Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was -366 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-366
Change on year
down 340.8%
World rank
108th
of 168 countries
All-time high
4,878
in 2011
All-time low
-366
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Ethiopia, 1998–2019

02.0k4.0k1998200820191998: 8421999: 3.4k2000: 1102001: 2.1k2002: 3.5k2003: 2.7k2004: 9582005: 2322006: -252007: 7402008: 1.1k2009: 2962010: 4.1k2011: 4.9k2012: 1222013: 9362014: 1.0k2015: 4112016: 9752017: 1.9k2018: 1522019: -366

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

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded -366 for net food imports by crop - rice, husked in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 340.8% on the previous year and down 223.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Ethiopia peaked at 4,878 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -366, in 2019.

Ethiopia ranks 108th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Ethiopia, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 842 —
1999 3,362 +299.3%
2000 110 -96.7%
2001 2,071 +1782.7%
2002 3,520 +70.0%
2003 2,691 -23.6%
2004 958 -64.4%
2005 232 -75.8%
2006 -25 -110.8%
2007 740 -3060.0%
2008 1,055 +42.6%
2009 296 -71.9%
2010 4,080 +1278.4%
2011 4,878 +19.6%
2012 122 -97.5%
2013 936 +667.2%
2014 1,046 +11.8%
2015 411 -60.7%
2016 975 +137.2%
2017 1,908 +95.7%
2018 152 -92.0%
2019 -366 -340.8%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's -366 is below the median for low income countries, which is -24.5, 14.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's -366 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Ethiopia 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
2007 +3060.0% -25 740
2001 +1782.7% 110 2,071
2010 +1278.4% 296 4,080

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,102 842 3,362 2
2000s 1,165 -25 3,520 10
2010s 1,414 -366 4,878 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 105 Myanmar -200 compare
  2. 106 Ghana -218 compare
  3. 107 Tunisia -363 compare
  4. 109 Botswana -544 compare
  5. 110 Belarus -751 compare
  6. 111 El Salvador -1,350 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Ethiopia?
Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Ethiopia was -366 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 4,878 in 2011.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was -366 in 2019.
How does Ethiopia rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Ethiopia ranks 108th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 223.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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
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.