Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Belgium

Belgium: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -210,829 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
-210,829
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
151st
of 168 countries
All-time high
-81,268
in 2001
All-time low
-398,541
in 2005
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Belgium, 2000–2019

-400.0k-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k2000200920192000: -350.6k2001: -81.3k2002: -196.8k2003: -198.4k2004: -96.9k2005: -398.5k2006: -242.7k2007: -232.1k2008: -219.3k2009: -182.3k2010: -307.7k2011: -164.5k2012: -335.9k2013: -309.0k2014: -179.7k2015: -219.4k2016: -184.9k2017: -204.1k2018: -217.7k2019: -210.8k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Belgium is -210,829, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Belgium peaked at -81,268 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -398,541, in 2005.

That places Belgium 151st out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Belgium, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 -350,625 —
2001 -81,268 -76.8%
2002 -196,780 +142.1%
2003 -198,380 +0.8%
2004 -96,896 -51.2%
2005 -398,541 +311.3%
2006 -242,670 -39.1%
2007 -232,105 -4.4%
2008 -219,276 -5.5%
2009 -182,256 -16.9%
2010 -307,736 +68.8%
2011 -164,509 -46.5%
2012 -335,933 +104.2%
2013 -308,993 -8.0%
2014 -179,735 -41.8%
2015 -219,396 +22.1%
2016 -184,861 -15.7%
2017 -204,128 +10.4%
2018 -217,670 +6.6%
2019 -210,829 -3.1%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's -210,829 is below the median for high income countries, which is -722, 292.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's -210,829 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -51,029, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Belgium 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
2005 -311.3% -96,896 -398,541

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -219,880 -398,541 -81,268 10
2010s -233,379 -335,933 -164,509 10

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 148 Spain -146,044 compare
  2. 149 Laos -180,134 compare
  3. 150 Lithuania -186,558 compare
  4. 152 Czechia -214,958 compare
  5. 153 Sweden -219,120 compare
  6. 154 Bulgaria -259,609 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Belgium?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Belgium was -210,829 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was -81,268 in 2001.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was -398,541 in 2005.
How does Belgium rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 151st out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,405 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.