Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in South Africa
South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled was 917,854 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in South Africa, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in South Africa is 917,854, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in South Africa peaked at 1.28 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36,123, in 1985.
South Africa ranks 10th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51,598 | — |
| 1962 | 43,500 | -15.7% |
| 1963 | 56,575 | +30.1% |
| 1964 | 59,051 | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 60,915 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 74,219 | +21.8% |
| 1967 | 72,265 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 78,976 | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 80,979 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 75,231 | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 90,352 | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 83,136 | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 100,364 | +20.7% |
| 1974 | 70,769 | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 87,114 | +23.1% |
| 1976 | 76,797 | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 103,499 | +34.8% |
| 1978 | 76,763 | -25.8% |
| 1979 | 95,895 | +24.9% |
| 1980 | 91,130 | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 149,316 | +63.8% |
| 1982 | 163,338 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 176,222 | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 37,905 | -78.5% |
| 1985 | 36,123 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 113,278 | +213.6% |
| 1987 | 189,573 | +67.4% |
| 1988 | 129,752 | -31.6% |
| 1989 | 208,751 | +60.9% |
| 1990 | 199,720 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 243,086 | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 245,438 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 274,182 | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 317,443 | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 346,607 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 364,327 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 434,900 | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 505,026 | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 491,311 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 503,988 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 631,663 | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 733,419 | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 782,143 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 736,710 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 737,029 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 775,428 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 943,346 | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 626,428 | -33.6% |
| 2009 | 729,321 | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 721,415 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 874,163 | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million | +46.6% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 885,623 | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 598,341 | -32.4% |
| 2016 | 939,574 | +57.0% |
| 2017 | 943,666 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 957,905 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 917,854 | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 917,854 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,830, 48.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 917,854 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47,174, 19.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +213.6% | 36,123 | 113,278 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64,231 | 43,500 | 80,979 | 9 |
| 1970s | 85,992 | 70,769 | 103,499 | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,539 | 36,123 | 208,751 | 10 |
| 1990s | 342,204 | 199,720 | 505,026 | 10 |
| 2000s | 719,948 | 503,988 | 943,346 | 10 |
| 2010s | 935,461 | 598,341 | 1.28 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 1.04 million compare
- 8 Malaysia 957,967 compare
- 9 Mozambique 943,721 compare
- 11 Nigeria 798,588 compare
- 12 United States 770,146 compare
- 13 Japan 667,675 compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in South Africa?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled in South Africa was 917,854 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,123 in 1985.
- How does South Africa rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.