Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Cameroon
Cameroon: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 47,455 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Cameroon, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 47,455 for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in 2019. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 690.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Cameroon peaked at 47,455 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -50, in 1972.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | -50 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 38 | — |
| 1986 | 10,505 | +27544.7% |
| 1987 | 5,110 | -51.4% |
| 1988 | 2,092 | -59.1% |
| 1989 | 5,245 | +150.7% |
| 1990 | 8,504 | +62.1% |
| 1991 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 13,000 | — |
| 1993 | 19,896 | +53.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 3,590 | +358900.0% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 13 | — |
| 2004 | 1,500 | +11438.5% |
| 2005 | 13,434 | +795.6% |
| 2006 | 6,259 | -53.4% |
| 2007 | 600 | -90.4% |
| 2008 | 1,771 | +195.2% |
| 2009 | 6,001 | +238.8% |
| 2010 | 1,245 | -79.3% |
| 2011 | 5,956 | +378.4% |
| 2012 | 15,435 | +159.2% |
| 2013 | 20,228 | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 8,835 | -56.3% |
| 2015 | 5,552 | -37.2% |
| 2016 | 23,473 | +322.8% |
| 2017 | 29,071 | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 38,560 | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 47,455 | +23.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 47,455 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,664, 28.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 47,455 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,184, 5.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +358900.0% | 1 | 3,590 |
| 1986 | +27544.7% | 38 | 10,505 |
| 2004 | +11438.5% | 13 | 1,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970s | -5 | -50 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,299 | 0 | 10,505 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,498 | 0 | 19,896 | 6 |
| 2000s | 2,958 | 0 | 13,434 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,581 | 1,245 | 47,455 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 16 Afghanistan 64,712 compare
- 17 Philippines 51,810 compare
- 18 Belgium 49,908 compare
- 20 South Africa 39,700 compare
- 21 Nepal 36,039 compare
- 22 Guinea 34,104 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Cameroon?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Cameroon was 47,455 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 47,455 in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -50 in 1972.
- How does Cameroon rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 690.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 - Rice, broken. 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.