Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Eswatini

Eswatini: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled was 35,200 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
35,200
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
78th
of 179 countries
All-time high
35,200
in 2019
All-time low
9,675
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Eswatini, 2000–2019

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000200920192000: 11.5k2001: 9.7k2002: 14.8k2003: 20.0k2004: 24.4k2005: 19.1k2006: 19.0k2007: 17.6k2008: 18.0k2009: 19.0k2010: 18.5k2011: 20.0k2012: 22.0k2013: 24.3k2014: 18.7k2015: 12.4k2016: 27.1k2017: 31.6k2018: 32.5k2019: 35.2k

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Eswatini stood at 35,200. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Eswatini peaked at 35,200 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,675, in 2001.

That places Eswatini 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Eswatini, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 11,470 —
2001 9,675 -15.6%
2002 14,802 +53.0%
2003 19,989 +35.0%
2004 24,436 +22.2%
2005 19,123 -21.7%
2006 19,020 -0.5%
2007 17,630 -7.3%
2008 18,000 +2.1%
2009 19,000 +5.6%
2010 18,500 -2.6%
2011 20,000 +8.1%
2012 22,000 +10.0%
2013 24,290 +10.4%
2014 18,680 -23.1%
2015 12,445 -33.4%
2016 27,088 +117.7%
2017 31,617 +16.7%
2018 32,528 +2.9%
2019 35,200 +8.2%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 35,200 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40,670, 87% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 35,200 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47,174, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Eswatini 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
2016 +117.7% 12,445 27,088

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,314 9,675 24,436 10
2010s 24,235 12,445 35,200 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 75 Tajikistan 35,609 compare
  2. 76 Cape Verde 35,537 compare
  3. 77 Fiji 35,444 compare
  4. 79 Macao 34,077 compare
  5. 80 Botswana 30,024 compare
  6. 81 Azerbaijan 27,098 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Eswatini?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Eswatini was 35,200 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 35,200 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 9,675 in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Eswatini ranks 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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.