Net food imports by crop - Maize in Peru
Peru: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 4.01 million in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Peru, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - maize in Peru stood at 4.01 million. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 165.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Peru peaked at 4.01 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 427, in 1971.
Peru ranks 15th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,442 | — |
| 1962 | 9,991 | -53.4% |
| 1963 | 7,487 | -25.1% |
| 1964 | 15,671 | +109.3% |
| 1965 | 4,569 | -70.8% |
| 1966 | 6,000 | +31.3% |
| 1967 | 881 | -85.3% |
| 1968 | 59,132 | +6611.9% |
| 1969 | 6,313 | -89.3% |
| 1970 | 1,717 | -72.8% |
| 1971 | 427 | -75.1% |
| 1972 | 1,526 | +257.4% |
| 1973 | 974 | -36.2% |
| 1974 | 754 | -22.6% |
| 1975 | 236,329 | +31243.4% |
| 1976 | 280,526 | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 209,400 | -25.4% |
| 1978 | 149,476 | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 77,818 | -47.9% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million | +1404.4% |
| 1999 | 958,224 | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 846,395 | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 863,217 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 923,661 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 933,146 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.92 million | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 1.91 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.02 million | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.33 million | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 2.68 million | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 3.04 million | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 3.38 million | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 3.56 million | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 4.01 million | +12.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 4.01 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898, 34.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 4.01 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65,037, 61.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +31243.4% | 754 | 236,329 |
| 1968 | +6611.9% | 881 | 59,132 |
| 1998 | +1404.4% | 77,818 | 1.17 million |
| 1972 | +257.4% | 427 | 1,526 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,610 | 881 | 59,132 | 9 |
| 1970s | 95,895 | 427 | 280,526 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 million | 958,224 | 1.17 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million | 846,395 | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 million | 1.85 million | 4.01 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize in Peru?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Peru was 4.01 million 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 4.01 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 427 in 1971.
- How does Peru rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Peru ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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.