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

Eswatini: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.1266 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1266 units per person
Change on year
up 26.1%
World rank
13th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.1266 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.035 units per person
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

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

0.040.060.080.10.122000200920192000: 0.035 units per person2001: 0.069 units per person2002: 0.067 units per person2003: 0.079 units per person2004: 0.08 units per person2005: 0.103 units per person2006: 0.071 units per person2007: 0.093 units per person2008: 0.091 units per person2009: 0.1 units per person2010: 0.09 units per person2011: 0.094 units per person2012: 0.098 units per person2013: 0.08 units per person2014: 0.08 units per person2015: 0.083 units per person2016: 0.107 units per person2017: 0.101 units per person2018: 0.1 units per person2019: 0.127 units per person

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

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 0.1266 units per person for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.1266 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.035 units per person, in 2000.

That places Eswatini 13th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Eswatini, 2000 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
2000 0.035 units per person
2001 0.0686 units per person +96.2%
2002 0.0673 units per person -1.9%
2003 0.0795 units per person +18.0%
2004 0.0803 units per person +1.1%
2005 0.1034 units per person +28.8%
2006 0.0709 units per person -31.4%
2007 0.0931 units per person +31.2%
2008 0.0911 units per person -2.1%
2009 0.0995 units per person +9.3%
2010 0.09 units per person -9.6%
2011 0.0939 units per person +4.4%
2012 0.0979 units per person +4.2%
2013 0.0799 units per person -18.4%
2014 0.0796 units per person -0.3%
2015 0.0835 units per person +4.9%
2016 0.1068 units per person +28.0%
2017 0.1014 units per person -5.1%
2018 0.1004 units per person -0.9%
2019 0.1266 units per person +26.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Eswatini 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
2001 +96.2% 0.035 units per person 0.0686 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0789 units per person 0.035 units per person 0.1034 units per person 10
2010s 0.096 units per person 0.0796 units per person 0.1266 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 10 Belgium 0.1554 units per person compare
  2. 11 Dominican Republic 0.1379 units per person compare
  3. 12 El Salvador 0.1275 units per person compare
  4. 14 Japan 0.1262 units per person compare
  5. 15 Chile 0.1256 units per person compare
  6. 16 Barbados 0.1254 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 Eswatini?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Eswatini was 0.1266 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.1266 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.035 units per person in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Eswatini ranks 13th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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.