Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Niger
Niger: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was -0.0124 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Niger, 1994–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Niger stood at -0.0124 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 667.9% on the previous year and down 1,206.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0079 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, -0.0124 units per person, in 2019.
Niger ranks 160th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0011 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0016 units per person | +43.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.004 units per person | +176.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 units per person | +100.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 units per person | -63.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 units per person | +104.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per person | -53.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 units per person | +46.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per person | -38.9% |
| 2004 | 0.006 units per person | +140.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 units per person | -53.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per person | -57.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.003 units per person | +168.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | -71.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 units per person | +402.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 units per person | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 units per person | -49.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | -67.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | +651.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0124 units per person | -667.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +651.5% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
| 2019 | -667.9% | 0.0022 units per person | -0.0124 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | -0.0124 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Niger?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Niger was -0.0124 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0124 units per person in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- Niger ranks 160th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,206.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.