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

Latest (2019)
73,137
World rank
14th
of 168 countries
All-time high
73,137
in 2019
All-time low
4,650
in 2002
Years of data
14
2002–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2002201020192002: 4.7k2003: 8.1k2004: 33.2k2005: 30.0k2006: 28.9k2007: 15.9k2008: 12.8k2009: 62.6k2010: 29.5k2011: 39.3k2012: 47.9k2013: 49.9k2014: 50.9k2019: 73.1k

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Guinea-Bissau, 2002 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +387.5% 12,839 62,588
2004 +309.5% 8,100 33,173

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24,518 4,650 62,588 8
2010s 48,446 29,504 73,137 6

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 11 Djibouti 108,539 compare
  2. 12 Mali 89,528 compare
  3. 13 Uganda 78,699 compare
  4. 15 Switzerland 66,273 compare
  5. 16 Afghanistan 64,712 compare
  6. 17 Philippines 51,810 compare

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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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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.