Net food imports by crop - Maize in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 52 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Saint Lucia, 2003–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 52 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019.
That represents a change of down 98.2% on the previous year and up 246.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,880 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2009.
Saint Lucia ranks 145th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20 | — |
| 2004 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 79 | +243.5% |
| 2006 | 38 | -51.9% |
| 2007 | 66 | +73.7% |
| 2008 | 32 | -51.5% |
| 2009 | 15 | -53.1% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72 | +380.0% |
| 2012 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 165 | +129.2% |
| 2014 | 69 | -58.2% |
| 2015 | 2,801 | +3959.4% |
| 2016 | 53 | -98.1% |
| 2017 | 1,928 | +3537.7% |
| 2018 | 2,880 | +49.4% |
| 2019 | 52 | -98.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 52 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 52 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65,037, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +3959.4% | 69 | 2,801 |
| 2017 | +3537.7% | 53 | 1,928 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39 | 15 | 79 | 7 |
| 2010s | 810.7 | 15 | 2,880 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - maize in Saint Lucia?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Saint Lucia was 52 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,880 in 2018.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2009.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Saint Lucia ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 246.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.