Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Panama

Panama: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.1211 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1211 units per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
19th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.1232 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0 units per person
in 1966
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

00.0250.050.0750.10.125196119902019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Panama is 0.1211 units per person, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.1232 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1966.

Panama ranks 19th of 177 countries on this measure, 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 Panama, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Panama, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0046 units per person
1962 0.0004 units per person -91.0%
1963 0.0041 units per person +870.1%
1964 0.0065 units per person +60.8%
1965 0.0017 units per person -73.4%
1966 0 units per person -100.0%
1967 0 units per person
1968 0 units per person -75.7%
1969 0.0016 units per person +74309.5%
1970 0 units per person -97.8%
1971 0.0091 units per person +25979.4%
1972 0.0132 units per person +45.0%
1973 0.0176 units per person +32.8%
1974 0.0168 units per person -4.6%
1975 0.0094 units per person -44.3%
1976 0.0035 units per person -62.1%
1977 0.0022 units per person -39.3%
1978 0.0001 units per person -96.4%
1979 0.0131 units per person +16900.4%
1980 0.0199 units per person +51.4%
1981 0.0132 units per person -33.3%
1982 0.0163 units per person +22.7%
1983 0.0143 units per person -11.9%
1984 0.0068 units per person -52.6%
1985 0.0222 units per person +227.3%
1986 0.0051 units per person -77.0%
1987 0.0142 units per person +178.2%
1988 0.0114 units per person -20.1%
1989 0.0125 units per person +10.3%
1990 0.017 units per person +35.4%
1991 0.0242 units per person +42.7%
1992 0.0469 units per person +93.6%
1993 0.0272 units per person -42.0%
1994 0.0556 units per person +104.1%
1995 0.0607 units per person +9.1%
1996 0.0658 units per person +8.4%
1997 0.0505 units per person -23.2%
1998 0.0716 units per person +41.8%
1999 0.0801 units per person +11.9%
2000 0.0878 units per person +9.6%
2001 0.0843 units per person -4.0%
2002 0.0916 units per person +8.6%
2003 0.092 units per person +0.4%
2004 0.086 units per person -6.5%
2005 0.0923 units per person +7.3%
2006 0.0919 units per person -0.4%
2007 0.115 units per person +25.1%
2008 0.0996 units per person -13.4%
2009 0.0937 units per person -5.9%
2010 0.1048 units per person +11.8%
2011 0.0971 units per person -7.4%
2012 0.091 units per person -6.3%
2013 0.0907 units per person -0.4%
2014 0.0895 units per person -1.2%
2015 0.1117 units per person +24.8%
2016 0.1232 units per person +10.2%
2017 0.1163 units per person -5.6%
2018 0.122 units per person +4.9%
2019 0.1211 units per person -0.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Panama 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
1969 +74309.5% 0 units per person 0.0016 units per person
1971 +25979.4% 0 units per person 0.0091 units per person
1979 +16900.4% 0.0001 units per person 0.0131 units per person
1963 +870.1% 0.0004 units per person 0.0041 units per person
1985 +227.3% 0.0068 units per person 0.0222 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0021 units per person 0 units per person 0.0065 units per person 9
1970s 0.0085 units per person 0 units per person 0.0176 units per person 10
1980s 0.0136 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0222 units per person 10
1990s 0.05 units per person 0.017 units per person 0.0801 units per person 10
2000s 0.0934 units per person 0.0843 units per person 0.115 units per person 10
2010s 0.1067 units per person 0.0895 units per person 0.1232 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 16 Barbados 0.1254 units per person compare
  2. 17 Peru 0.1236 units per person compare
  3. 18 Mexico 0.123 units per person compare
  4. 20 Colombia 0.1201 units per person compare
  5. 21 Austria 0.1173 units per person compare
  6. 22 Vietnam 0.1168 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Panama?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Panama was 0.1211 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.1232 units per person in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1966.
How does Panama rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Panama ranks 19th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama 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.