Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Niger

Niger: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was -76,029 rice milled equivalent in 2019. β—† Volatile

Latest (2019)
-76,029 rice milled equivalent
Change on year
down 115.0%
World rank
158th
of 179 countries
All-time high
506,681 rice milled equivalent
in 2018
All-time low
-76,029 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Years of data
26
1994–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1994200620191994: 4.4k rice milled equivalent1995: 42.9k rice milled equivalent1996: 51.0k rice milled equivalent1997: 94.2k rice milled equivalent1998: 92.6k rice milled equivalent1999: 83.8k rice milled equivalent2000: 89.7k rice milled equivalent2001: 161.5k rice milled equivalent2002: 204.4k rice milled equivalent2003: 158.2k rice milled equivalent2004: 187.2k rice milled equivalent2005: 291.5k rice milled equivalent2006: 187.0k rice milled equivalent2007: 171.9k rice milled equivalent2008: 267.3k rice milled equivalent2009: 190.3k rice milled equivalent2010: 147.1k rice milled equivalent2011: 183.2k rice milled equivalent2012: 323.9k rice milled equivalent2013: 383.2k rice milled equivalent2014: 362.0k rice milled equivalent2015: 387.2k rice milled equivalent2016: 405.1k rice milled equivalent2017: 459.3k rice milled equivalent2018: 506.7k rice milled equivalent2019: -76.0k rice milled equivalent

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

Analysis

Niger recorded -76,029 rice milled equivalent for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 115.0% on the previous year and down 140.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Niger peaked at 506,681 rice milled equivalent in 2018 and was at its lowest, -76,029 rice milled equivalent, in 2019.

Niger ranks 158th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61,466 rice milled equivalent 4,449 rice milled equivalent 94,155 rice milled equivalent 6
2000s 190,904 rice milled equivalent 89,723 rice milled equivalent 291,529 rice milled equivalent 10
2010s 308,182 rice milled equivalent -76,029 rice milled equivalent 506,681 rice milled equivalent 10

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 155 Uzbekistan, Republic of -46,665 rice milled equivalent compare
  2. 156 Uruguay -71,436 rice milled equivalent compare
  3. 157 Vietnam -71,953 rice milled equivalent compare
  4. 159 Lao People's Democratic Republic -89,473 rice milled equivalent compare
  5. 160 Finland -103,985 rice milled equivalent compare
  6. 161 Czech Republic -119,731 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 Niger?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Niger was -76,029 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 506,681 rice milled equivalent in 2018.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was -76,029 rice milled equivalent in 2019.
How does Niger rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Niger ranks 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger 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.