Net food imports by crop - Maize in Niger
Niger: Net food imports by crop - Maize was -283,963 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Niger, 1994–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Niger recorded -283,963 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 687.4% on the previous year and down 1,692.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Niger peaked at 85,218 in 1998 and was at its lowest, -283,963, in 2019.
That places Niger 169th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10,492 | — |
| 1995 | 15,554 | +48.2% |
| 1996 | 14,422 | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 41,159 | +185.4% |
| 1998 | 85,218 | +107.0% |
| 1999 | 32,282 | -62.1% |
| 2000 | 68,234 | +111.4% |
| 2001 | 33,190 | -51.4% |
| 2002 | 50,226 | +51.3% |
| 2003 | 31,784 | -36.7% |
| 2004 | 79,076 | +148.8% |
| 2005 | 38,078 | -51.8% |
| 2006 | 36,386 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 34,244 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 14,979 | -56.3% |
| 2009 | 17,835 | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 49,723 | +178.8% |
| 2011 | 14,635 | -70.6% |
| 2012 | 76,287 | +421.3% |
| 2013 | 60,762 | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 68,081 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 35,622 | -47.7% |
| 2016 | 18,494 | -48.1% |
| 2017 | 6,215 | -66.4% |
| 2018 | 48,343 | +677.8% |
| 2019 | -283,963 | -687.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's -283,963 is below the median for low income countries, which is 8,531. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's -283,963 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +677.8% | 6,215 | 48,343 |
| 2019 | -687.4% | 48,343 | -283,963 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,188 | 10,492 | 85,218 | 6 |
| 2000s | 40,403 | 14,979 | 79,076 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,420 | -283,963 | 76,287 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize in Niger?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Niger was -283,963 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 85,218 in 1998.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -283,963 in 2019.
- How does Niger rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Niger ranks 169th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,692.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.