Net food imports by crop - Maize in Comoros
Comoros: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 114 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Comoros, 1999–2018
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 114 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2018.
The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 570.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Comoros peaked at 528 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
That places Comoros 143rd out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39 | — |
| 2000 | 13 | -66.7% |
| 2001 | 5 | -61.5% |
| 2002 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 528 | +7442.9% |
| 2004 | 347 | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 18 | -94.8% |
| 2006 | 423 | +2250.0% |
| 2007 | 36 | -91.5% |
| 2008 | 17 | -52.8% |
| 2009 | 79 | +364.7% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 310 | — |
| 2017 | 81 | -73.9% |
| 2018 | 114 | +40.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 114 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,408, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 114 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Comoros 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +7442.9% | 7 | 528 |
| 2006 | +2250.0% | 18 | 423 |
| 2009 | +364.7% | 17 | 79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39 | 39 | 39 | 1 |
| 2000s | 147.3 | 5 | 528 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.17 | 0 | 310 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 140 Papua New Guinea 245 compare
- 141 Cote d'Ivoire 242 compare
- 142 Fiji 126 compare
- 144 Antigua and Barbuda 55 compare
- 145 Saint Lucia 52 compare
- 146 Dominica 41 compare
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize in Comoros?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Comoros was 114 in 2018, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 528 in 2003.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Comoros rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Comoros ranks 143rd out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 570.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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
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.