Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Gambia

Gambia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled was -69 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
-69
Change on year
down 102.2%
World rank
138th
of 179 countries
All-time high
50,466
in 2005
All-time low
-253
in 2016
Years of data
14
1999–2018

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Gambia, 1999–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1999200820181999: 11.5k2000: 12.9k2001: 8.8k2002: 2.7k2003: 1.2k2004: 10.9k2005: 50.5k2006: 27.1k2007: 17.6k2014: 1.6k2015: -122016: -2532017: 3.1k2018: -69

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Gambia recorded -69 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 102.2% on the previous year and down 100.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Gambia peaked at 50,466 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -253, in 2016.

That places Gambia 138th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Gambia, 1999 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1999 11,490
2000 12,870 +12.0%
2001 8,750 -32.0%
2002 2,736 -68.7%
2003 1,240 -54.7%
2004 10,858 +775.6%
2005 50,466 +364.8%
2006 27,100 -46.3%
2007 17,588 -35.1%
2014 1,628 -90.7%
2015 -12 -100.7%
2016 -253 +2008.3%
2017 3,143 -1342.3%
2018 -69 -102.2%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's -69 is below the median for low income countries, which is 45,256. (23 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's -69 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47,174. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Gambia 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
2016 -2008.3% -12 -253
2017 +1342.3% -253 3,143
2004 +775.6% 1,240 10,858

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,490 11,490 11,490 1
2000s 16,451 1,240 50,466 8
2010s 887.4 -253 3,143 5

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 135 Antigua and Barbuda 44 compare
  2. 136 Guyana 22 compare
  3. 137 Burundi 12 compare
  4. 139 El Salvador -285 compare
  5. 140 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -651 compare
  6. 141 North Macedonia -3,090 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Gambia?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Gambia was -69 in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 50,466 in 2005.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was -253 in 2016.
How does Gambia rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Gambia ranks 138th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,905 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.