Net food imports by crop - Maize in Eswatini
Eswatini: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 149,406 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Eswatini, 2000–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 149,406 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.3% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Eswatini peaked at 149,406 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36,420, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,420 | — |
| 2001 | 72,124 | +98.0% |
| 2002 | 71,327 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 84,775 | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 86,200 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 111,600 | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 76,888 | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 101,494 | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 100,000 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 105,000 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 110,000 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 90,251 | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 90,442 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95,376 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 122,768 | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 117,404 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 117,408 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 149,406 | +27.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 149,406 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,408, 5.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 149,406 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560, 17.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +98.0% | 36,420 | 72,124 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85,083 | 36,420 | 111,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,806 | 90,251 | 149,406 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 180,819 compare
- 65 Mozambique 171,438 compare
- 66 Uruguay 168,571 compare
- 68 Switzerland 139,238 compare
- 69 Canada 135,019 compare
- 70 Libya 128,408 compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize in Eswatini?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Eswatini was 149,406 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 149,406 in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,420 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Eswatini ranks 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.