Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Mauritius

Mauritius: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 17,497 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
17,497
Change on year
down 28.9%
World rank
30th
of 168 countries
All-time high
24,614
in 2018
All-time low
-6,763
in 1986
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

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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 Mauritius is 17,497, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 28.9% on the previous year and up 12,309.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Mauritius peaked at 24,614 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -6,763, in 1986.

Mauritius ranks 30th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Mauritius, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 -51 —
1966 0 -100.0%
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 -2 —
1972 0 -100.0%
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 -1 —
1981 0 -100.0%
1982 -17 —
1983 0 -100.0%
1984 0 —
1985 -3 —
1986 -6,763 +225333.3%
1987 -4,167 -38.4%
1988 -4,641 +11.4%
1989 -650 -86.0%
1990 646 -199.4%
1991 426 -34.1%
1992 -357 -183.8%
1993 180 -150.4%
1994 -39 -121.7%
1995 -127 +225.6%
1996 17 -113.4%
1997 5 -70.6%
1998 87 +1640.0%
1999 229 +163.2%
2000 248 +8.3%
2001 715 +188.3%
2002 -1,282 -279.3%
2003 -1,007 -21.5%
2004 511 -150.7%
2005 272 -46.8%
2006 -2,752 -1111.8%
2007 67 -102.4%
2008 -156 -332.8%
2009 141 -190.4%
2010 584 +314.2%
2011 2,945 +404.3%
2012 16,864 +472.6%
2013 19,057 +13.0%
2014 12,735 -33.2%
2015 20,999 +64.9%
2016 20,864 -0.6%
2017 18,903 -9.4%
2018 24,614 +30.2%
2019 17,497 -28.9%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 17,497 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172, 101.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 17,497 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,184, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Mauritius 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
1986 -225333.3% -3 -6,763
1998 +1640.0% 5 87
2006 -1111.8% 272 -2,752

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -5.67 -51 0 9
1970s -0.2 -2 0 10
1980s -1,624 -6,763 0 10
1990s 106.7 -357 646 10
2000s -324.3 -2,752 715 10
2010s 15,506 584 24,614 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 27 Papua New Guinea 22,693 compare
  2. 28 Japan 20,247 compare
  3. 29 Bangladesh 19,654 compare
  4. 31 Italy 16,653 compare
  5. 32 South Sudan 15,526 compare
  6. 33 Singapore 14,994 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Mauritius?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Mauritius was 17,497 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 24,614 in 2018.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was -6,763 in 1986.
How does Mauritius rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Mauritius ranks 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 12,309.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius 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.