Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Greece

Greece: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled was 20,249 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
20,249
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
88th
of 179 countries
All-time high
20,249
in 2019
All-time low
-80,484
in 1967
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

-75.0k-50.0k-25.0k025.0k196119902019

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 20,249 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Greece peaked at 20,249 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -80,484, in 1967.

That places Greece 88th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Greece, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 8,636 —
1962 2,164 -74.9%
1963 3,324 +53.6%
1964 2,794 -15.9%
1965 3,354 +20.0%
1966 3,727 +11.1%
1967 -80,484 -2259.5%
1968 -47,650 -40.8%
1969 2,675 -105.6%
1970 828 -69.0%
1971 -19,099 -2406.6%
1972 483 -102.5%
1973 432 -10.6%
1974 784 +81.5%
1975 -19,573 -2596.6%
1976 1,360 -106.9%
1977 30 -97.8%
1978 10 -66.7%
1979 5 -50.0%
1980 3 -40.0%
1981 -19,113 -637200.0%
1982 -22,534 +17.9%
1983 -2,395 -89.4%
1984 2,406 -200.5%
1985 3,062 +27.3%
1986 2,421 -20.9%
1987 2,298 -5.1%
1988 2,732 +18.9%
1989 2,822 +3.3%
1990 3,066 +8.6%
1991 3,751 +22.3%
1992 4,714 +25.7%
1993 5,417 +14.9%
1994 3,999 -26.2%
1995 4,245 +6.2%
1996 7,570 +78.3%
1997 5,237 -30.8%
1998 4,933 -5.8%
1999 7,757 +57.2%
2000 8,189 +5.6%
2001 9,797 +19.6%
2002 -24,604 -351.1%
2003 10,303 -141.9%
2004 4,026 -60.9%
2005 6,554 +62.8%
2006 6,585 +0.5%
2007 11,493 +74.5%
2008 16,403 +42.7%
2009 15,168 -7.5%
2010 18,142 +19.6%
2011 13,657 -24.7%
2012 11,072 -18.9%
2013 15,394 +39.0%
2014 13,675 -11.2%
2015 -185 -101.4%
2016 13,347 -7314.6%
2017 13,252 -0.7%
2018 19,905 +50.2%
2019 20,249 +1.7%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 20,249 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,151, 6.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 20,249 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -20,685. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Greece 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
1981 -637200.0% 3 -19,113
2016 +7314.6% -185 13,347
1975 -2596.6% 784 -19,573
1971 -2406.6% 828 -19,099
1967 -2259.5% 3,727 -80,484
2002 -351.1% 9,797 -24,604

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -11,273 -80,484 8,636 9
1970s -3,474 -19,573 1,360 10
1980s -2,830 -22,534 3,062 10
1990s 5,069 3,066 7,757 10
2000s 6,391 -24,604 16,403 10
2010s 13,851 -185 20,249 10

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 85 Belarus 24,050 compare
  2. 86 Dominican Republic 23,552 compare
  3. 87 Tunisia 22,520 compare
  4. 89 Togo 18,837 compare
  5. 90 Albania 18,830 compare
  6. 91 Cambodia 18,485 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Greece?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Greece was 20,249 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 20,249 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was -80,484 in 1967.
How does Greece rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Greece ranks 88th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, milled rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece 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.