Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Malawi

Malawi: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was -1,851 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-1,851
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
119th
of 168 countries
All-time high
990
in 2002
All-time low
-6,148
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Malawi, 1998–2019

-6.0k-4.0k-2.0k01998200820191998: -101999: 12000: 12001: 2002002: 9902003: 6012004: 72005: 8552006: 72007: 02008: 1262009: 452010: 232011: 92012: 42013: 202014: -3.8k2015: -1.5k2016: -2.1k2017: -6.1k2018: -1.9k2019: -1.9k

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 Malawi is -1,851, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 4,213.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Malawi peaked at 990 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -6,148, in 2017.

That places Malawi 119th 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 Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Malawi, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 -10 —
1999 1 -110.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 200 +19900.0%
2002 990 +395.0%
2003 601 -39.3%
2004 7 -98.8%
2005 855 +12114.3%
2006 7 -99.2%
2007 0 -100.0%
2008 126 —
2009 45 -64.3%
2010 23 -48.9%
2011 9 -60.9%
2012 4 -55.6%
2013 20 +400.0%
2014 -3,776 -18980.0%
2015 -1,451 -61.6%
2016 -2,116 +45.8%
2017 -6,148 +190.5%
2018 -1,905 -69.0%
2019 -1,851 -2.8%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's -1,851 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6,706. (21 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's -1,851 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,184. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Malawi 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
2001 +19900.0% 1 200
2014 -18980.0% 20 -3,776
2005 +12114.3% 7 855

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -4.5 -10 1 2
2000s 283.2 0 990 10
2010s -1,719 -6,148 23 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

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  4. 120 Nicaragua -3,118 compare
  5. 121 Suriname -3,295 compare
  6. 122 Libya -3,357 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Malawi?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Malawi was -1,851 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 990 in 2002.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was -6,148 in 2017.
How does Malawi rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Malawi ranks 119th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 4,213.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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.