Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Philippines

Philippines: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 51,810 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
51,810
Change on year
up 11,114.3%
World rank
17th
of 168 countries
All-time high
51,810
in 2019
All-time low
-511
in 2001
Years of data
23
1996–2019

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1996200720191996: -2011997: -3661998: -1771999: -832000: -3392001: -5112002: -3672003: -1592004: 7202005: 8.1k2006: 14.1k2007: 10.7k2008: 2.2k2009: 18.7k2010: 11.3k2011: 11.3k2012: 15.7k2013: 7702014: 2.4k2015: 8.4k2017: 3.0k2018: 4622019: 51.8k

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 51,810 for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11,114.3% on the previous year and up 177.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Philippines peaked at 51,810 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -511, in 2001.

That places Philippines 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Philippines, 1996 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1996 -201 —
1997 -366 +82.1%
1998 -177 -51.6%
1999 -83 -53.1%
2000 -339 +308.4%
2001 -511 +50.7%
2002 -367 -28.2%
2003 -159 -56.7%
2004 720 -552.8%
2005 8,139 +1030.4%
2006 14,149 +73.8%
2007 10,694 -24.4%
2008 2,198 -79.4%
2009 18,693 +750.5%
2010 11,275 -39.7%
2011 11,273 -0.0%
2012 15,747 +39.7%
2013 770 -95.1%
2014 2,368 +207.5%
2015 8,369 +253.4%
2017 2,978 -64.4%
2018 462 -84.5%
2019 51,810 +11114.3%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 51,810 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172, 301.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 51,810 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,493, 34.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Philippines 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
2019 +11114.3% 462 51,810
2005 +1030.4% 720 8,139

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -206.75 -366 -83 4
2000s 5,322 -511 18,693 10
2010s 11,672 462 51,810 9

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 14 Guinea-Bissau 73,137 compare
  2. 15 Switzerland 66,273 compare
  3. 16 Afghanistan 64,712 compare
  4. 18 Belgium 49,908 compare
  5. 19 Cameroon 47,455 compare
  6. 20 South Africa 39,700 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Philippines?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Philippines was 51,810 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 51,810 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was -511 in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Philippines ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 177.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines 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.