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

El Salvador: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was 72,885 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
72,885
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
10th
of 168 countries
All-time high
86,647
in 2003
All-time low
-40,530
in 1971
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in El Salvador, 1961–2019

-50.0k050.0k100.0k196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 72,885 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in El Salvador peaked at 86,647 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -40,530, in 1971.

El Salvador ranks 10th of 168 countries on this measure, 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, paddy, gaps filled in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in El Salvador, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -10,804 —
1962 -861 -92.0%
1963 -1,281 +48.8%
1964 -1,460 +14.0%
1965 791 -154.2%
1966 -2,876 -463.6%
1967 -8,225 +186.0%
1968 88 -101.1%
1969 -678 -870.5%
1970 -14,870 +2093.2%
1971 -40,530 +172.6%
1972 -21,299 -47.4%
1973 -407 -98.1%
1974 -550 +35.1%
1975 921 -267.5%
1976 -3,670 -498.5%
1977 -932 -74.6%
1978 -1,049 +12.6%
1979 -1,644 +56.7%
1980 -19,595 +1091.9%
1981 -15,348 -21.7%
1982 -448 -97.1%
1983 -41 -90.8%
1984 -394 +861.0%
1985 -18,602 +4621.3%
1986 -1,748 -90.6%
1987 0 -100.0%
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 -47 —
1992 -1,157 +2361.7%
1993 10,534 -1010.5%
1994 15,648 +48.5%
1995 20,527 +31.2%
1996 14,933 -27.3%
1997 28,212 +88.9%
1998 32,635 +15.7%
1999 26,537 -18.7%
2000 38,695 +45.8%
2001 58,330 +50.7%
2002 77,046 +32.1%
2003 86,647 +12.5%
2004 68,903 -20.5%
2005 86,029 +24.9%
2006 83,775 -2.6%
2007 72,092 -13.9%
2008 70,372 -2.4%
2009 65,449 -7.0%
2010 63,758 -2.6%
2011 72,316 +13.4%
2012 59,950 -17.1%
2013 57,458 -4.2%
2014 71,340 +24.2%
2015 68,732 -3.7%
2016 74,919 +9.0%
2017 58,089 -22.5%
2018 82,051 +41.3%
2019 72,885 -11.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 72,885 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5. (49 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 72,885 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5, 29154.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in El Salvador 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
1985 -4621.3% -394 -18,602
1992 -2361.7% -47 -1,157
1970 -2093.2% -678 -14,870
1980 -1091.9% -1,644 -19,595
1993 +1010.5% -1,157 10,534
1969 -870.5% 88 -678

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -2,812 -10,804 791 9
1970s -8,403 -40,530 921 10
1980s -5,618 -19,595 0 10
1990s 14,782 -1,157 32,635 10
2000s 70,734 38,695 86,647 10
2010s 68,150 57,458 82,051 10

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 7 Nicaragua 115,367 compare
  2. 8 Guatemala 108,982 compare
  3. 9 Brazil 91,430 compare
  4. 11 Turkey 60,017 compare
  5. 12 Libya 53,186 compare
  6. 13 Bangladesh 50,998 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in El Salvador?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in El Salvador was 72,885 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 86,647 in 2003.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was -40,530 in 1971.
How does El Salvador rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
El Salvador ranks 10th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador 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.