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

Somalia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled was 453,417 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
453,417
Change on year
up 21.9%
World rank
19th
of 179 countries
All-time high
453,417
in 2019
All-time low
13,400
in 1979
Years of data
39
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Somalia, 1961–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1961199020191961: 15.7k1962: 16.8k1963: 22.8k1964: 36.7k1965: 28.8k1966: 22.1k1967: 17.3k1968: 15.4k1969: 16.0k1970: 23.3k1971: 36.2k1972: 26.6k1973: 29.8k1974: 16.8k1975: 37.0k1976: 20.3k1977: 62.8k1978: 13.6k1979: 13.4k1980: 61.1k1981: 75.0k1982: 79.4k1983: 61.3k1984: 94.4k1985: 61.3k1986: 97.4k1987: 81.5k1988: 46.5k1989: 70.0k1990: 70.0k1991: 90.0k1992: 118.0k1993: 70.0k2014: 218.1k2015: 286.8k2016: 355.5k2017: 414.5k2018: 372.0k2019: 453.4k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Somalia recorded 453,417 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 107.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Somalia peaked at 453,417 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,400, in 1979.

That places Somalia 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 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 Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Somalia, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 15,700
1962 16,800 +7.0%
1963 22,800 +35.7%
1964 36,700 +61.0%
1965 28,797 -21.5%
1966 22,077 -23.3%
1967 17,303 -21.6%
1968 15,353 -11.3%
1969 15,999 +4.2%
1970 23,270 +45.4%
1971 36,172 +55.4%
1972 26,625 -26.4%
1973 29,776 +11.8%
1974 16,768 -43.7%
1975 37,006 +120.7%
1976 20,303 -45.1%
1977 62,798 +209.3%
1978 13,576 -78.4%
1979 13,400 -1.3%
1980 61,100 +356.0%
1981 75,000 +22.7%
1982 79,445 +5.9%
1983 61,300 -22.8%
1984 94,369 +53.9%
1985 61,259 -35.1%
1986 97,376 +59.0%
1987 81,481 -16.3%
1988 46,525 -42.9%
1989 70,000 +50.5%
1990 70,000 +0.0%
1991 90,000 +28.6%
1992 118,000 +31.1%
1993 70,000 -40.7%
2014 218,144 +211.6%
2015 286,840 +31.5%
2016 355,535 +23.9%
2017 414,476 +16.6%
2018 372,026 -10.2%
2019 453,417 +21.9%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 453,417 is above the median for low income countries, which is 45,256, 10.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 453,417 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47,174, 9.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in Somalia 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
1980 +356.0% 13,400 61,100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21,281 15,353 36,700 9
1970s 27,969 13,400 62,798 10
1980s 72,786 46,525 97,376 10
1990s 87,000 70,000 118,000 4
2010s 350,073 218,144 453,417 6

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 16 United Arab Emirates 561,676 compare
  2. 17 Egypt 484,716 compare
  3. 18 Haiti 472,644 compare
  4. 20 Ghana 442,860 compare
  5. 21 Guinea 439,255 compare
  6. 22 Ethiopia 416,319 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Somalia?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in Somalia was 453,417 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 453,417 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 13,400 in 1979.
How does Somalia rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Somalia ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia 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.