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

Kuwait: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was 204 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
204
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
34th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1,383
in 2016
All-time low
204
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Kuwait, 2013–2019

2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k2013201620192013: 9662014: 1.1k2015: 1.1k2016: 1.4k2017: 2722018: 2092019: 204

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 204 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.

That places Kuwait 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Kuwait, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 966 —
2014 1,061 +9.8%
2015 1,072 +1.0%
2016 1,383 +29.0%
2017 272 -80.3%
2018 209 -23.2%
2019 204 -2.4%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 204 is above the median for high income countries, which is -722. (59 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 204 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17, 12.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 31 Senegal 514 compare
  2. 32 Armenia 351 compare
  3. 33 Vanuatu 341
  4. 35 Bahrain 136 compare
  5. 36 Indonesia 124 compare
  6. 37 Cyprus 80 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Kuwait?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Kuwait was 204 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1,383 in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 204 in 2019.
How does Kuwait rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Kuwait ranks 34th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait 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.