Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Qatar

Qatar: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was 269 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
269
Change on year
down 65.6%
World rank
60th
of 168 countries
All-time high
6,175
in 2010
All-time low
-232
in 2015
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Qatar, 2000–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000200920182000: 9652002: 2.8k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.3k2005: 3.5k2006: 3.5k2007: 4.5k2008: 3412009: 1.7k2010: 6.2k2011: 4.5k2012: 2.9k2013: 1.2k2014: 4.2k2015: -2322017: 7822018: 269

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

Analysis

In 2018, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Qatar stood at 269.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.6% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Qatar peaked at 6,175 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -232, in 2015.

Qatar ranks 60th 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 Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Qatar, 2000 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2000 965 —
2002 2,848 +195.1%
2003 1,704 -40.2%
2004 1,343 -21.2%
2005 3,483 +159.3%
2006 3,500 +0.5%
2007 4,465 +27.6%
2008 341 -92.4%
2009 1,722 +405.0%
2010 6,175 +258.6%
2011 4,514 -26.9%
2012 2,853 -36.8%
2013 1,192 -58.2%
2014 4,166 +249.5%
2015 -232 -105.6%
2017 782 -437.1%
2018 269 -65.6%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 269 is above the median for high income countries, which is -2. (60 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 269 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20, 13.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,263 341 4,465 9
2010s 2,465 -232 6,175 8

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 57 Bahamas 357 compare
  2. 58 Cyprus 315 compare
  3. 59 Chile 290 compare
  4. 61 South Sudan 266 compare
  5. 62 Kuwait 193 compare
  6. 63 Samoa 184 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

More reference data data for Qatar

All data for Qatar →

Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Qatar?
Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Qatar was 269 in 2018, 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 Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 6,175 in 2010.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was -232 in 2015.
How does Qatar rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Qatar ranks 60th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Qatar 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Qatar. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-husked/qatar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-husked/qatar/">Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Qatar</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.