Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Panama

Panama: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was -634 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-634
Change on year
down 169.8%
World rank
113th
of 168 countries
All-time high
908
in 2018
All-time low
-634
in 2019
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Panama, 1996–2019

-50005001.0k1996200720191996: 2531997: 91998: 11999: 32000: 12001: 02002: 02003: 202004: 12005: 222006: 1032007: 2872008: 1792009: 1022010: 482011: 532012: 1382013: 642014: 432015: 92016: 72017: 5972018: 9082019: -634

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 Panama is -634, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 169.8% on the previous year and down 721.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Panama peaked at 908 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -634, in 2019.

That places Panama 113th 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 Panama, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Panama, 1996 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1996 253 —
1997 9 -96.4%
1998 1 -88.9%
1999 3 +200.0%
2000 1 -66.7%
2001 0 -100.0%
2002 0 —
2003 20 —
2004 1 -95.0%
2005 22 +2100.0%
2006 103 +368.2%
2007 287 +178.6%
2008 179 -37.6%
2009 102 -43.0%
2010 48 -52.9%
2011 53 +10.4%
2012 138 +160.4%
2013 64 -53.6%
2014 43 -32.8%
2015 9 -79.1%
2016 7 -22.2%
2017 597 +8428.6%
2018 908 +52.1%
2019 -634 -169.8%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's -634 is above the median for high income countries, which is -943.5, 67% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Panama's -634 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Panama 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
2017 +8428.6% 7 597
2005 +2100.0% 1 22

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.5 1 253 4
2000s 71.5 0 287 10
2010s 123.3 -634 908 10

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 110 Jordan -198 compare
  2. 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -233 compare
  3. 112 Honduras -350 compare
  4. 114 North Korea -1,034 compare
  5. 115 India -1,198 compare
  6. 116 Greece -1,253 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Panama?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Panama was -634 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 Panama?
The highest recorded value was 908 in 2018.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was -634 in 2019.
How does Panama rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Panama ranks 113th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 721.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama 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.