Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Eswatini

Eswatini: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 211 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
211
Change on year
down 90.4%
World rank
81st
of 168 countries
All-time high
8,123
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 2008
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Eswatini, 2000–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000200920192000: 6492001: 2472002: 4332003: 4772004: 1172005: 2792006: 1.1k2007: 2122008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 3.7k2014: 1.3k2015: 8.1k2016: 7.5k2017: 1.6k2018: 2.2k2019: 211

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

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 211 for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.4% on the previous year and down 83.4% over five years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Eswatini peaked at 8,123 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2008.

Eswatini ranks 81st of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Eswatini, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 649 —
2001 247 -61.9%
2002 433 +75.3%
2003 477 +10.2%
2004 117 -75.5%
2005 279 +138.5%
2006 1,084 +288.5%
2007 212 -80.4%
2008 0 -100.0%
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 3,711 —
2014 1,270 -65.8%
2015 8,123 +539.6%
2016 7,509 -7.6%
2017 1,644 -78.1%
2018 2,190 +33.2%
2019 211 -90.4%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 211 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,664, 13% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 211 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,184, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Eswatini 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
2015 +539.6% 1,270 8,123

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 349.8 0 1,084 10
2010s 2,466 0 8,123 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 78 Gabon 312 compare
  2. 79 Malta 261 compare
  3. 80 Barbados 226 compare
  4. 82 Algeria 205 compare
  5. 83 Kuwait 190 compare
  6. 84 Albania 172 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Eswatini?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Eswatini was 211 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 8,123 in 2015.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2008.
How does Eswatini rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Eswatini ranks 81st out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Eswatini 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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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,714 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.