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

Namibia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was 1,694 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,694
Change on year
up 89.5%
World rank
26th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1,830
in 2016
All-time low
-22
in 2004
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Namibia, 1997–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1997200820191997: 3951998: 8801999: 1.7k2000: 4992001: 8552002: 3272003: 1842004: -222005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 1.1k2013: 8302014: 1.3k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.8k2017: 1.4k2018: 8942019: 1.7k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Namibia stood at 1,694.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.5% on the previous year and up 26.7% over five years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Namibia peaked at 1,830 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -22, in 2004.

Namibia ranks 26th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Namibia, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 395 —
1998 880 +122.8%
1999 1,734 +97.0%
2000 499 -71.2%
2001 855 +71.3%
2002 327 -61.8%
2003 184 -43.7%
2004 -22 -112.0%
2005 0 -100.0%
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 1,080 —
2013 830 -23.1%
2014 1,337 +61.1%
2015 1,316 -1.6%
2016 1,830 +39.1%
2017 1,401 -23.4%
2018 894 -36.2%
2019 1,694 +89.5%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 1,694 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -12. (40 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 1,694 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -14.5. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,003 395 1,734 3
2000s 184.3 -22 855 10
2010s 1,038 0 1,830 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 23 East Timor 2,904 compare
  2. 24 Morocco 2,028 compare
  3. 25 Portugal 1,779 compare
  4. 27 Oman 1,464 compare
  5. 28 Ethiopia 1,220 compare
  6. 29 Algeria 1,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Namibia?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Namibia was 1,694 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1,830 in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was -22 in 2004.
How does Namibia rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Namibia ranks 26th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Namibia 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.