Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -2 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Sri Lanka is -2, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 105.3% on the previous year and down 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 6,021 in 1993 and was at its lowest, -7, in 1984.
Sri Lanka ranks 73rd 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 58 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | -81.0% |
| 1981 | 2 | -81.8% |
| 1982 | 25 | +1150.0% |
| 1983 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1984 | -7 | — |
| 1985 | 29 | -514.3% |
| 1986 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 20 | — |
| 1989 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 15 | — |
| 1992 | 21 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 6,021 | +28571.4% |
| 1994 | 20 | -99.7% |
| 1995 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 3,042 | +14385.7% |
| 1997 | 492 | -83.8% |
| 1998 | 59 | -88.0% |
| 1999 | 2,760 | +4578.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | -99.8% |
| 2001 | 52 | +940.0% |
| 2002 | 474 | +811.5% |
| 2003 | 179 | -62.2% |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | -1 | — |
| 2006 | 185 | -18600.0% |
| 2007 | 195 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 4 | -97.9% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -1 | -125.0% |
| 2011 | 24 | -2500.0% |
| 2012 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 288 | +1100.0% |
| 2015 | -2 | -100.7% |
| 2016 | -2 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -4 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 38 | -1050.0% |
| 2019 | -2 | -105.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5, 40% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -2 is below the median for South Asia, which is 71. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +28571.4% | 21 | 6,021 |
| 2006 | +18600.0% | -1 | 185 |
| 1996 | +14385.7% | 21 | 3,042 |
| 1999 | +4578.0% | 59 | 2,760 |
| 2011 | +2500.0% | -1 | 24 |
| 1982 | +1150.0% | 2 | 25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.8 | 0 | 58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.1 | -7 | 30 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,245 | 0 | 6,021 | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.7 | -1 | 474 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6 | -4 | 288 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was -2 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6,021 in 1993.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -7 in 1984.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.