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

Tunisia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -619 in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
-619
Change on year
up 81.6%
World rank
108th
of 168 countries
All-time high
258
in 1984
All-time low
-50,368
in 1992
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Tunisia, 1961–2017

-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k0196119892017

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Tunisia recorded -619 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 81.6% on the previous year and down 15,575.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Tunisia peaked at 258 in 1984 and was at its lowest, -50,368, in 1992.

Tunisia ranks 108th 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 Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Tunisia, 1961 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 -11,384 —
1964 -23,448 +106.0%
1965 0 -100.0%
1966 -18,910 —
1967 -635 -96.6%
1968 0 -100.0%
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 -10,589 —
1972 0 -100.0%
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 -4,981 —
1976 0 -100.0%
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 62 —
1982 63 +1.6%
1983 0 -100.0%
1984 258 —
1985 0 -100.0%
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 17 —
1990 0 -100.0%
1991 -282 —
1992 -50,368 +17761.0%
1993 -1,480 -97.1%
1994 -1,091 -26.3%
1995 -701.5 -35.7%
1996 -312.25 -55.5%
1997 77 -124.7%
1998 0 -100.0%
1999 -8 —
2000 0 -100.0%
2001 -32,891 —
2002 -2,355 -92.8%
2003 0 -100.0%
2004 -1,293 —
2005 0 -100.0%
2006 1 —
2007 4 +300.0%
2008 4 +0.0%
2009 56 +1300.0%
2010 3 -94.6%
2011 1 -66.7%
2012 0 -100.0%
2013 -4 —
2014 -13,505 +337525.0%
2015 -5,555 -58.9%
2016 -3,361 -39.5%
2017 -619 -81.6%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's -619 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -12, 51.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's -619 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 Tunisia 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
2014 -337525.0% -4 -13,505
1992 -17761.0% -282 -50,368
2009 +1300.0% 4 56

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -6,042 -23,448 0 9
1970s -1,557 -10,589 0 10
1980s 40 0 258 10
1990s -5,417 -50,368 77 10
2000s -3,647 -32,891 56 10
2010s -2,880 -13,505 3 8

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 105 Iran -353 compare
  2. 106 Switzerland -385 compare
  3. 107 Trinidad and Tobago -561 compare
  4. 109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -652 compare
  5. 110 Greece -688 compare
  6. 111 Norway -722 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 Tunisia?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Tunisia was -619 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 258 in 1984.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was -50,368 in 1992.
How does Tunisia rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Tunisia ranks 108th out of 168 countries with data for 2017.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15,575.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tunisia 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.