Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0494 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0494 units per person
Change on year
up 109.3%
World rank
50th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0494 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
-0.0919 units per person
in 1985
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2019

-0.1-0.0500.05196119902019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in New Zealand is 0.0494 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 109.3% on the previous year and up 33,643.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0494 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0919 units per person, in 1985.

That places New Zealand 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in New Zealand, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0 units per person
1962 0.0002 units per person +712.4%
1963 0.0005 units per person +143.9%
1964 0.0003 units per person -46.5%
1965 0 units per person -96.1%
1966 0 units per person -12.7%
1967 0.0007 units per person +7341.0%
1968 -0.0004 units per person -159.7%
1969 -0.0006 units per person +50.3%
1970 0 units per person -105.0%
1971 0.0004 units per person +1395.4%
1972 -0.0037 units per person -932.9%
1973 -0.0134 units per person +260.6%
1974 0 units per person -100.0%
1975 0 units per person -44.8%
1976 -0.0191 units per person -652689.5%
1977 -0.0169 units per person -11.5%
1978 -0.016 units per person -5.1%
1979 -0.0039 units per person -75.5%
1980 -0.0272 units per person +594.5%
1981 -0.0165 units per person -39.3%
1982 -0.0059 units per person -64.4%
1983 -0.0054 units per person -8.4%
1984 -0.0337 units per person +526.9%
1985 -0.0919 units per person +172.7%
1986 -0.071 units per person -22.8%
1987 -0.0471 units per person -33.7%
1988 -0.0239 units per person -49.2%
1989 -0.0229 units per person -4.4%
1990 0.0025 units per person -110.8%
1991 -0.0025 units per person -202.6%
1992 -0.014 units per person +450.7%
1993 -0.0028 units per person -80.3%
1994 -0.0041 units per person +48.1%
1995 0.0019 units per person -146.5%
1996 0.0058 units per person +208.1%
1997 0.0018 units per person -69.4%
1998 -0.0124 units per person -791.8%
1999 0.0036 units per person -129.0%
2000 -0.0022 units per person -161.6%
2001 0.0047 units per person -311.0%
2002 0.006 units per person +29.2%
2003 0.0039 units per person -34.7%
2004 0.0017 units per person -55.7%
2005 0.0002 units per person -90.4%
2006 -0 units per person -107.6%
2007 0.0019 units per person -15411.3%
2008 -0.005 units per person -357.3%
2009 0.0001 units per person -102.9%
2010 0 units per person -94.2%
2011 0.0012 units per person +14040.4%
2012 0 units per person -97.9%
2013 0.0002 units per person +597.3%
2014 0.0254 units per person +14360.0%
2015 0.0435 units per person +71.3%
2016 0.0128 units per person -70.6%
2017 0.0083 units per person -35.3%
2018 0.0236 units per person +185.3%
2019 0.0494 units per person +109.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in New Zealand 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
1976 -652689.5% 0 units per person -0.0191 units per person
2007 +15411.3% -0 units per person 0.0019 units per person
2014 +14360.0% 0.0002 units per person 0.0254 units per person
2011 +14040.4% 0 units per person 0.0012 units per person
1967 +7341.0% 0 units per person 0.0007 units per person
1971 +1395.4% 0 units per person 0.0004 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 units per person -0.0006 units per person 0.0007 units per person 9
1970s -0.0072 units per person -0.0191 units per person 0.0004 units per person 10
1980s -0.0345 units per person -0.0919 units per person -0.0054 units per person 10
1990s -0.002 units per person -0.014 units per person 0.0058 units per person 10
2000s 0.0011 units per person -0.005 units per person 0.006 units per person 10
2010s 0.0164 units per person 0 units per person 0.0494 units per person 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 47 Turkey 0.0521 units per person compare
  2. 48 Kuwait 0.0504 units per person compare
  3. 49 Uruguay 0.0496 units per person compare
  4. 51 Montenegro 0.0492 units per person compare
  5. 52 Nicaragua 0.0424 units per person compare
  6. 53 Seychelles 0.042 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 New Zealand?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0494 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0494 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0919 units per person in 1985.
How does New Zealand rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 33,643.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand 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.