Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in United States
United States: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0028 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in United States, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in United States stood at 0.0028 units per person.
The figure is up 25.3% on the previous year and up 453.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0099 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0123 units per person, in 1987.
United States ranks 104th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.0073 units per person | — |
| 1962 | -0.0112 units per person | +53.9% |
| 1963 | -0.0061 units per person | -45.1% |
| 1964 | -0.008 units per person | +30.4% |
| 1965 | -0.007 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1966 | -0.0066 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1967 | -0.0041 units per person | -38.3% |
| 1968 | -0.0016 units per person | -61.4% |
| 1969 | -0.0006 units per person | -63.9% |
| 1970 | -0.0052 units per person | +821.3% |
| 1971 | -0.0051 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | -0.0058 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1973 | -0.0092 units per person | +58.6% |
| 1974 | -0.0054 units per person | -41.6% |
| 1975 | -0.0028 units per person | -47.1% |
| 1976 | -0.0048 units per person | +70.6% |
| 1977 | -0.0068 units per person | +39.2% |
| 1978 | -0.0027 units per person | -60.2% |
| 1979 | -0.0031 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1980 | -0.0063 units per person | +107.6% |
| 1981 | -0.0089 units per person | +40.1% |
| 1982 | -0.0058 units per person | -34.3% |
| 1983 | -0.0064 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | -0.0081 units per person | +25.6% |
| 1985 | -0.0027 units per person | -66.4% |
| 1986 | -0.0056 units per person | +107.0% |
| 1987 | -0.0123 units per person | +119.0% |
| 1988 | -0.0084 units per person | -31.3% |
| 1989 | -0.0067 units per person | -20.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0088 units per person | +31.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0049 units per person | -44.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0059 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1993 | -0.0045 units per person | -24.5% |
| 1994 | -0.0046 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | -0.0036 units per person | -22.2% |
| 1996 | -0.0025 units per person | -30.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0049 units per person | +96.7% |
| 1998 | -0.001 units per person | -80.1% |
| 1999 | -0.0008 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2000 | -0.0027 units per person | +223.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0022 units per person | -20.1% |
| 2002 | -0.0006 units per person | -70.8% |
| 2003 | -0.0011 units per person | +79.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -116.8% |
| 2005 | -0.0016 units per person | -913.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0006 units per person | -62.6% |
| 2007 | -0.0013 units per person | +126.7% |
| 2008 | -0.0002 units per person | -87.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | -397.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | +39.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per person | +118.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 units per person | +231.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 units per person | +92.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per person | -89.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 units per person | +135.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0048 units per person | +86.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 units per person | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 units per person | -39.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 units per person | +25.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -913.6% | 0.0002 units per person | -0.0016 units per person |
| 1970 | -821.3% | -0.0006 units per person | -0.0052 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0058 units per person | -0.0112 units per person | -0.0006 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.0051 units per person | -0.0092 units per person | -0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0071 units per person | -0.0123 units per person | -0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0041 units per person | -0.0088 units per person | -0.0008 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.001 units per person | -0.0027 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 10 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in United States?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in United States was 0.0028 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0123 units per person in 1987.
- How does United States rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- United States ranks 104th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 453.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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)
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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.