Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 73,137 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 73,137 for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 73,137 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,650, in 2002.
That places Guinea-Bissau 14th out of 168 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 - Rice, broken in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4,650 | — |
| 2003 | 8,100 | +74.2% |
| 2004 | 33,173 | +309.5% |
| 2005 | 30,000 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 28,930 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 15,863 | -45.2% |
| 2008 | 12,839 | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 62,588 | +387.5% |
| 2010 | 29,504 | -52.9% |
| 2011 | 39,321 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 47,935 | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 49,879 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 50,897 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 73,137 | +43.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 73,137 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,706, 10.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 73,137 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,184, 8.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +387.5% | 12,839 | 62,588 |
| 2004 | +309.5% | 8,100 | 33,173 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,518 | 4,650 | 62,588 | 8 |
| 2010s | 48,446 | 29,504 | 73,137 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 11 Djibouti 108,539 compare
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- 16 Afghanistan 64,712 compare
- 17 Philippines 51,810 compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Guinea-Bissau?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Guinea-Bissau was 73,137 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 73,137 in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,650 in 2002.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.