Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0496 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 0.0496 units per person, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 69.9% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.1648 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.032 units per person, in 1997.
Uruguay ranks 49th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 units per person | +62.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 units per person | -86.1% |
| 1964 | 0.021 units per person | +4079.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 units per person | -97.1% |
| 1966 | -0.0004 units per person | -171.1% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -109.2% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | -40.3% |
| 1969 | -0.0008 units per person | -3488.5% |
| 1970 | -0.0002 units per person | -78.7% |
| 1971 | -0.0013 units per person | +658.5% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -102.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 units per person | +9817.9% |
| 1974 | -0.0001 units per person | -103.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0011 units per person | +909.3% |
| 1976 | -0.0022 units per person | +105.8% |
| 1977 | -0.0003 units per person | -87.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per person | -158.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 units per person | +9800.2% |
| 1980 | -0.0037 units per person | -124.6% |
| 1981 | -0.0019 units per person | -48.9% |
| 1982 | -0.0032 units per person | +68.8% |
| 1983 | -0.007 units per person | +118.5% |
| 1984 | -0.0193 units per person | +175.4% |
| 1985 | -0.0131 units per person | -32.0% |
| 1986 | -0.0068 units per person | -48.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0108 units per person | -259.3% |
| 1988 | -0.0029 units per person | -126.6% |
| 1989 | -0.0061 units per person | +112.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0042 units per person | -31.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per person | -106.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0177 units per person | +6060.9% |
| 1993 | -0.0261 units per person | -247.4% |
| 1994 | 0.043 units per person | -264.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0207 units per person | -51.8% |
| 1996 | -0.0075 units per person | -136.1% |
| 1997 | -0.032 units per person | +328.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 units per person | -140.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 units per person | -80.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0771 units per person | +2954.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 units per person | -93.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 units per person | -28.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 units per person | +101.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 units per person | -44.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0223 units per person | +484.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0489 units per person | +119.8% |
| 2007 | -0.0132 units per person | -127.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0343 units per person | -359.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0284 units per person | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 units per person | -70.9% |
| 2011 | 0.011 units per person | +33.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 units per person | -35.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0177 units per person | +150.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0669 units per person | +276.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0431 units per person | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0217 units per person | -49.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0426 units per person | +96.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1648 units per person | +286.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0496 units per person | -69.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +9817.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0033 units per person |
| 1979 | +9800.2% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0151 units per person |
| 1992 | +6060.9% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0177 units per person |
| 1964 | +4079.3% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.021 units per person |
| 1969 | -3488.5% | 0 units per person | -0.0008 units per person |
| 2000 | +2954.3% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0771 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 units per person | -0.0008 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0014 units per person | -0.0022 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0053 units per person | -0.0193 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | -0.032 units per person | 0.043 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0217 units per person | -0.0132 units per person | 0.0771 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0433 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.1648 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.054 units per person compare
- 47 Turkey 0.0521 units per person compare
- 48 Kuwait 0.0504 units per person compare
- 50 New Zealand 0.0494 units per person compare
- 51 Montenegro 0.0492 units per person compare
- 52 Nicaragua 0.0424 units per person compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Uruguay?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0496 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1648 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.032 units per person in 1997.
- How does Uruguay rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.