Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Gabon

Gabon: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 312 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
312
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
78th
of 168 countries
All-time high
2,094
in 2013
All-time low
-1
in 2016
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Gabon, 1998–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1998200820191998: 02004: 7702005: 02006: 02007: 1252008: 02009: 02010: 252011: 02012: 02013: 2.1k2014: 1002015: 12016: -12017: 502018: 3782019: 312

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

Analysis

Gabon recorded 312 for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and up 212.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Gabon peaked at 2,094 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1, in 2016.

Gabon ranks 78th 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 Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Gabon, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 0 —
2004 770 —
2005 0 -100.0%
2006 0 —
2007 125 —
2008 0 -100.0%
2009 0 —
2010 25 —
2011 0 -100.0%
2012 0 —
2013 2,094 —
2014 100 -95.2%
2015 1 -99.0%
2016 -1 -200.0%
2017 50 -5100.0%
2018 378 +656.0%
2019 312 -17.5%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 312 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 312 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,184, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 0 0 1
2000s 149.17 0 770 6
2010s 295.9 -1 2,094 10

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 75 Kyrgyzstan 480 compare
  2. 76 Dominica 463 compare
  3. 77 Qatar 369 compare
  4. 79 Malta 261 compare
  5. 80 Barbados 226 compare
  6. 81 Eswatini 211 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Gabon?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Gabon was 312 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 Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 2,094 in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was -1 in 2016.
How does Gabon rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Gabon ranks 78th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Gabon 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
Last refreshed

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.