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

Romania: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -1.12 million in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-1.12 million
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
158th
of 168 countries
All-time high
10,126
in 1993
All-time low
-1.76 million
in 2015
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

-2.0M-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Romania recorded -1.12 million for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in 2019.

That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 108.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Romania peaked at 10,126 in 1993 and was at its lowest, -1.76 million, in 2015.

Romania ranks 158th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Romania, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Romania, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -7,800 —
1962 -7,500 -3.8%
1963 -2,700 -64.0%
1964 -6,700 +148.1%
1965 -2,700 -59.7%
1966 -2,100 -22.2%
1967 -2,800 +33.3%
1968 -6,600 +135.7%
1969 -8,700 +31.8%
1970 -2,400 -72.4%
1971 -2,100 -12.5%
1972 -900 -57.1%
1973 -2,536 +181.8%
1974 -1,594 -37.1%
1975 -193 -87.9%
1976 0 -100.0%
1977 -30,000 —
1978 0 -100.0%
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 -50,000 —
1983 0 -100.0%
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 -76,000 —
1988 -10,000 -86.8%
1989 -12,713 +27.1%
1990 -6,626 -47.9%
1991 -538 -91.9%
1992 4,092 -860.6%
1993 10,126 +147.5%
1994 6,665 -34.2%
1995 688 -89.7%
1996 -161,348 -23551.7%
1997 -258,977 +60.5%
1998 -38,018 -85.3%
1999 -76,084 +100.1%
2000 -89,524 +17.7%
2001 -236,903 +164.6%
2002 -363,885 +53.6%
2003 -15,037 -95.9%
2004 -61,726 +310.5%
2005 -317,241 +414.0%
2006 -118,205 -62.7%
2007 -135,412 +14.6%
2008 -640,012 +372.6%
2009 -537,497 -16.0%
2010 -762,875 +41.9%
2011 -705,710 -7.5%
2012 -685,461 -2.9%
2013 -1.13 million +65.0%
2014 -1.37 million +21.3%
2015 -1.76 million +28.3%
2016 -1.31 million -25.7%
2017 -1.44 million +10.1%
2018 -1.32 million -8.1%
2019 -1.12 million -15.3%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's -1.12 million is below the median for high income countries, which is -722, 1553.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Romania's -1.12 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -51,029, 22.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Romania 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
1996 -23551.7% 688 -161,348
1992 +860.6% -538 4,092

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -5,289 -8,700 -2,100 9
1970s -3,972 -30,000 0 10
1980s -14,871 -76,000 0 10
1990s -52,002 -258,977 10,126 10
2000s -251,544 -640,012 -15,037 10
2010s -1.16 million -1.76 million -685,461 10

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 155 Estonia -362,650 compare
  2. 156 Hungary -420,224 compare
  3. 157 Denmark -522,324 compare
  4. 159 Germany -1.57 million compare
  5. 160 Kazakhstan -1.64 million compare
  6. 161 United Kingdom -1.66 million 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 Romania?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Romania was -1.12 million in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 10,126 in 1993.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was -1.76 million in 2015.
How does Romania rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Romania ranks 158th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 108.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania 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.