Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Egypt
Egypt: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled was 484,716 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Egypt, 1961–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
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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About this data
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.