Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 82,452 rice milled equivalent in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
82,452 rice milled equivalent
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
74th
of 179 countries
All-time high
125,981 rice milled equivalent
in 2005
All-time low
40,343 rice milled equivalent
in 1998
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Nicaragua, 1994–2019

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1994200620191994: 44.2k rice milled equivalent1995: 52.5k rice milled equivalent1996: 65.8k rice milled equivalent1997: 81.2k rice milled equivalent1998: 40.3k rice milled equivalent1999: 81.2k rice milled equivalent2000: 62.3k rice milled equivalent2001: 110.3k rice milled equivalent2002: 81.6k rice milled equivalent2003: 85.1k rice milled equivalent2004: 92.5k rice milled equivalent2005: 126.0k rice milled equivalent2006: 64.1k rice milled equivalent2007: 116.5k rice milled equivalent2008: 120.6k rice milled equivalent2009: 85.0k rice milled equivalent2010: 87.2k rice milled equivalent2011: 92.4k rice milled equivalent2012: 84.3k rice milled equivalent2013: 83.0k rice milled equivalent2014: 86.3k rice milled equivalent2015: 90.1k rice milled equivalent2016: 100.0k rice milled equivalent2017: 93.3k rice milled equivalent2018: 84.9k rice milled equivalent2019: 82.5k rice milled equivalent

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Nicaragua stood at 82,452 rice milled equivalent.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Nicaragua peaked at 125,981 rice milled equivalent in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40,343 rice milled equivalent, in 1998.

Nicaragua ranks 74th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) in Nicaragua, 1994 to 2019.
Year rice milled equivalent Change
1994 44,200 rice milled equivalent
1995 52,543 rice milled equivalent +18.9%
1996 65,785 rice milled equivalent +25.2%
1997 81,200 rice milled equivalent +23.4%
1998 40,343 rice milled equivalent -50.3%
1999 81,202 rice milled equivalent +101.3%
2000 62,266 rice milled equivalent -23.3%
2001 110,331 rice milled equivalent +77.2%
2002 81,563 rice milled equivalent -26.1%
2003 85,091 rice milled equivalent +4.3%
2004 92,472 rice milled equivalent +8.7%
2005 125,981 rice milled equivalent +36.2%
2006 64,063 rice milled equivalent -49.1%
2007 116,465 rice milled equivalent +81.8%
2008 120,643 rice milled equivalent +3.6%
2009 84,987 rice milled equivalent -29.6%
2010 87,236 rice milled equivalent +2.6%
2011 92,433 rice milled equivalent +6.0%
2012 84,313 rice milled equivalent -8.8%
2013 82,979 rice milled equivalent -1.6%
2014 86,347 rice milled equivalent +4.1%
2015 90,113 rice milled equivalent +4.4%
2016 99,968 rice milled equivalent +10.9%
2017 93,340 rice milled equivalent -6.6%
2018 84,851 rice milled equivalent -9.1%
2019 82,452 rice milled equivalent -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60,879 rice milled equivalent 40,343 rice milled equivalent 81,202 rice milled equivalent 6
2000s 94,386 rice milled equivalent 62,266 rice milled equivalent 125,981 rice milled equivalent 10
2010s 88,403 rice milled equivalent 82,452 rice milled equivalent 99,968 rice milled equivalent 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 71 Timor-Leste 89,959 rice milled equivalent compare
  2. 72 Guatemala 88,569 rice milled equivalent compare
  3. 73 Bangladesh 82,584 rice milled equivalent compare
  4. 75 Congo 82,436 rice milled equivalent compare
  5. 76 Jamaica 81,420 rice milled equivalent compare
  6. 77 Syrian Arab Republic 80,641 rice milled equivalent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Nicaragua?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Nicaragua was 82,452 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 125,981 rice milled equivalent in 2005.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 40,343 rice milled equivalent in 1998.
How does Nicaragua rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Nicaragua ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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.