Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Egypt

Egypt: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled was 484,716 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
484,716
Change on year
up 121.3%
World rank
17th
of 179 countries
All-time high
484,716
in 2019
All-time low
-48,149
in 2014
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Egypt, 1961–2019

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 484,716 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 121.3% on the previous year and up 10,186.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Egypt peaked at 484,716 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -48,149, in 2014.

That places Egypt 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Egypt, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -1,000 —
1962 -1,400 +40.0%
1963 -1,999 +42.8%
1964 -595 -70.2%
1965 -1,096 +84.2%
1966 -2,110 +92.5%
1967 -36 -98.3%
1968 12 -133.3%
1969 7 -41.7%
1970 5 -28.6%
1971 0 -100.0%
1972 25 —
1973 0 -100.0%
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 -15 —
1980 0 -100.0%
1981 0 —
1982 20 —
1983 0 -100.0%
1984 100 —
1985 0 -100.0%
1986 7,000 —
1987 22,300 +218.6%
1988 22,100 -0.9%
1989 1,229 -94.4%
1990 2,443 +98.8%
1991 3,800 +55.5%
1992 -2,514 -166.2%
1993 1,210 -148.1%
1994 950 -21.5%
1995 4,730 +397.9%
1996 360 -92.4%
1997 694 +92.8%
1998 690 -0.6%
1999 794 +15.1%
2000 1,140 +43.6%
2001 97,655 +8466.2%
2002 968 -99.0%
2003 1,259 +30.1%
2004 2,036 +61.7%
2005 2,850 +40.0%
2006 103,120 +3518.2%
2007 116,429 +12.9%
2008 33,810 -71.0%
2009 4,712 -86.1%
2010 -1,627 -134.5%
2011 81,146 -5087.5%
2012 270,071 +232.8%
2013 13,338 -95.1%
2014 -48,149 -461.0%
2015 -2,042 -95.8%
2016 4,947 -342.3%
2017 54,279 +997.2%
2018 219,021 +303.5%
2019 484,716 +121.3%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 484,716 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,670, 11.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 484,716 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 158,816, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Egypt 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
2001 +8466.2% 1,140 97,655
2011 +5087.5% -1,627 81,146
2006 +3518.2% 2,850 103,120
2017 +997.2% 4,947 54,279

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -913 -2,110 12 9
1970s 1.5 -15 25 10
1980s 5,275 0 22,300 10
1990s 1,316 -2,514 4,730 10
2000s 36,398 968 116,429 10
2010s 107,570 -48,149 484,716 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 14 Cameroon 643,038 compare
  2. 15 Kenya 576,511 compare
  3. 16 United Arab Emirates 561,676 compare
  4. 18 Haiti 472,644 compare
  5. 19 Somalia 453,417 compare
  6. 20 Ghana 442,860 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 Egypt?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Egypt was 484,716 in 2019, 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 484,716 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was -48,149 in 2014.
How does Egypt rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Egypt ranks 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 10,186.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt 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.