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

Vietnam: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.1168 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1168 units per person
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
22nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.1168 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
-0.0026 units per person
in 1996
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

00.0250.050.0750.10.125196119902019

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

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 0.1168 units per person for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 585.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.1168 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0026 units per person, in 1996.

Vietnam ranks 22nd 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 Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Vietnam, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0004 units per person
1962 0.0008 units per person +102.3%
1963 0.0035 units per person +350.6%
1964 0.0014 units per person -61.6%
1965 0.0012 units per person -14.4%
1966 0.0011 units per person -2.6%
1967 0.0005 units per person -54.4%
1968 0.001 units per person +100.7%
1969 0.002 units per person +97.1%
1970 0.0028 units per person +38.2%
1971 0.0017 units per person -40.6%
1972 0.0023 units per person +37.5%
1973 0.0017 units per person -24.3%
1974 0.002 units per person +14.4%
1975 0.003 units per person +52.6%
1976 0.0019 units per person -38.5%
1977 0.002 units per person +5.1%
1978 0.0021 units per person +6.6%
1979 0.0004 units per person -81.4%
1980 0 units per person -100.0%
1981 0 units per person
1982 -0.0005 units per person
1983 -0.0004 units per person -16.3%
1984 -0.0016 units per person +270.2%
1985 -0.0008 units per person -46.3%
1986 -0.0004 units per person -55.6%
1987 -0.0009 units per person +131.8%
1988 -0.0007 units per person -21.7%
1989 -0.0023 units per person +230.9%
1990 -0.0005 units per person -76.9%
1991 -0.0009 units per person +74.0%
1992 -0.001 units per person +12.1%
1993 -0.0004 units per person -56.1%
1994 -0.0012 units per person +167.7%
1995 -0.0002 units per person -87.2%
1996 -0.0026 units per person +1614.6%
1997 -0.0006 units per person -76.7%
1998 0.0012 units per person -303.5%
1999 0.0019 units per person +52.8%
2000 0.0024 units per person +28.9%
2001 0.0003 units per person -86.4%
2002 0.0037 units per person +1023.9%
2003 0.0019 units per person -49.7%
2004 0.0027 units per person +45.2%
2005 0.0029 units per person +5.3%
2006 0.0054 units per person +89.0%
2007 0.0064 units per person +17.5%
2008 0.0077 units per person +20.5%
2009 0.017 units per person +120.9%
2010 0.019 units per person +11.3%
2011 0.0099 units per person -47.7%
2012 0.018 units per person +81.2%
2013 0.029 units per person +61.2%
2014 0.0511 units per person +76.5%
2015 0.0817 units per person +59.8%
2016 0.0894 units per person +9.4%
2017 0.0806 units per person -9.8%
2018 0.1008 units per person +25.0%
2019 0.1168 units per person +15.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Vietnam 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
1996 -1614.6% -0.0002 units per person -0.0026 units per person
2002 +1023.9% 0.0003 units per person 0.0037 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0013 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0035 units per person 9
1970s 0.002 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.003 units per person 10
1980s -0.0008 units per person -0.0023 units per person 0 units per person 10
1990s -0.0004 units per person -0.0026 units per person 0.0019 units per person 10
2000s 0.0051 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.017 units per person 10
2010s 0.0596 units per person 0.0099 units per person 0.1168 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 19 Panama 0.1211 units per person compare
  2. 20 Colombia 0.1201 units per person compare
  3. 21 Austria 0.1173 units per person compare
  4. 23 Malaysia 0.1123 units per person compare
  5. 24 Lebanon 0.1091 units per person compare
  6. 25 Saudi Arabia 0.1085 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Vietnam?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Vietnam was 0.1168 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 0.1168 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0026 units per person in 1996.
How does Vietnam rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Vietnam ranks 22nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 585.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam 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.