Net food imports by crop - Maize in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 29,644 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Cape Verde, 1961–2017
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize in Cape Verde is 29,644, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 60.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Cape Verde peaked at 89,422 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,830, in 1967.
That places Cape Verde 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,200 | — |
| 1962 | 5,900 | -35.9% |
| 1963 | 4,500 | -23.7% |
| 1964 | 7,597 | +68.8% |
| 1965 | 8,694 | +14.4% |
| 1966 | 6,003 | -31.0% |
| 1967 | 2,830 | -52.9% |
| 1968 | 3,142 | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 31,866 | +914.2% |
| 1970 | 16,630 | -47.8% |
| 1971 | 37,662 | +126.5% |
| 1972 | 34,745 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 22,914 | -34.1% |
| 1974 | 37,553 | +63.9% |
| 1975 | 32,861 | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 22,674 | -31.0% |
| 1977 | 33,469 | +47.6% |
| 1978 | 66,215 | +97.8% |
| 1979 | 33,988 | -48.7% |
| 1980 | 41,911 | +23.3% |
| 1981 | 38,943 | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 28,680 | -26.4% |
| 1983 | 50,925 | +77.6% |
| 1984 | 43,390 | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 34,333 | -20.9% |
| 1986 | 51,021 | +48.6% |
| 1987 | 34,934 | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 23,695 | -32.2% |
| 1989 | 36,608 | +54.5% |
| 1990 | 41,527 | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 38,500 | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 89,422 | +132.3% |
| 1993 | 31,281 | -65.0% |
| 1994 | 32,712 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 40,748 | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 8,735 | -78.6% |
| 1997 | 56,639 | +548.4% |
| 1998 | 29,195 | -48.5% |
| 1999 | 36,684 | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 15,368 | -58.1% |
| 2001 | 19,773 | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 21,562 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 64,000 | +196.8% |
| 2004 | 19,942 | -68.8% |
| 2005 | 26,269 | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 23,651 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 26,260 | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 26,447 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 12,456 | -52.9% |
| 2010 | 20,424 | +64.0% |
| 2011 | 16,877 | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 20,283 | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 29,803 | +46.9% |
| 2014 | 23,829 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 18,519 | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 29,644 | +60.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 29,644 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898, 26% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 29,644 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +914.2% | 3,142 | 31,866 |
| 1997 | +548.4% | 8,735 | 56,639 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,859 | 2,830 | 31,866 | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,871 | 16,630 | 66,215 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,444 | 23,695 | 51,021 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,544 | 8,735 | 89,422 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,573 | 12,456 | 64,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,768 | 16,877 | 29,803 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 73.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 3.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0967 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize in Cape Verde?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Cape Verde was 29,644 in 2017, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 89,422 in 1992.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,830 in 1967.
- How does Cape Verde rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Cape Verde ranks 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.