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

Uganda: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was 10,999 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
10,999
Change on year
down 53.0%
World rank
19th
of 168 countries
All-time high
23,410
in 2018
All-time low
-330,303
in 2017
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Uganda, 2006–2019

-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k02006201220192006: -3922007: 1192008: 232009: -862010: 02011: 3.4k2012: 4.9k2013: 252014: 1672015: 3.2k2016: -218.3k2017: -330.3k2018: 23.4k2019: 11.0k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Uganda recorded 10,999 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.0% on the previous year and up 12,889.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Uganda peaked at 23,410 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -330,303, in 2017.

Uganda ranks 19th 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 Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Uganda, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 -392 —
2007 119 -130.4%
2008 23 -80.7%
2009 -86 -473.9%
2010 0 -100.0%
2011 3,388 —
2012 4,910 +44.9%
2013 25 -99.5%
2014 167 +568.0%
2015 3,164 +1794.6%
2016 -218,275 -6998.7%
2017 -330,303 +51.3%
2018 23,410 -107.1%
2019 10,999 -53.0%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 10,999 is above the median for low income countries, which is -10. (19 countries reporting)
  • Uganda's 10,999 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -14.5. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Uganda 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
2016 -6998.7% 3,164 -218,275
2015 +1794.6% 167 3,164

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -84 -392 119 4
2010s -50,252 -330,303 23,410 10

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 16 Philippines 27,643 compare
  2. 17 China 22,828 compare
  3. 18 Saudi Arabia 11,765 compare
  4. 20 Pakistan 10,474 compare
  5. 21 Sudan 4,864 compare
  6. 22 Jamaica 4,780 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 Uganda?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Uganda was 10,999 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 23,410 in 2018.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was -330,303 in 2017.
How does Uganda rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Uganda ranks 19th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 12,889.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uganda 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.