Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Lebanon

Lebanon: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 1,664 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,664
Change on year
up 166,500.0%
World rank
57th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1,664
in 2019
All-time low
-4,917
in 2012
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Lebanon, 1997–2019

-4.0k-2.0k02.0k1997200820191997: 691998: 5241999: -7572000: 4802001: 2512002: 1062003: 1902004: 202005: 1812006: -7372007: -1492008: -4.0k2009: -2.7k2010: -762011: -4.0k2012: -4.9k2013: -3.6k2014: 2122015: 1372016: -2442017: -1192018: -12019: 1.7k

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 Lebanon is 1,664, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 166,500.0% on the previous year and up 162.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Lebanon peaked at 1,664 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -4,917, in 2012.

That places Lebanon 57th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Lebanon, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 69 —
1998 524 +659.4%
1999 -757 -244.5%
2000 480 -163.4%
2001 251 -47.7%
2002 106 -57.8%
2003 190 +79.2%
2004 20 -89.5%
2005 181 +805.0%
2006 -737 -507.2%
2007 -149 -79.8%
2008 -4,011 +2591.9%
2009 -2,658 -33.7%
2010 -76 -97.1%
2011 -4,000 +5163.2%
2012 -4,917 +22.9%
2013 -3,554 -27.7%
2014 212 -106.0%
2015 137 -35.4%
2016 -244 -278.1%
2017 -119 -51.2%
2018 -1 -99.2%
2019 1,664 -166500.0%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 1,664 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,664, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 1,664 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 261, 6.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Lebanon 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
2019 +166500.0% -1 1,664
2011 -5163.2% -76 -4,000
2008 -2591.9% -149 -4,011
2005 +805.0% 20 181

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -54.67 -757 524 3
2000s -632.7 -4,011 480 10
2010s -1,090 -4,917 1,664 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 54 Somalia 2,315 compare
  2. 55 Fiji 2,237 compare
  3. 56 Trinidad and Tobago 1,927 compare
  4. 58 Iran 1,567 compare
  5. 59 New Zealand 1,554 compare
  6. 60 Vanuatu 1,500 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Lebanon?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Lebanon was 1,664 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 Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 1,664 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was -4,917 in 2012.
How does Lebanon rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Lebanon ranks 57th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 162.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lebanon 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.