Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Oman

Oman: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 1,377 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,377
Change on year
up 652.5%
World rank
63rd
of 168 countries
All-time high
1,377
in 2019
All-time low
-9,649
in 1997
Years of data
58
1961–2019

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

-10.0k-7.5k-5.0k-2.5k02.5k196119902019

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 Oman is 1,377, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.

That represents a change of up 652.5% on the previous year and up 1,192.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Oman peaked at 1,377 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -9,649, in 1997.

That places Oman 63rd 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 Oman, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Oman, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 -663 —
1980 -1,167 +76.0%
1981 -1,347 +15.4%
1982 -802 -40.5%
1983 -1,710 +113.2%
1984 -1,531 -10.5%
1985 -2,329 +52.1%
1986 -2,172 -6.7%
1987 -765 -64.8%
1988 -8 -99.0%
1989 -930 +11525.0%
1990 -20 -97.8%
1991 -431 +2055.0%
1992 -6 -98.6%
1993 -291 +4750.0%
1994 2 -100.7%
1995 -1,580 -79100.0%
1996 -1,205 -23.7%
1997 -9,649 +700.7%
1998 -8,153 -15.5%
1999 -9,221 +13.1%
2000 -2,801 -69.6%
2001 -4,682 +67.2%
2002 -7,507 +60.3%
2003 -5,207 -30.6%
2004 492 -109.4%
2005 -74 -115.0%
2006 22 -129.7%
2007 482 +2090.9%
2008 0 -100.0%
2009 -126 —
2010 -602 +377.8%
2011 294 -148.8%
2012 797 +171.1%
2013 387 -51.4%
2015 -169 -143.7%
2016 281 -266.3%
2017 359 +27.8%
2018 183 -49.0%
2019 1,377 +652.5%

Oman compared with similar countries

  • Oman's 1,377 is above the median for high income countries, which is -943.5. (60 countries reporting)
  • Oman's 1,377 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 261, 5.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Oman 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
1995 -79100.0% 2 -1,580
1989 -11525.0% -8 -930
1993 -4750.0% -6 -291
2007 +2090.9% 22 482
1991 -2055.0% -20 -431

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 0 0 9
1970s -66.3 -663 0 10
1980s -1,276 -2,329 -8 10
1990s -3,055 -9,649 2 10
2000s -1,940 -7,507 492 10
2010s 323 -602 1,377 9

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 60 Vanuatu 1,500 compare
  2. 61 Myanmar 1,486 compare
  3. 62 Saudi Arabia 1,400 compare
  4. 64 Comoros 1,040 compare
  5. 65 Dominican Republic 1,039 compare
  6. 66 Bahamas 1,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Oman?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Oman was 1,377 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 Oman?
The highest recorded value was 1,377 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was -9,649 in 1997.
How does Oman rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Oman ranks 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,192.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oman 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.