Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Greece

Greece: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was -1,253 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-1,253
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
116th
of 168 countries
All-time high
779
in 1996
All-time low
-83,826
in 1967
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Greece, 1961–2019

-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k0196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Greece stood at -1,253.

The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and down 1,888.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Greece peaked at 779 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -83,826, in 1967.

Greece ranks 116th 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 Greece, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Greece, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 -83,826 —
1968 -51,513 -38.5%
1969 -3 -100.0%
1970 0 -100.0%
1971 -19,276 —
1972 -84 -99.6%
1973 -1,500 +1685.7%
1974 0 -100.0%
1975 -20,000 —
1976 0 -100.0%
1977 35 —
1978 0 -100.0%
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 -20,201 —
1982 -23,574 +16.7%
1983 -3,154 -86.6%
1984 0 -100.0%
1985 0 —
1986 -100 —
1987 9 -109.0%
1988 105 +1066.7%
1989 399 +280.0%
1990 84 -78.9%
1991 0 -100.0%
1992 -20 —
1993 173 -965.0%
1994 44 -74.6%
1995 113 +156.8%
1996 779 +589.4%
1997 5 -99.4%
1998 -14 -380.0%
1999 -14 -0.0%
2000 -59 +321.4%
2001 7 -111.9%
2002 -36,577 -522628.6%
2003 10 -100.0%
2004 -9,164 -91740.0%
2005 -5,905 -35.6%
2006 -3,102 -47.5%
2007 -1,620 -47.8%
2008 -902 -44.3%
2009 -63 -93.0%
2010 -616 +877.8%
2011 644 -204.5%
2012 -1,858 -388.5%
2013 -103 -94.5%
2014 -2,247 +2081.6%
2015 -23,875 +962.5%
2016 -1,232 -94.8%
2017 -1,453 +17.9%
2018 -1,674 +15.2%
2019 -1,253 -25.1%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's -1,253 is below the median for high income countries, which is -943.5, 1.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Greece's -1,253 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -43,367, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Greece 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
2002 -522628.6% 7 -36,577
2004 -91740.0% 10 -9,164
2014 -2081.6% -103 -2,247
1973 -1685.7% -84 -1,500
1988 +1066.7% 9 105
2015 -962.5% -2,247 -23,875

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -15,038 -83,826 0 9
1970s -4,082 -20,000 35 10
1980s -4,652 -23,574 399 10
1990s 115 -20 779 10
2000s -5,738 -36,577 10 10
2010s -3,367 -23,875 644 10

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 113 Panama -634 compare
  2. 114 North Korea -1,034 compare
  3. 115 India -1,198 compare
  4. 117 North Macedonia -1,755 compare
  5. 118 Cambodia -1,838 compare
  6. 119 Malawi -1,851 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Greece?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Greece was -1,253 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 779 in 1996.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was -83,826 in 1967.
How does Greece rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Greece ranks 116th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 1,888.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece 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.