Net food imports by crop - Maize in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 1 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019.
The figure is down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 13,800 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 150th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 27 | — |
| 1968 | 30 | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 61 | +103.3% |
| 1970 | 68 | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 159 | +133.8% |
| 1972 | 42 | -73.6% |
| 1973 | 320 | +661.9% |
| 1974 | 1,056 | +230.0% |
| 1975 | 4,815 | +356.0% |
| 1976 | 12,370 | +156.9% |
| 1977 | 5,000 | -59.6% |
| 1978 | 13,800 | +176.0% |
| 1979 | 3,800 | -72.5% |
| 1980 | 5,800 | +52.6% |
| 1981 | 7,300 | +25.9% |
| 1982 | 1,900 | -74.0% |
| 1983 | 765 | -59.7% |
| 1984 | 667 | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 | — |
| 1987 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 600 | -40.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 200 | — |
| 2000 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | -98.0% |
| 2003 | 1,600 | +39900.0% |
| 2004 | 1,460 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 1,510 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,325 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 3,224 | +143.3% |
| 2008 | 1,557 | -51.7% |
| 2009 | 1,196 | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 2 | -99.8% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 776 | +38700.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | — |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 8,531, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Guinea-Bissau 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 | +39900.0% | 4 | 1,600 |
| 2013 | +38700.0% | 2 | 776 |
| 1973 | +661.9% | 42 | 320 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.11 | 0 | 61 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,143 | 42 | 13,800 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,003 | 0 | 7,300 | 10 |
| 1990s | 370 | 0 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,228 | 4 | 3,224 | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.5 | 0 | 776 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize in Guinea-Bissau?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Guinea-Bissau was 1 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 13,800 in 1978.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 150th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.