Net food imports by crop - Maize in Myanmar

Myanmar: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 11,646 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
11,646
Change on year
up 110.1%
World rank
110th
of 178 countries
All-time high
15,419
in 2015
All-time low
-551,495
in 2014
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize in Myanmar, 1996–2019

-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k01996200720191996: 1001997: 8001998: 5.5k1999: 2.1k2000: 2.1k2001: 2.0k2002: 1.6k2003: 6922004: 4852005: 2982006: 9352007: 1972008: 3942009: 382010: 1122011: 9282012: 3992013: 1.5k2014: -551.5k2015: 15.4k2016: -277.9k2017: 8.0k2018: -115.0k2019: 11.6k

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize in Myanmar stood at 11,646.

That represents a change of up 110.1% on the previous year and up 30,547.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Myanmar peaked at 15,419 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -551,495, in 2014.

Myanmar ranks 110th 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 Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize in Myanmar, 1996 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1996 100 —
1997 800 +700.0%
1998 5,500 +587.5%
1999 2,100 -61.8%
2000 2,100 +0.0%
2001 2,000 -4.8%
2002 1,550 -22.5%
2003 692 -55.4%
2004 485 -29.9%
2005 298 -38.6%
2006 935 +213.8%
2007 197 -78.9%
2008 394 +100.0%
2009 38 -90.4%
2010 112 +194.7%
2011 928 +728.6%
2012 399 -57.0%
2013 1,547 +287.7%
2014 -551,495 -35749.3%
2015 15,419 -102.8%
2016 -277,911 -1902.4%
2017 8,008 -102.9%
2018 -115,006 -1536.1%
2019 11,646 -110.1%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 11,646 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,408, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 11,646 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,981, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Myanmar 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
2014 -35749.3% 1,547 -551,495
2016 -1902.4% 15,419 -277,911
2018 -1536.1% 8,008 -115,006

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,125 100 5,500 4
2000s 868.9 38 2,100 10
2010s -90,635 -551,495 15,419 10

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 107 Cambodia 15,981 compare
  2. 108 Cameroon 14,925 compare
  3. 109 Bahrain 14,865 compare
  4. 111 Afghanistan 10,437 compare
  5. 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10,331 compare
  6. 113 Bhutan 10,137 compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize in Myanmar?
Net food imports by crop - maize in Myanmar was 11,646 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 15,419 in 2015.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was -551,495 in 2014.
How does Myanmar rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
Myanmar ranks 110th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 30,547.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar 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
Last refreshed

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.