Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Kuwait

Kuwait: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 190 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
190
Change on year
down 64.9%
World rank
83rd
of 168 countries
All-time high
1,086
in 2013
All-time low
15
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2019

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

02505007501.0k2000200920192000: 152013: 1.1k2014: 6182015: 1.0k2016: 8542017: 3612018: 5422019: 190

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Kuwait is 190, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.9% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Kuwait peaked at 1,086 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2000.

Kuwait ranks 83rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Kuwait, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 15 —
2013 1,086 +7140.0%
2014 618 -43.1%
2015 1,034 +67.3%
2016 854 -17.4%
2017 361 -57.7%
2018 542 +50.1%
2019 190 -64.9%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 190 is above the median for high income countries, which is -943.5. (60 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 190 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 261, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15 15 15 1
2010s 669.29 190 1,086 7

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 80 Barbados 226 compare
  2. 81 Eswatini 211 compare
  3. 82 Algeria 205 compare
  4. 84 Albania 172 compare
  5. 85 Macao 161 compare
  6. 86 Morocco 143 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

More reference data data for Kuwait

All data for Kuwait →

Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Kuwait?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Kuwait was 190 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1,086 in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2000.
How does Kuwait rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Kuwait ranks 83rd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Kuwait. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-broken/kuwait/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-broken/kuwait/">Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Kuwait</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.