Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Namibia
Namibia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was -29 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Namibia, 1997–2019
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 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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2035.0% | 20 | 427 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52 | 34 | 80 | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.2 | 28 | 220 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7 | -29 | 427 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
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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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.