Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.2987 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Ireland, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.2987 units per person for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in 2019.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 346.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.324 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.1005 units per person, in 1988.
That places Ireland 3rd 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0297 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0631 units per person | +112.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 units per person | -93.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0378 units per person | +788.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0413 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0422 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0396 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0463 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0424 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0463 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0312 units per person | -32.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1064 units per person | +240.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0759 units per person | -28.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0456 units per person | -39.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0684 units per person | +49.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0744 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0727 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | -0.041 units per person | -156.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 units per person | -101.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0127 units per person | +2039.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0326 units per person | +156.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0175 units per person | -46.4% |
| 1983 | 0.007 units per person | -59.9% |
| 1984 | -0.0169 units per person | -341.7% |
| 1985 | -0.0389 units per person | +129.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0257 units per person | -34.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0819 units per person | +219.0% |
| 1988 | -0.1005 units per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | -0.0729 units per person | -27.4% |
| 1990 | -0.0655 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | -0.0488 units per person | -25.4% |
| 1992 | -0.0503 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0248 units per person | -50.7% |
| 1994 | 0.004 units per person | -116.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0183 units per person | +360.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0107 units per person | -41.3% |
| 1997 | -0.0121 units per person | -213.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0125 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0345 units per person | -376.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 units per person | -92.4% |
| 2001 | -0.0055 units per person | -312.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0304 units per person | -647.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0426 units per person | +40.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0397 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0307 units per person | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0393 units per person | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0473 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0815 units per person | +72.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0669 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0756 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0493 units per person | -34.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0821 units per person | +66.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1651 units per person | +101.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1967 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1848 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2012 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2258 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.324 units per person | +43.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2987 units per person | -7.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +2039.9% | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0127 units per person |
| 1964 | +788.8% | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0378 units per person |
| 2002 | +647.0% | -0.0055 units per person | 0.0304 units per person |
| 1999 | +376.8% | -0.0125 units per person | 0.0345 units per person |
| 1995 | +360.7% | 0.004 units per person | 0.0183 units per person |
| 1984 | -341.7% | 0.007 units per person | -0.0169 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0385 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0631 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0481 units per person | -0.041 units per person | 0.1064 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0267 units per person | -0.1005 units per person | 0.0326 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0147 units per person | -0.0655 units per person | 0.0345 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0375 units per person | -0.0055 units per person | 0.0815 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1803 units per person | 0.0493 units per person | 0.324 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Netherlands 0.3625 units per person compare
- 2 Slovenia 0.3296 units per person compare
- 4 Cyprus 0.2435 units per person compare
- 5 South Korea 0.2196 units per person compare
- 6 Spain 0.2093 units per person compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Ireland?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Ireland was 0.2987 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.324 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1005 units per person in 1988.
- How does Ireland rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.