Net food imports by crop - Maize in Turkey

Turkey: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 4.31 million in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
4.31 million
Change on year
up 104.4%
World rank
14th
of 178 countries
All-time high
4.31 million
in 2019
All-time low
-778,133
in 1994
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

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

Analysis

Turkey recorded 4.31 million for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.4% on the previous year and up 2,242.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Turkey peaked at 4.31 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, -778,133, in 1994.

That places Turkey 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize in Turkey, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -64,000 —
1962 0 -100.0%
1963 -23,000 —
1964 -35,500 +54.3%
1965 0 -100.0%
1966 0 —
1967 -710 —
1968 0 -100.0%
1969 5,222 —
1970 0 -100.0%
1971 -1,563 —
1972 -44,203 +2728.1%
1973 0 -100.0%
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 -277,900 —
1977 -135,199 -51.3%
1978 -15,000 -88.9%
1979 -500 -96.7%
1980 -168,445 +33589.0%
1981 -306,809 +82.1%
1982 -442,367 +44.2%
1983 -595,810 +34.7%
1984 -180,762 -69.7%
1985 8,208 -104.5%
1986 189,634 +2210.4%
1987 77,442 -59.2%
1988 -203,982 -363.4%
1989 430,377 -311.0%
1990 502,930 +16.9%
1991 -704,228 -240.0%
1992 -691,502 -1.8%
1993 -154,006 -77.7%
1994 -778,133 +405.3%
1995 -50,278 -93.5%
1996 755,131 -1601.9%
1997 345,510 -54.2%
1998 -737,942 -313.6%
1999 565,005 -176.6%
2000 1.10 million +94.7%
2001 379,265 -65.5%
2002 581,834 +53.4%
2003 1.42 million +144.4%
2004 1.05 million -26.2%
2005 -71,335 -106.8%
2006 -379,919 +432.6%
2007 912,676 -340.2%
2008 1.15 million +26.2%
2009 183,827 -84.0%
2010 -48,428 -126.3%
2011 378,072 -880.7%
2012 706,710 +86.9%
2013 1.55 million +119.0%
2014 1.41 million -8.9%
2015 1.49 million +5.5%
2016 529,218 -64.4%
2017 2.05 million +286.8%
2018 2.11 million +2.9%
2019 4.31 million +104.4%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 4.31 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 114,898, 37.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 4.31 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35,906, 119.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize in Turkey 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
1980 -33589.0% -500 -168,445
1972 -2728.1% -1,563 -44,203
1986 +2210.4% 8,208 189,634
1996 +1601.9% -50,278 755,131
2011 +880.7% -48,428 378,072

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -13,110 -64,000 5,222 9
1970s -47,436 -277,900 0 10
1980s -119,251 -595,810 430,377 10
1990s -94,751 -778,133 755,131 10
2000s 632,947 -379,919 1.42 million 10
2010s 1.45 million -48,428 4.31 million 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 11 Colombia 5.99 million compare
  2. 12 Taiwan 4.81 million compare
  3. 13 Algeria 4.36 million compare
  4. 15 Peru 4.01 million compare
  5. 16 Malaysia 3.76 million compare
  6. 17 Saudi Arabia 3.26 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize in Turkey?
Net food imports by crop - maize in Turkey was 4.31 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 4.31 million in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was -778,133 in 1994.
How does Turkey rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
Turkey ranks 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,242.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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.