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

Latest (2019)
0.1275 units per person
Change on year
up 21.7%
World rank
12th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.1275 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
-0.0108 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2019

00.050.10.15196119902019

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in El Salvador, 1961 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 9 Israel 0.187 units per person compare
  2. 10 Belgium 0.1554 units per person compare
  3. 11 Dominican Republic 0.1379 units per person compare
  4. 13 Eswatini 0.1266 units per person compare
  5. 14 Japan 0.1262 units per person compare
  6. 15 Chile 0.1256 units per person compare

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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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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
Last refreshed

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.