Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Kuwait

Kuwait: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was 193 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
193
Change on year
down 52.5%
World rank
62nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
1,047
in 2013
All-time low
193
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Kuwait, 2013–2019

2004006008001.0k2013201620192013: 1.0k2014: 9312015: 4782016: 3692017: 4652018: 4062019: 193

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Kuwait is 193, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.5% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.

Kuwait ranks 62nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Kuwait, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 1,047 —
2014 931 -11.1%
2015 478 -48.7%
2016 369 -22.8%
2017 465 +26.0%
2018 406 -12.7%
2019 193 -52.5%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 193 is above the median for high income countries, which is -2. (60 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 193 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20, 9.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 59 Chile 290 compare
  2. 60 Qatar 269 compare
  3. 61 South Sudan 266 compare
  4. 63 Samoa 184 compare
  5. 64 Egypt 152 compare
  6. 65 Iceland 147 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Kuwait?
Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Kuwait was 193 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1,047 in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 193 in 2019.
How does Kuwait rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Kuwait ranks 62nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait 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.