127 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0255 units per person | +100.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0338 units per person | +32.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0264 units per person | -21.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0555 units per person | +110.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0344 units per person | -38.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0142 units per person | -58.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0654 units per person | +360.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0765 units per person | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0656 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0666 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0735 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.078 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0967 units per person | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0991 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0884 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0725 units per person | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0738 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0991 units per person | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 0.07 units per person | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0507 units per person | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 0.069 units per person | +36.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0964 units per person | +39.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1142 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0786 units per person | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1047 units per person | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1275 units per person | +21.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +3638.3% | -0.0003 units per person | 0.0118 units per person |
| 1982 | +2422.1% | -0.0002 units per person | 0.0057 units per person |
| 1977 | +830.0% | -0.0007 units per person | 0.0051 units per person |
| 1968 | +636.7% | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0134 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 units per person | -0.0003 units per person | 0.0182 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 units per person | -0.0108 units per person | 0.0244 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0103 units per person | -0.0012 units per person | 0.0217 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0782 units per person | 0.0654 units per person | 0.0991 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0884 units per person | 0.0507 units per person | 0.1275 units per person | 10 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in El Salvador?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in El Salvador was 0.1275 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1275 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0108 units per person in 1971.
- How does El Salvador rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 12th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Maize FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.