Net food imports by crop - Maize in Colombia

Colombia: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 5.99 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.99 million
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
11th
of 177 countries
All-time high
5.99 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.77 million
in 2001
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize in Colombia, 1998–2019

2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M1998200820191998: 2.0M1999: 1.8M2000: 1.9M2001: 1.8M2002: 2.1M2003: 2.0M2004: 1.9M2005: 2.5M2006: 3.2M2007: 3.3M2008: 3.3M2009: 3.2M2010: 3.6M2011: 3.2M2012: 3.5M2013: 3.6M2014: 4.0M2015: 4.7M2016: 4.6M2017: 4.9M2018: 5.4M2019: 6.0M

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize in Colombia is 5.99 million, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Colombia peaked at 5.99 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.77 million, in 2001.

That places Colombia 11th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.91 million 1.81 million 2.01 million 2
2000s 2.54 million 1.77 million 3.32 million 10
2010s 4.35 million 3.22 million 5.99 million 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize in Colombia?
Net food imports by crop - maize in Colombia was 5.99 million in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 5.99 million in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
Colombia ranks 11th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 7,874 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.