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

Eswatini: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -212 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-212
Change on year
down 371.8%
World rank
99th
of 168 countries
All-time high
10,224
in 2015
All-time low
-218
in 2014
Years of data
20
2000–2019

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2000200920192000: 1.4k2001: 9352002: 1.3k2003: 1.4k2004: 2.4k2005: 3.3k2006: 5.4k2007: 3.7k2008: 4.0k2009: 4.2k2010: 4.0k2011: 4.5k2012: 5.0k2013: 3.2k2014: -2182015: 10.2k2016: -1112017: 5802018: 782019: -212

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Eswatini stood at -212.

That represents a change of down 371.8% on the previous year and down 105.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Eswatini peaked at 10,224 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -218, in 2014.

That places Eswatini 99th out of 168 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, paddy, gaps filled in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Eswatini, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 1,360 —
2001 935 -31.2%
2002 1,266 +35.4%
2003 1,388 +9.6%
2004 2,368 +70.6%
2005 3,317 +40.1%
2006 5,375 +62.0%
2007 3,732 -30.6%
2008 4,000 +7.2%
2009 4,200 +5.0%
2010 4,000 -4.8%
2011 4,500 +12.5%
2012 5,000 +11.1%
2013 3,227 -35.5%
2014 -218 -106.8%
2015 10,224 -4789.9%
2016 -111 -101.1%
2017 580 -622.5%
2018 78 -86.6%
2019 -212 -371.8%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's -212 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -12, 17.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's -212 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -14.5, 14.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled 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
2015 +4789.9% -218 10,224
2017 +622.5% -111 580
2019 -371.8% 78 -212

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,794 935 5,375 10
2010s 2,707 -218 10,224 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 96 Tanzania -108 compare
  2. 97 Malaysia -115 compare
  3. 98 Congo -125 compare
  4. 100 Ghana -213 compare
  5. 101 Sao Tome and Principe -304 compare
  6. 102 Belarus -306 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 Eswatini?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Eswatini was -212 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 10,224 in 2015.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was -218 in 2014.
How does Eswatini rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Eswatini ranks 99th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eswatini 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.