Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Eswatini

Eswatini: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 37,051 rice milled equivalent in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
37,051 rice milled equivalent
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
92nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
37,051 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
All-time low
10,562 rice milled equivalent
in 2001
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Eswatini, 2000–2019

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000200920192000: 13.1k rice milled equivalent2001: 10.6k rice milled equivalent2002: 16.1k rice milled equivalent2003: 21.5k rice milled equivalent2004: 26.1k rice milled equivalent2005: 21.7k rice milled equivalent2006: 23.9k rice milled equivalent2007: 20.5k rice milled equivalent2008: 20.6k rice milled equivalent2009: 21.7k rice milled equivalent2010: 21.1k rice milled equivalent2011: 22.9k rice milled equivalent2012: 25.3k rice milled equivalent2013: 31.7k rice milled equivalent2014: 21.1k rice milled equivalent2015: 29.0k rice milled equivalent2016: 35.3k rice milled equivalent2017: 34.5k rice milled equivalent2018: 35.9k rice milled equivalent2019: 37.1k rice milled equivalent

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

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 37,051 rice milled equivalent for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Eswatini peaked at 37,051 rice milled equivalent in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,562 rice milled equivalent, in 2001.

That places Eswatini 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19,577 rice milled equivalent 10,562 rice milled equivalent 26,118 rice milled equivalent 10
2010s 29,387 rice milled equivalent 21,100 rice milled equivalent 37,051 rice milled equivalent 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 89 Tajikistan 39,226 rice milled equivalent compare
  2. 90 Morocco 38,037 rice milled equivalent compare
  3. 91 Fiji 37,719 rice milled equivalent compare
  4. 93 Bhutan 36,548 rice milled equivalent compare
  5. 94 Cape Verde 35,539 rice milled equivalent compare
  6. 95 Macau, China 34,329 rice milled equivalent compare

See the full ranking of 179 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Eswatini?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Eswatini was 37,051 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 37,051 rice milled equivalent in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 10,562 rice milled equivalent in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Eswatini ranks 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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.