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

Peru: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.1236 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1236 units per person
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
17th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.1236 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
41
1961–2019

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

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251961199020191961: 0.002 units per person1962: 0.001 units per person1963: 0.001 units per person1964: 0.001 units per person1965: 0 units per person1966: 0 units per person1967: 0 units per person1968: 0.005 units per person1969: 0 units per person1970: 0 units per person1971: 0 units per person1972: 0 units per person1973: 0 units per person1974: 0 units per person1975: 0.015 units per person1976: 0.018 units per person1977: 0.013 units per person1978: 0.009 units per person1979: 0.005 units per person1998: 0.045 units per person1999: 0.037 units per person2000: 0.032 units per person2001: 0.032 units per person2002: 0.034 units per person2003: 0.034 units per person2004: 0.039 units per person2005: 0.047 units per person2006: 0.053 units per person2007: 0.055 units per person2008: 0.049 units per person2009: 0.052 units per person2010: 0.066 units per person2011: 0.065 units per person2012: 0.063 units per person2013: 0.068 units per person2014: 0.077 units per person2015: 0.088 units per person2016: 0.098 units per person2017: 0.108 units per person2018: 0.111 units per person2019: 0.124 units per person

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Peru is 0.1236 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.1236 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1971.

Peru ranks 17th of 177 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Peru, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.002 units per person
1962 0.0009 units per person -54.7%
1963 0.0007 units per person -27.2%
1964 0.0014 units per person +103.3%
1965 0.0004 units per person -71.7%
1966 0.0005 units per person +27.6%
1967 0.0001 units per person -85.7%
1968 0.0046 units per person +6425.7%
1969 0.0005 units per person -89.6%
1970 0.0001 units per person -73.5%
1971 0 units per person -75.7%
1972 0.0001 units per person +248.0%
1973 0.0001 units per person -37.8%
1974 0.0001 units per person -24.5%
1975 0.0154 units per person +30472.0%
1976 0.0178 units per person +15.8%
1977 0.013 units per person -27.2%
1978 0.0091 units per person -30.4%
1979 0.0046 units per person -49.2%
1998 0.0455 units per person +889.7%
1999 0.0366 units per person -19.5%
2000 0.0318 units per person -13.0%
2001 0.032 units per person +0.6%
2002 0.0338 units per person +5.7%
2003 0.0338 units per person -0.0%
2004 0.0394 units per person +16.4%
2005 0.0468 units per person +18.7%
2006 0.0529 units per person +13.1%
2007 0.0551 units per person +4.1%
2008 0.0489 units per person -11.3%
2009 0.0523 units per person +7.0%
2010 0.0659 units per person +26.1%
2011 0.0651 units per person -1.2%
2012 0.0625 units per person -4.0%
2013 0.0678 units per person +8.4%
2014 0.0774 units per person +14.2%
2015 0.0881 units per person +13.8%
2016 0.0985 units per person +11.8%
2017 0.1078 units per person +9.5%
2018 0.1115 units per person +3.4%
2019 0.1236 units per person +10.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Peru 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
1975 +30472.0% 0.0001 units per person 0.0154 units per person
1968 +6425.7% 0.0001 units per person 0.0046 units per person
1998 +889.7% 0.0046 units per person 0.0455 units per person
1972 +248.0% 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0012 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0046 units per person 9
1970s 0.006 units per person 0 units per person 0.0178 units per person 10
1990s 0.041 units per person 0.0366 units per person 0.0455 units per person 2
2000s 0.0427 units per person 0.0318 units per person 0.0551 units per person 10
2010s 0.0868 units per person 0.0625 units per person 0.1236 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 14 Japan 0.1262 units per person compare
  2. 15 Chile 0.1256 units per person compare
  3. 16 Barbados 0.1254 units per person compare
  4. 18 Mexico 0.123 units per person compare
  5. 19 Panama 0.1211 units per person compare
  6. 20 Colombia 0.1201 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Peru?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Peru was 0.1236 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.1236 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1971.
How does Peru rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Peru ranks 17th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru 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.