Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Malta
Malta: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -37 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Malta, 1993–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Malta stood at -37.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 511.1% on the previous year and down 628.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Malta peaked at 481 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -2,722, in 2017.
That places Malta 87th 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50 | — |
| 2000 | 150 | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 481 | +220.7% |
| 2002 | 374 | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 125 | -66.6% |
| 2004 | 206 | +64.8% |
| 2005 | 171 | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 53 | -69.0% |
| 2007 | 48 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 41 | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 7 | -82.9% |
| 2010 | 65 | +828.6% |
| 2011 | 8 | -87.7% |
| 2012 | 22 | +175.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -90.9% |
| 2014 | -23 | -1250.0% |
| 2015 | -15 | -34.8% |
| 2016 | -23 | +53.3% |
| 2017 | -2,722 | +11734.8% |
| 2018 | 9 | -100.3% |
| 2019 | -37 | -511.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's -37 is above the median for high income countries, which is -722, 5% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malta's -37 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Malta 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -11734.8% | -23 | -2,722 |
| 2014 | -1250.0% | 2 | -23 |
| 2010 | +828.6% | 7 | 65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
| 2000s | 165.6 | 7 | 481 | 10 |
| 2010s | -271.4 | -2,722 | 65 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 84 Mauritius -24 compare
- 85 Montenegro -28 compare
- 85 Peru -28 compare
- 88 Ecuador -45 compare
- 89 Madagascar -52 compare
- 89 South Africa -52 compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Malta?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Malta was -37 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 481 in 2001.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,722 in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
- Malta ranks 87th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 628.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.