Net food imports by crop - Maize in Haiti

Haiti: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 47,576 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
47,576
Change on year
up 157.0%
World rank
86th
of 178 countries
All-time high
47,576
in 2019
All-time low
-140
in 1968
Years of data
44
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize in Haiti, 1961–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1961199020191961: -141962: -51963: -101964: -31965: -61966: -101967: 181968: -1401969: -1191970: -111971: -111972: -181973: 5681974: 151975: 4.0k1976: 911977: 19.6k1978: 5.2k1979: 25.0k1980: 5.0k1981: 10.0k1982: 8.0k1983: 8.3k1984: 8.0k1985: 30.0k1986: 10.0k1987: 10.0k1988: 10.0k1989: 1.0k1990: 1.1k1991: 1.1k1992: 5.0k1993: 6.9k1994: 4.0k1995: 40.0k1996: 4.2k1997: 9.5k1998: 6.5k2014: 14.4k2015: 5.3k2016: 13.5k2017: 39.6k2018: 18.5k2019: 47.6k

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 47,576 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 157.0% on the previous year and up 231.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Haiti peaked at 47,576 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -140, in 1968.

Haiti ranks 86th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Maize in Haiti, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize in Haiti, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -14 —
1962 -5 -64.3%
1963 -10 +100.0%
1964 -3 -70.0%
1965 -6 +100.0%
1966 -10 +66.7%
1967 18 -280.0%
1968 -140 -877.8%
1969 -119 -15.0%
1970 -11 -90.8%
1971 -11 -0.0%
1972 -18 +63.6%
1973 568 -3255.6%
1974 15 -97.4%
1975 3,967 +26346.7%
1976 91 -97.7%
1977 19,646 +21489.0%
1978 5,194 -73.6%
1979 24,985 +381.0%
1980 5,000 -80.0%
1981 10,000 +100.0%
1982 8,000 -20.0%
1983 8,300 +3.8%
1984 8,000 -3.6%
1985 30,000 +275.0%
1986 10,000 -66.7%
1987 10,000 +0.0%
1988 10,000 +0.0%
1989 1,000 -90.0%
1990 1,100 +10.0%
1991 1,100 +0.0%
1992 5,000 +354.5%
1993 6,900 +38.0%
1994 4,000 -42.0%
1995 40,000 +900.0%
1996 4,200 -89.5%
1997 9,500 +126.2%
1998 6,499 -31.6%
2014 14,362 +121.0%
2015 5,349 -62.8%
2016 13,506 +152.5%
2017 39,579 +193.0%
2018 18,510 -53.2%
2019 47,576 +157.0%

Haiti compared with similar countries

  • Haiti's 47,576 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,408, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Haiti's 47,576 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65,037, 73% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Haiti 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.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +26346.7% 15 3,967
1977 +21489.0% 91 19,646
1973 +3255.6% -18 568
1995 +900.0% 4,000 40,000
1968 -877.8% 18 -140

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -32.11 -140 18 9
1970s 5,443 -18 24,985 10
1980s 10,030 1,000 30,000 10
1990s 8,700 1,100 40,000 9
2010s 23,147 5,349 47,576 6

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 83 Lesotho 61,888 compare
  2. 84 Norway 60,769 compare
  3. 85 Azerbaijan 54,948 compare
  4. 87 Malta 45,532 compare
  5. 88 Ecuador 42,865 compare
  6. 89 Qatar 41,290 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize in Haiti?
Net food imports by crop - maize in Haiti was 47,576 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 Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 47,576 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was -140 in 1968.
How does Haiti rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
Haiti ranks 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 231.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti 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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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 7,874 data points, 1961–2019
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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.