Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Madagascar

Madagascar: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 7,836 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
7,836
Change on year
down 82.6%
World rank
45th
of 168 countries
All-time high
68,660
in 2017
All-time low
-31,571
in 1993
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

-25.0k025.0k50.0k75.0k196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Madagascar stood at 7,836.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.6% on the previous year and up 338.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Madagascar peaked at 68,660 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -31,571, in 1993.

Madagascar ranks 45th 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 Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Madagascar, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -3,800 —
1962 -1,300 -65.8%
1963 -2,100 +61.5%
1964 -900 -57.1%
1965 -900 -0.0%
1966 -3,344 +271.6%
1967 -5,084 +52.0%
1968 -1,308 -74.3%
1969 -3,883 +196.9%
1970 -2,180 -43.9%
1971 -5,470 +150.9%
1972 -2,256 -58.8%
1973 -644 -71.5%
1974 -198 -69.3%
1975 -941 +375.3%
1976 -2,176 +131.2%
1977 -5,546 +154.9%
1978 -4,007 -27.7%
1979 -1,993 -50.3%
1980 -177 -91.1%
1981 -130 -26.6%
1982 -898 +590.8%
1983 -1 -99.9%
1984 -7,650 +764900.0%
1985 -1,083 -85.8%
1986 0 -100.0%
1987 -7,439 —
1988 -19,774 +165.8%
1989 -21,665 +9.6%
1990 -25,340 +17.0%
1991 -13,569 -46.5%
1992 4,675 -134.5%
1993 -31,571 -775.3%
1994 -17,558 -44.4%
1995 -4,308 -75.5%
1996 2,903 -167.4%
1997 -7,367 -353.8%
1998 4,899 -166.5%
1999 11,271 +130.1%
2000 14,396 +27.7%
2001 8,883 -38.3%
2002 -4,966 -155.9%
2003 11,646 -334.5%
2004 24,669 +111.8%
2005 4,009 -83.7%
2006 8,074 +101.4%
2007 2,813 -65.2%
2008 -2,209 -178.5%
2009 1,786 -180.9%
2010 7,877 +341.0%
2011 9,247 +17.4%
2012 15,764 +70.5%
2013 36,238 +129.9%
2014 31,823 -12.2%
2015 18,127 -43.0%
2016 6,171 -66.0%
2017 68,660 +1012.6%
2018 45,128 -34.3%
2019 7,836 -82.6%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 7,836 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,706, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 7,836 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,184, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Madagascar 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
1984 -764900.0% -1 -7,650
2017 +1012.6% 6,171 68,660
1993 -775.3% 4,675 -31,571

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -2,513 -5,084 -900 9
1970s -2,541 -5,546 -198 10
1980s -5,882 -21,665 0 10
1990s -7,596 -31,571 11,271 10
2000s 6,910 -4,966 24,669 10
2010s 24,687 6,171 68,660 10

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 42 Egypt 8,163 compare
  2. 43 Namibia 8,131 compare
  3. 44 Mexico 7,841 compare
  4. 46 Lesotho 7,523 compare
  5. 47 Rwanda 6,706 compare
  6. 48 Hong Kong 6,402 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Madagascar?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Madagascar was 7,836 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 68,660 in 2017.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was -31,571 in 1993.
How does Madagascar rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Madagascar ranks 45th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 338.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Madagascar 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.