Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Malawi
Malawi: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was -1,852 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Malawi, 1998–2019
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 Malawi is -1,852, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 61,833.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Malawi peaked at 222 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -6,286, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 113th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -10 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 222 | +4340.0% |
| 2002 | 11 | -95.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | — |
| 2008 | 14 | +366.7% |
| 2009 | 3 | -78.6% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | — |
| 2014 | -3,823 | -54714.3% |
| 2015 | -1,493 | -60.9% |
| 2016 | -3,134 | +109.9% |
| 2017 | -6,286 | +100.6% |
| 2018 | -1,907 | -69.7% |
| 2019 | -1,852 | -2.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -1,852 is below the median for low income countries, which is -24.5, 75.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -1,852 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 Malawi 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -54714.3% | 7 | -3,823 |
| 2001 | +4340.0% | 5 | 222 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5 | -10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27 | 0 | 222 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,848 | -6,286 | 7 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Malawi?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Malawi was -1,852 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 222 in 2001.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,286 in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
- Malawi ranks 113th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61,833.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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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About this data
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.