Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Niger

Niger: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was -322,033 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-322,033
Change on year
down 8,205.5%
World rank
154th
of 168 countries
All-time high
38,494
in 2008
All-time low
-322,033
in 2019
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Niger, 1994–2019

-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k01994200620191994: 11995: 3791996: 1.3k1997: 6401998: 1.8k1999: 2.4k2000: 2.9k2001: 4.8k2002: 1782003: 5.1k2004: 2.8k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.8k2007: 742008: 38.5k2009: 36.0k2010: 28.6k2011: 19.6k2012: 17.8k2013: 24.7k2014: 17.8k2015: 6.3k2016: 6.4k2017: 2.5k2018: 4.0k2019: -322.0k

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

Analysis

Niger recorded -322,033 for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8,205.5% on the previous year and down 995.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Niger peaked at 38,494 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -322,033, in 2019.

Niger ranks 154th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Niger, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Niger, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 1 —
1995 379 +37800.0%
1996 1,252 +230.3%
1997 640 -48.9%
1998 1,847 +188.6%
1999 2,441 +32.2%
2000 2,886 +18.2%
2001 4,832 +67.4%
2002 178 -96.3%
2003 5,107 +2769.1%
2004 2,806 -45.1%
2005 1,514 -46.0%
2006 1,818 +20.1%
2007 74 -95.9%
2008 38,494 +51918.9%
2009 35,952 -6.6%
2010 28,622 -20.4%
2011 19,621 -31.4%
2012 17,832 -9.1%
2013 24,716 +38.6%
2014 17,769 -28.1%
2015 6,259 -64.8%
2016 6,354 +1.5%
2017 2,532 -60.2%
2018 3,973 +56.9%
2019 -322,033 -8205.5%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's -322,033 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6,706. (21 countries reporting)
  • Niger's -322,033 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 Niger 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
2008 +51918.9% 74 38,494
1995 +37800.0% 1 379
2019 -8205.5% 3,973 -322,033
2003 +2769.1% 178 5,107

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,093 1 2,441 6
2000s 9,366 74 38,494 10
2010s -19,436 -322,033 28,622 10

Countries ranked near Niger

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  3. 153 Lithuania -289,297 compare
  4. 155 Estonia -362,568 compare
  5. 156 Hungary -415,561 compare
  6. 157 Denmark -521,736 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Niger?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Niger was -322,033 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 38,494 in 2008.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was -322,033 in 2019.
How does Niger rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Niger ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 995.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger 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.