Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 1,552 rice milled equivalent in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1,552 rice milled equivalent
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
137th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1,681 rice milled equivalent
in 2017
All-time low
407 rice milled equivalent
in 1978
Years of data
35
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2019

5001.0k1.5k1961199020191961: 1.3k rice milled equivalent1962: 1.6k rice milled equivalent1963: 1.2k rice milled equivalent1964: 1.1k rice milled equivalent1965: 1.5k rice milled equivalent1966: 779 rice milled equivalent1967: 833 rice milled equivalent1968: 1.7k rice milled equivalent1969: 1.1k rice milled equivalent1970: 994 rice milled equivalent1971: 1.0k rice milled equivalent1972: 1.2k rice milled equivalent1973: 907 rice milled equivalent1974: 906 rice milled equivalent1975: 999 rice milled equivalent1976: 1.2k rice milled equivalent1977: 885 rice milled equivalent1978: 407 rice milled equivalent1979: 1.0k rice milled equivalent1980: 763 rice milled equivalent1981: 825 rice milled equivalent1982: 800 rice milled equivalent1983: 700 rice milled equivalent1984: 500 rice milled equivalent1985: 450 rice milled equivalent1986: 500 rice milled equivalent1987: 500 rice milled equivalent1988: 520 rice milled equivalent1989: 520 rice milled equivalent1990: 520 rice milled equivalent1991: 600 rice milled equivalent1992: 600 rice milled equivalent1993: 620 rice milled equivalent2017: 1.7k rice milled equivalent2019: 1.6k rice milled equivalent

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Measured in rice milled equivalent.

Analysis

Antigua and Barbuda recorded 1,552 rice milled equivalent for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1,681 rice milled equivalent in 2017 and was at its lowest, 407 rice milled equivalent, in 1978.

That places Antigua and Barbuda 137th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961 to 2019.
Year rice milled equivalent Change
1961 1,287 rice milled equivalent
1962 1,569 rice milled equivalent +21.9%
1963 1,200 rice milled equivalent -23.5%
1964 1,090 rice milled equivalent -9.2%
1965 1,491 rice milled equivalent +36.8%
1966 779 rice milled equivalent -47.8%
1967 833 rice milled equivalent +6.9%
1968 1,661 rice milled equivalent +99.4%
1969 1,091 rice milled equivalent -34.3%
1970 994 rice milled equivalent -8.9%
1971 1,000 rice milled equivalent +0.6%
1972 1,200 rice milled equivalent +20.0%
1973 907 rice milled equivalent -24.4%
1974 906 rice milled equivalent -0.1%
1975 999 rice milled equivalent +10.3%
1976 1,200 rice milled equivalent +20.1%
1977 885 rice milled equivalent -26.2%
1978 407 rice milled equivalent -54.0%
1979 1,000 rice milled equivalent +145.7%
1980 763 rice milled equivalent -23.7%
1981 825 rice milled equivalent +8.1%
1982 800 rice milled equivalent -3.0%
1983 700 rice milled equivalent -12.5%
1984 500 rice milled equivalent -28.6%
1985 450 rice milled equivalent -10.0%
1986 500 rice milled equivalent +11.1%
1987 500 rice milled equivalent +0.0%
1988 520 rice milled equivalent +4.0%
1989 520 rice milled equivalent +0.0%
1990 520 rice milled equivalent +0.0%
1991 600 rice milled equivalent +15.4%
1992 600 rice milled equivalent +0.0%
1993 620 rice milled equivalent +3.3%
2017 1,681 rice milled equivalent +171.1%
2019 1,552 rice milled equivalent -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,222 rice milled equivalent 779 rice milled equivalent 1,661 rice milled equivalent 9
1970s 949.8 rice milled equivalent 407 rice milled equivalent 1,200 rice milled equivalent 10
1980s 607.8 rice milled equivalent 450 rice milled equivalent 825 rice milled equivalent 10
1990s 585 rice milled equivalent 520 rice milled equivalent 620 rice milled equivalent 4
2010s 1,616 rice milled equivalent 1,552 rice milled equivalent 1,681 rice milled equivalent 2

Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda

  1. 134 Myanmar 2,257 rice milled equivalent compare
  2. 135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,896 rice milled equivalent compare
  3. 136 Dominica 1,617 rice milled equivalent compare
  4. 138 Grenada 1,503 rice milled equivalent compare
  5. 139 Iceland 1,468 rice milled equivalent compare
  6. 140 Montenegro 1,423 rice milled equivalent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Antigua and Barbuda?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Antigua and Barbuda was 1,552 rice milled equivalent in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest recorded value was 1,681 rice milled equivalent in 2017.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The lowest recorded value was 407 rice milled equivalent in 1978.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 137th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.