Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Mauritius

Mauritius: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was -67 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-67
Change on year
up 68.5%
World rank
98th
of 168 countries
All-time high
2,633
in 2007
All-time low
-6,763
in 1986
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Mauritius, 1961–2019

-6.0k-4.0k-2.0k02.0k196119902019

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 Mauritius is -67, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.5% on the previous year and down 113.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Mauritius peaked at 2,633 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -6,763, in 1986.

Mauritius ranks 98th 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 Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Mauritius, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 -51 —
1966 0 -100.0%
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 -2 —
1972 0 -100.0%
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 -1 —
1981 0 -100.0%
1982 -17 —
1983 18 -205.9%
1984 5 -72.2%
1985 -2 -140.0%
1986 -6,763 +338050.0%
1987 -4,167 -38.4%
1988 -4,641 +11.4%
1989 -650 -86.0%
1990 -22 -96.6%
1991 -15 -31.8%
1992 -533 +3453.3%
1993 0 -100.0%
1994 -105 —
1995 -119 +13.3%
1996 6 -105.0%
1997 2 -66.7%
1998 131 +6450.0%
1999 64 -51.1%
2000 12 -81.2%
2001 65 +441.7%
2002 -1,507 -2418.5%
2003 -1,245 -17.4%
2004 311 -125.0%
2005 2,537 +715.8%
2006 -1,436 -156.6%
2007 2,633 -283.4%
2008 1,807 -31.4%
2009 495 -72.6%
2010 1,077 +117.6%
2011 -255 -123.7%
2012 152 -159.6%
2013 -775 -609.9%
2014 529 -168.3%
2015 376 -28.9%
2016 75 -80.1%
2017 -210 -380.0%
2018 -213 +1.4%
2019 -67 -68.5%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's -67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1. (49 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's -67 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 Mauritius 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
1986 -338050.0% -2 -6,763
1998 +6450.0% 2 131
1992 -3453.3% -15 -533
2002 -2418.5% 65 -1,507

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -5.67 -51 0 9
1970s -0.2 -2 0 10
1980s -1,622 -6,763 18 10
1990s -59.1 -533 131 10
2000s 367.2 -1,507 2,633 10
2010s 68.9 -775 1,077 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 95 Ecuador -46 compare
  2. 96 Peru -47 compare
  3. 97 Tajikistan -50 compare
  4. 99 Gambia -74 compare
  5. 100 Rwanda -82 compare
  6. 101 Norway -89 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Mauritius?
Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Mauritius was -67 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 2,633 in 2007.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was -6,763 in 1986.
How does Mauritius rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Mauritius ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius 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.