Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0774 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0774 units per person for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0774 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1984.
That places Guatemala 35th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0061 units per person | +808.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0027 units per person | -55.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 units per person | -83.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0023 units per person | +494.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0047 units per person | +101.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 units per person | -69.5% |
| 1970 | 0.003 units per person | +107.4% |
| 1971 | 0.003 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 units per person | -25.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 units per person | +173.2% |
| 1974 | 0.012 units per person | +95.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0088 units per person | -27.0% |
| 1976 | 0.001 units per person | -88.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 units per person | +100.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0128 units per person | +518.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0083 units per person | -35.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0117 units per person | +42.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 units per person | -37.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 units per person | -87.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | -90.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -27.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | +327.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0071 units per person | +2589.1% |
| 1987 | 0.004 units per person | -43.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0032 units per person | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0132 units per person | +306.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0146 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0099 units per person | -32.4% |
| 1993 | 0.015 units per person | +51.7% |
| 1994 | 0.015 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0169 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0205 units per person | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0232 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0237 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0286 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0285 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0431 units per person | +51.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0488 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0425 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0437 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0509 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.055 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0514 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0427 units per person | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0459 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0435 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.048 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0459 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0448 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0552 units per person | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0615 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0641 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0637 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0673 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0774 units per person | +15.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +2589.1% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0071 units per person |
| 1962 | +808.0% | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0061 units per person |
| 1978 | +518.4% | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0128 units per person |
| 1967 | +494.2% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
| 1985 | +327.6% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
| 1990 | +306.6% | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0132 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0452 units per person | 0.0285 units per person | 0.055 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0571 units per person | 0.0435 units per person | 0.0774 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Guatemala?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0774 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0774 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1984.
- How does Guatemala rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 35th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.