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

Malawi: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled was 4,042 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
4,042
Change on year
up 124.3%
World rank
118th
of 179 countries
All-time high
10,111
in 2002
All-time low
-5,493
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Malawi, 1998–2019

-5.0k05.0k10.0k1998200820191998: 8451999: 8552000: 3012001: 1.5k2002: 10.1k2003: 4.8k2004: 1962005: 4722006: 3.7k2007: 3.8k2008: 5.2k2009: 6.7k2010: 7052011: 2602012: 2572013: 9472014: -3.6k2015: -9592016: 4.7k2017: -5.5k2018: 1.8k2019: 4.0k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Malawi recorded 4,042 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in 2019.

That represents a change of up 124.3% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 10,111 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -5,493, in 2017.

That places Malawi 118th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, milled, gaps filled in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Malawi, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 845
1999 855 +1.2%
2000 301 -64.8%
2001 1,510 +401.7%
2002 10,111 +569.6%
2003 4,783 -52.7%
2004 196 -95.9%
2005 472 +140.8%
2006 3,710 +686.0%
2007 3,780 +1.9%
2008 5,173 +36.9%
2009 6,662 +28.8%
2010 705 -89.4%
2011 260 -63.1%
2012 257 -1.2%
2013 947 +268.5%
2014 -3,628 -483.1%
2015 -959 -73.6%
2016 4,659 -585.8%
2017 -5,493 -217.9%
2018 1,802 -132.8%
2019 4,042 +124.3%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 4,042 is below the median for low income countries, which is 45,256, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 4,042 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47,174, 9% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 850 845 855 2
2000s 3,670 196 10,111 10
2010s 259.2 -5,493 4,659 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 115 Georgia 4,964 compare
  2. 116 Lesotho 4,949 compare
  3. 117 Turkmenistan 4,904 compare
  4. 119 Malta 3,521 compare
  5. 120 Nicaragua 3,364 compare
  6. 121 India 2,955 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Malawi?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Malawi was 4,042 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 10,111 in 2002.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was -5,493 in 2017.
How does Malawi rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 118th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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.