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

Liberia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was 11 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
11
Change on year
up 101.5%
World rank
49th
of 168 countries
All-time high
544
in 2006
All-time low
-25,382
in 2015
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

-30.0k-20.0k-10.0k0196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Liberia recorded 11 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.5% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Liberia peaked at 544 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -25,382, in 2015.

Liberia ranks 49th of 168 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, paddy, gaps filled in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Liberia, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 -3 —
1964 -1 -66.7%
1965 0 -100.0%
1966 -40 —
1967 0 -100.0%
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 -149 —
1971 0 -100.0%
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 -3 —
1977 -114 +3700.0%
1978 -497 +336.0%
1979 0 -100.0%
1980 -16 —
1981 0 -100.0%
1982 -19 —
1983 -2,215 +11557.9%
1984 -10 -99.5%
1985 0 -100.0%
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2001 -2,000 —
2002 0 -100.0%
2003 -2,000 —
2004 -2,000 -0.0%
2005 198 -109.9%
2006 544 +174.7%
2007 1 -99.8%
2008 2 +100.0%
2009 29 +1350.0%
2010 0 -100.0%
2011 1 —
2012 0 -100.0%
2013 -6,415 —
2014 -15,898 +147.8%
2015 -25,382 +59.7%
2016 0 -100.0%
2017 2 —
2018 -746 -37400.0%
2019 11 -101.5%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 11 is above the median for low income countries, which is -10. (19 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -14.5. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Liberia 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
2018 -37400.0% 2 -746
1983 -11557.9% -19 -2,215
1977 -3700.0% -3 -114
2009 +1350.0% 2 29
1978 -336.0% -114 -497

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -4.89 -40 0 9
1970s -76.3 -497 0 10
1980s -226 -2,215 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s -522.6 -2,000 544 10
2010s -4,843 -25,382 11 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 46 Brunei 17 compare
  2. 47 Papua New Guinea 15 compare
  3. 48 Guinea 14 compare
  4. 50 Chile 8 compare
  5. 50 Seychelles 8 compare
  6. 52 Mozambique 5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Liberia?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Liberia was 11 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 544 in 2006.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was -25,382 in 2015.
How does Liberia rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Liberia ranks 49th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia 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.