Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Belgium

Belgium: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled was -246,482 in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
-246,482
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
164th
of 179 countries
All-time high
-48,245
in 2001
All-time low
-359,627
in 2005
Years of data
14
2000–2013

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Belgium, 2000–2013

-400.0k-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k02000200620132000: -319.6k2001: -48.2k2002: -172.9k2003: -174.1k2004: -64.6k2005: -359.6k2006: -192.1k2007: -186.0k2008: -164.4k2009: -130.9k2010: -257.9k2011: -103.3k2012: -278.3k2013: -246.5k

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded -246,482 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled in 2013.

The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Belgium peaked at -48,245 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -359,627, in 2005.

Belgium ranks 164th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Belgium, 2000 to 2013.
Year Value Change
2000 -319,633 —
2001 -48,245 -84.9%
2002 -172,893 +258.4%
2003 -174,128 +0.7%
2004 -64,617 -62.9%
2005 -359,627 +456.6%
2006 -192,104 -46.6%
2007 -185,997 -3.2%
2008 -164,364 -11.6%
2009 -130,874 -20.4%
2010 -257,928 +97.1%
2011 -103,298 -60.0%
2012 -278,289 +169.4%
2013 -246,482 -11.4%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's -246,482 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,151. (62 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's -246,482 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -20,685, 11.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Belgium 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
2005 -456.6% -64,617 -359,627

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -181,248 -359,627 -48,245 10
2010s -221,499 -278,289 -103,298 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 161 Sweden -157,125 compare
  2. 162 Latvia -197,965 compare
  3. 163 Bulgaria -244,085 compare
  4. 165 Lithuania -277,434 compare
  5. 166 Estonia -359,240 compare
  6. 167 Hungary -379,654 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Belgium?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Belgium was -246,482 in 2013, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, milled recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was -48,245 in 2001.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was -359,627 in 2005.
How does Belgium rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Belgium ranks 164th out of 179 countries with data for 2013.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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, milled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,853 data points, 1961–2019
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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.