Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Suriname

Suriname: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was -3,295 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
-3,295
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
121st
of 168 countries
All-time high
382
in 2013
All-time low
-3,317
in 2015
Years of data
8
2011–2018

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Suriname, 2011–2018

-3.0k-2.0k-1.0k02011201420182011: 582012: 602013: 3822014: -2182015: -3.3k2016: 1812017: -3.2k2018: -3.3k

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

Analysis

Suriname recorded -3,295 for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5,781.0% over ten years.

That places Suriname 121st out of 168 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Suriname, 2011 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2011 58 —
2012 60 +3.4%
2013 382 +536.7%
2014 -218 -157.1%
2015 -3,317 +1421.6%
2016 181 -105.5%
2017 -3,250 -1895.6%
2018 -3,295 +1.4%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's -3,295 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172. (47 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's -3,295 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43. (29 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 118 Cambodia -1,838 compare
  2. 119 Malawi -1,851 compare
  3. 120 Nicaragua -3,118 compare
  4. 122 Libya -3,357 compare
  5. 123 Georgia -5,227 compare
  6. 124 Tunisia -5,556 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Suriname?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Suriname was -3,295 in 2018, 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 382 in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was -3,317 in 2015.
How does Suriname rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Suriname ranks 121st out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 5,781.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname 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.