Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Egypt

Egypt: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 493,022 rice milled equivalent in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
493,022 rice milled equivalent
Change on year
up 125.0%
World rank
24th
of 179 countries
All-time high
493,022 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
All-time low
-47,723 rice milled equivalent
in 2014
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Egypt, 1961–2019

0200.0k400.0k196119902019

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 493,022 rice milled equivalent for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

That represents a change of up 125.0% on the previous year and up 6,399.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Egypt peaked at 493,022 rice milled equivalent in 2019 and was at its lowest, -47,723 rice milled equivalent, in 2014.

Egypt ranks 24th of 179 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 in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) in Egypt, 1961 to 2019.
Year rice milled equivalent Change
1961 -1,000 rice milled equivalent
1962 -1,400 rice milled equivalent +40.0%
1963 -1,999 rice milled equivalent +42.8%
1964 -595 rice milled equivalent -70.2%
1965 -1,096 rice milled equivalent +84.2%
1966 -2,110 rice milled equivalent +92.5%
1967 -36 rice milled equivalent -98.3%
1968 12 rice milled equivalent -133.3%
1969 7 rice milled equivalent -41.7%
1970 5 rice milled equivalent -28.6%
1971 0 rice milled equivalent -100.0%
1972 25 rice milled equivalent
1973 0 rice milled equivalent -100.0%
1974 0 rice milled equivalent
1975 0 rice milled equivalent
1976 0 rice milled equivalent
1977 0 rice milled equivalent
1978 0 rice milled equivalent
1979 -15 rice milled equivalent
1980 0 rice milled equivalent -100.0%
1981 0 rice milled equivalent
1982 20 rice milled equivalent
1983 0 rice milled equivalent -100.0%
1984 100 rice milled equivalent
1985 16 rice milled equivalent -84.0%
1986 7,000 rice milled equivalent +43650.0%
1987 22,321 rice milled equivalent +218.9%
1988 22,100 rice milled equivalent -1.0%
1989 3,129 rice milled equivalent -85.8%
1990 2,443 rice milled equivalent -21.9%
1991 3,800 rice milled equivalent +55.5%
1992 -2,514 rice milled equivalent -166.2%
1993 1,210 rice milled equivalent -148.1%
1994 982 rice milled equivalent -18.8%
1995 4,730 rice milled equivalent +381.7%
1996 360 rice milled equivalent -92.4%
1997 694 rice milled equivalent +92.8%
1998 697 rice milled equivalent +0.4%
1999 6,034 rice milled equivalent +765.7%
2000 1,210 rice milled equivalent -79.9%
2001 98,481 rice milled equivalent +8038.9%
2002 1,343 rice milled equivalent -98.6%
2003 1,709 rice milled equivalent +27.3%
2004 2,927 rice milled equivalent +71.3%
2005 4,209 rice milled equivalent +43.8%
2006 104,666 rice milled equivalent +2386.7%
2007 117,782 rice milled equivalent +12.5%
2008 42,586 rice milled equivalent -63.8%
2009 7,586 rice milled equivalent -82.2%
2010 2,068 rice milled equivalent -72.7%
2011 86,967 rice milled equivalent +4105.4%
2012 290,307 rice milled equivalent +233.8%
2013 20,206 rice milled equivalent -93.0%
2014 -47,723 rice milled equivalent -336.2%
2015 -361 rice milled equivalent -99.2%
2016 6,151 rice milled equivalent -1803.9%
2017 55,025 rice milled equivalent +794.6%
2018 219,163 rice milled equivalent +298.3%
2019 493,022 rice milled equivalent +125.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -913 rice milled equivalent -2,110 rice milled equivalent 12 rice milled equivalent 9
1970s 1.5 rice milled equivalent -15 rice milled equivalent 25 rice milled equivalent 10
1980s 5,469 rice milled equivalent 0 rice milled equivalent 22,321 rice milled equivalent 10
1990s 1,844 rice milled equivalent -2,514 rice milled equivalent 6,034 rice milled equivalent 10
2000s 38,250 rice milled equivalent 1,210 rice milled equivalent 117,782 rice milled equivalent 10
2010s 112,482 rice milled equivalent -47,723 rice milled equivalent 493,022 rice milled equivalent 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 21 Kenya 583,828 rice milled equivalent compare
  2. 22 United Arab Emirates 573,561 rice milled equivalent compare
  3. 23 Guinea 526,355 rice milled equivalent compare
  4. 25 Haiti 474,224 rice milled equivalent compare
  5. 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 473,046 rice milled equivalent compare
  6. 27 Indonesia 471,444 rice milled equivalent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Egypt?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Egypt was 493,022 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 493,022 rice milled equivalent in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was -47,723 rice milled equivalent in 2014.
How does Egypt rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Egypt ranks 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 6,399.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Egypt 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.