Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Thailand

Thailand: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 12,165 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
12,165
Change on year
up 32,778.4%
World rank
35th
of 168 countries
All-time high
12,165
in 2019
All-time low
-351
in 2010
Years of data
24
1996–2019

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

05.0k10.0k1996200720191996: 631997: -541998: -381999: 62000: -222001: 02002: 02003: 402004: -22005: 192006: 02007: 622008: 1702009: 2262010: -3512011: 652012: 6.2k2013: 6.7k2014: 552015: 4.3k2016: 3.1k2017: -952018: 372019: 12.2k

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Thailand stood at 12,165. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32,778.4% on the previous year and up 5,282.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Thailand peaked at 12,165 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -351, in 2010.

That places Thailand 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 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 Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Thailand, 1996 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1996 63 —
1997 -54 -185.7%
1998 -38 -29.6%
1999 6 -115.8%
2000 -22 -466.7%
2001 0 -100.0%
2002 0 —
2003 40 —
2004 -2 -105.0%
2005 19 -1050.0%
2006 0 -100.0%
2007 62 —
2008 170 +174.2%
2009 226 +32.9%
2010 -351 -255.3%
2011 65 -118.5%
2012 6,245 +9507.7%
2013 6,731 +7.8%
2014 55 -99.2%
2015 4,343 +7796.4%
2016 3,148 -27.5%
2017 -95 -103.0%
2018 37 -138.9%
2019 12,165 +32778.4%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 12,165 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172, 70.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 12,165 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,493, 8.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Thailand 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 +32778.4% 37 12,165
2012 +9507.7% 65 6,245
2015 +7796.4% 55 4,343

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -5.75 -54 63 4
2000s 49.3 -22 226 10
2010s 3,234 -351 12,165 10

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 32 South Sudan 15,526 compare
  2. 33 Singapore 14,994 compare
  3. 34 El Salvador 12,950 compare
  4. 36 Angola 10,220 compare
  5. 37 Malaysia 9,813 compare
  6. 38 Jamaica 9,582 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Thailand?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Thailand was 12,165 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 Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 12,165 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was -351 in 2010.
How does Thailand rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Thailand ranks 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 5,282.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand 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.