Net food imports by crop - Maize in Dominica
Dominica: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 41 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Dominica, 2001–2017
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 41 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2017.
The figure is up 32.3% on the previous year and up 472.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Dominica peaked at 868 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -11, in 2007.
That places Dominica 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11 | — |
| 2002 | 17 | +54.5% |
| 2003 | 12 | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 21 | +75.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | -11 | -157.9% |
| 2008 | 17 | -254.5% |
| 2009 | 54 | +217.6% |
| 2010 | 43 | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 868 | +1918.6% |
| 2012 | 41 | -95.3% |
| 2013 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 50 | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 31 | -38.0% |
| 2017 | 41 | +32.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65,037, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1918.6% | 43 | 868 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.78 | -11 | 54 | 9 |
| 2010s | 158.86 | 31 | 868 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize in Dominica?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Dominica was 41 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 868 in 2011.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -11 in 2007.
- How does Dominica rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Dominica ranks 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 472.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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.