Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Mongolia

Mongolia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled was 38,455 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
38,455
Change on year
up 141.4%
World rank
72nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
38,455
in 2018
All-time low
-43,800
in 1985
Years of data
39
1961–2018

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Mongolia, 1961–2018

-40.0k-20.0k020.0k40.0k1961198920181961: 6001962: 2.0k1963: 2.0k1964: 4.4k1965: 3.1k1966: 4.3k1967: 4.0k1968: 4.3k1969: 4.8k1970: 7.7k1971: 6.0k1972: 7.0k1973: -8.0k1974: 3.5k1975: -1.2k1976: 7.8k1977: 9.2k1978: 9.0k1979: 9.1k1980: 10.5k1981: 12.0k1982: 12.4k1983: 8.0k1984: 10.3k1985: -43.8k1986: -21.1k1987: -20.4k1988: -3.8k1989: 11.5k1990: 19.1k1991: 9.5k1992: 3.1k1993: 32.8k1994: -2.6k1995: 5.6k1996: 7.9k2014: 28.6k2015: 15.9k2018: 38.5k

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

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 38,455 for net food imports by crop - rice, milled in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 141.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Mongolia peaked at 38,455 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -43,800, in 1985.

Mongolia ranks 72nd of 179 countries on this measure, 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 Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Mongolia, 1961 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1961 600 —
1962 2,000 +233.3%
1963 2,000 +0.0%
1964 4,400 +120.0%
1965 3,100 -29.5%
1966 4,300 +38.7%
1967 4,000 -7.0%
1968 4,300 +7.5%
1969 4,800 +11.6%
1970 7,671 +59.8%
1971 6,000 -21.8%
1972 7,000 +16.7%
1973 -8,000 -214.3%
1974 3,500 -143.8%
1975 -1,200 -134.3%
1976 7,800 -750.0%
1977 9,181 +17.7%
1978 9,000 -2.0%
1979 9,100 +1.1%
1980 10,500 +15.4%
1981 12,000 +14.3%
1982 12,400 +3.3%
1983 8,000 -35.5%
1984 10,300 +28.7%
1985 -43,800 -525.2%
1986 -21,100 -51.8%
1987 -20,400 -3.3%
1988 -3,800 -81.4%
1989 11,500 -402.6%
1990 19,100 +66.1%
1991 9,500 -50.3%
1992 3,100 -67.4%
1993 32,800 +958.1%
1994 -2,600 -107.9%
1995 5,600 -315.4%
1996 7,904 +41.1%
2014 28,628 +262.2%
2015 15,928 -44.4%
2018 38,455 +141.4%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 38,455 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18,830, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 38,455 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36,950, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled in Mongolia 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
1993 +958.1% 3,100 32,800
1976 +750.0% -1,200 7,800
1985 -525.2% 10,300 -43,800

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,278 600 4,800 9
1970s 5,005 -8,000 9,181 10
1980s -2,440 -43,800 12,400 10
1990s 10,772 -2,600 32,800 7
2010s 27,670 15,928 38,455 3

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 69 South Korea 42,090 compare
  2. 70 Uganda 41,499 compare
  3. 71 Brunei 39,447 compare
  4. 73 Mauritius 37,046 compare
  5. 74 Morocco 36,513 compare
  6. 75 Tajikistan 35,609 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Mongolia?
Net food imports by crop - rice, milled in Mongolia was 38,455 in 2018, 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 38,455 in 2018.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, milled recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was -43,800 in 1985.
How does Mongolia rank for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Mongolia ranks 72nd out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Mongolia 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.