Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Namibia

Namibia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was -29 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-29
Change on year
down 220.8%
World rank
92nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
427
in 2013
All-time low
-29
in 2019
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Namibia, 1997–2019

01002003004001997200820191997: 341998: 421999: 802000: 932001: 332002: 312003: 2202004: 282005: 502006: 502007: 502008: 442009: 1532010: 432011: 02012: 202013: 4272014: 152015: 652016: 542017: 682018: 242019: -29

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 Namibia is -29, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 220.8% on the previous year and down 119.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Namibia peaked at 427 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -29, in 2019.

Namibia ranks 92nd 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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Namibia, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 34 —
1998 42 +23.5%
1999 80 +90.5%
2000 93 +16.2%
2001 33 -64.5%
2002 31 -6.1%
2003 220 +609.7%
2004 28 -87.3%
2005 50 +78.6%
2006 50 +0.0%
2007 50 +0.0%
2008 44 -12.0%
2009 153 +247.7%
2010 43 -71.9%
2011 0 -100.0%
2012 20 —
2013 427 +2035.0%
2014 15 -96.5%
2015 65 +333.3%
2016 54 -16.9%
2017 68 +25.9%
2018 24 -64.7%
2019 -29 -220.8%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's -29 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.5. (40 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's -29 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 Namibia 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
2013 +2035.0% 20 427

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52 34 80 3
2000s 75.2 28 220 10
2010s 68.7 -29 427 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 89 Fiji 0 compare
  2. 90 Malta -7 compare
  3. 91 Turkmenistan -17 compare
  4. 93 Lesotho -34 compare
  5. 94 Senegal -43 compare
  6. 95 Ecuador -46 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Namibia?
Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Namibia was -29 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 427 in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was -29 in 2019.
How does Namibia rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Namibia ranks 92nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 119.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia 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.