Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Paraguay

Paraguay: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was -2.99 million in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-2.99 million
Change on year
down 101.7%
World rank
166th
of 168 countries
All-time high
-49,419
in 2002
All-time low
-2.99 million
in 2019
Years of data
20
1995–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Paraguay, 1995–2019

-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01995200720191995: -202.7k1997: -211.5k1998: -168.9k1999: -171.0k2000: -213.9k2001: -561.3k2002: -49.4k2003: -803.0k2004: -370.2k2005: -480.2k2006: -1.9M2007: -2.1M2008: -1.1M2009: -1.9M2010: -1.4M2011: -1.6M2012: -2.5M2013: -2.8M2018: -1.5M2019: -3.0M

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 Paraguay is -2.99 million, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 101.7% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Paraguay peaked at -49,419 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -2.99 million, in 2019.

That places Paraguay 166th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Paraguay, 1995 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1995 -202,697 —
1997 -211,503 +4.3%
1998 -168,938 -20.1%
1999 -170,983 +1.2%
2000 -213,892 +25.1%
2001 -561,281 +162.4%
2002 -49,419 -91.2%
2003 -802,992 +1524.9%
2004 -370,246 -53.9%
2005 -480,170 +29.7%
2006 -1.89 million +294.6%
2007 -2.11 million +11.3%
2008 -1.06 million -49.8%
2009 -1.87 million +76.5%
2010 -1.42 million -24.1%
2011 -1.58 million +11.2%
2012 -2.48 million +57.1%
2013 -2.83 million +14.1%
2018 -1.48 million -47.5%
2019 -2.99 million +101.7%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's -2.99 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172. (47 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's -2.99 million 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 Paraguay 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
2003 -1524.9% -49,419 -802,992

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -188,530 -211,503 -168,938 4
2000s -940,993 -2.11 million -49,419 10
2010s -2.13 million -2.99 million -1.42 million 6

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 163 Canada -2.15 million compare
  2. 164 Ukraine -2.34 million compare
  3. 165 Australia -2.86 million compare
  4. 167 Russia -3.92 million compare
  5. 168 France -7.05 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Paraguay?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Paraguay was -2.99 million 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 Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was -49,419 in 2002.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was -2.99 million in 2019.
How does Paraguay rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Paraguay ranks 166th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Paraguay 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.