Net food imports by crop - Maize in Gabon
Gabon: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 412 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Gabon, 1998–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 412 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Gabon peaked at 621 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 239, in 2010.
That places Gabon 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 361 | — |
| 2004 | 334 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 471 | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 269 | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 342 | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 261 | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 342 | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 239 | -30.1% |
| 2011 | 415 | +73.6% |
| 2012 | 319 | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 447 | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 434 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 621 | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 571 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 471 | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 565 | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 412 | -27.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 412 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 412 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 361 | 361 | 361 | 1 |
| 2000s | 336.5 | 261 | 471 | 6 |
| 2010s | 449.4 | 239 | 621 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 136 Uganda 789 compare
- 137 New Caledonia 782 compare
- 138 Central African Republic 608 compare
- 140 Papua New Guinea 245 compare
- 141 Cote d'Ivoire 242 compare
- 142 Fiji 126 compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize in Gabon?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Gabon was 412 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 621 in 2015.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 239 in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Gabon ranks 139th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.