Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Barbados

Barbados: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was 3,919 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3,919
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
32nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
8,632
in 1996
All-time low
2,129
in 1994
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Barbados, 1993–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1993200620191993: 7.2k1994: 2.1k1995: 6.4k1996: 8.6k1997: 5.6k1998: 4.7k1999: 3.1k2000: 3.1k2001: 3.7k2002: 5.5k2003: 3.1k2004: 4.7k2005: 3.5k2006: 3.1k2007: 3.2k2008: 2.6k2009: 2.7k2010: 2.9k2011: 2.6k2012: 2.6k2013: 3.3k2014: 2.4k2015: 3.0k2016: 3.2k2017: 3.8k2018: 4.6k2019: 3.9k

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Barbados stood at 3,919.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Barbados peaked at 8,632 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,129, in 1994.

Barbados ranks 32nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Barbados, 1993 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1993 7,188 —
1994 2,129 -70.4%
1995 6,390 +200.1%
1996 8,632 +35.1%
1997 5,596 -35.2%
1998 4,667 -16.6%
1999 3,082 -34.0%
2000 3,082 +0.0%
2001 3,731 +21.1%
2002 5,474 +46.7%
2003 3,115 -43.1%
2004 4,718 +51.5%
2005 3,464 -26.6%
2006 3,074 -11.3%
2007 3,219 +4.7%
2008 2,576 -20.0%
2009 2,723 +5.7%
2010 2,861 +5.1%
2011 2,633 -8.0%
2012 2,643 +0.4%
2013 3,288 +24.4%
2014 2,414 -26.6%
2015 3,047 +26.2%
2016 3,181 +4.4%
2017 3,845 +20.9%
2018 4,578 +19.1%
2019 3,919 -14.4%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 3,919 is above the median for high income countries, which is -2. (60 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 3,919 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208, 18.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Barbados 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
1995 +200.1% 2,129 6,390

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,383 2,129 8,632 7
2000s 3,518 2,576 5,474 10
2010s 3,241 2,414 4,578 10

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 29 Democratic Republic of Congo 4,359 compare
  2. 30 Iran 4,293 compare
  3. 31 New Caledonia 4,122 compare
  4. 33 Algeria 3,814 compare
  5. 34 Hong Kong 3,401 compare
  6. 35 Tanzania 2,933 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Barbados?
Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Barbados was 3,919 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 8,632 in 1996.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 2,129 in 1994.
How does Barbados rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Barbados ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados 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, husked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,950 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.