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

Latest (2019)
-0.0124 units per person
Change on year
down 667.9%
World rank
160th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0079 units per person
in 1998
All-time low
-0.0124 units per person
in 2019
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Niger, 1994–2019

-0.01-0.00500.0050.011994200620191994: 0.001 units per person1995: 0.002 units per person1996: 0.001 units per person1997: 0.004 units per person1998: 0.008 units per person1999: 0.003 units per person2000: 0.006 units per person2001: 0.003 units per person2002: 0.004 units per person2003: 0.002 units per person2004: 0.006 units per person2005: 0.003 units per person2006: 0.003 units per person2007: 0.002 units per person2008: 0.001 units per person2009: 0.001 units per person2010: 0.003 units per person2011: 0.001 units per person2012: 0.004 units per person2013: 0.003 units per person2014: 0.004 units per person2015: 0.002 units per person2016: 0.001 units per person2017: 0 units per person2018: 0.002 units per person2019: -0.012 units per person

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Niger, 1994 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 157 Burkina Faso -0.0018 units per person compare
  2. 158 Serbia -0.0063 units per person compare
  3. 159 Sweden -0.009 units per person compare
  4. 161 Denmark -0.0148 units per person compare
  5. 162 Belize -0.0159 units per person compare
  6. 163 Moldova -0.0187 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 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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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.