Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.1085 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.1085 units per person, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1381 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.004 units per person, in 1969.
That places Saudi Arabia 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.009 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0084 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0082 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0108 units per person | +32.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0088 units per person | -19.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0085 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0047 units per person | -45.1% |
| 1969 | 0.004 units per person | -13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.005 units per person | +25.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0143 units per person | +185.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0171 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0143 units per person | -16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0131 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0243 units per person | +91.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0387 units per person | +59.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0566 units per person | +46.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0812 units per person | +43.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1096 units per person | +34.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1065 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1381 units per person | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 0.097 units per person | -29.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1026 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.067 units per person | -34.7% |
| 1986 | 0.048 units per person | -28.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0555 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0422 units per person | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0388 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0205 units per person | -47.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 units per person | -56.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0301 units per person | +237.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0979 units per person | +225.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0455 units per person | -53.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0854 units per person | +87.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0746 units per person | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0884 units per person | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0764 units per person | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.076 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.078 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0636 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 0.065 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0468 units per person | -28.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0398 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0593 units per person | +49.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0623 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0817 units per person | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.072 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0638 units per person | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0796 units per person | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0653 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0731 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0763 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0908 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0777 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1047 units per person | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1199 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0997 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1085 units per person | +8.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +237.0% | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0301 units per person |
| 1993 | +225.4% | 0.0301 units per person | 0.0979 units per person |
| 1971 | +185.5% | 0.005 units per person | 0.0143 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0277 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0812 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0805 units per person | 0.0388 units per person | 0.1381 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0604 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0979 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0632 units per person | 0.0398 units per person | 0.0817 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0896 units per person | 0.0653 units per person | 0.1199 units per person | 10 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.1085 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1381 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 1969.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.