Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Somalia

Somalia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 455,799 rice milled equivalent in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
455,799 rice milled equivalent
Change on year
up 22.4%
World rank
29th
of 179 countries
All-time high
455,799 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
All-time low
13,400 rice milled equivalent
in 1979
Years of data
38
1961–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1961199020191961: 15.7k rice milled equivalent1962: 16.8k rice milled equivalent1963: 22.8k rice milled equivalent1964: 36.7k rice milled equivalent1965: 28.8k rice milled equivalent1966: 22.1k rice milled equivalent1967: 17.3k rice milled equivalent1968: 15.4k rice milled equivalent1969: 16.0k rice milled equivalent1970: 23.3k rice milled equivalent1971: 36.2k rice milled equivalent1972: 26.6k rice milled equivalent1973: 29.8k rice milled equivalent1974: 16.8k rice milled equivalent1975: 37.0k rice milled equivalent1976: 20.3k rice milled equivalent1977: 62.8k rice milled equivalent1978: 13.6k rice milled equivalent1979: 13.4k rice milled equivalent1980: 61.1k rice milled equivalent1981: 75.0k rice milled equivalent1982: 84.2k rice milled equivalent1983: 61.3k rice milled equivalent1984: 94.4k rice milled equivalent1985: 61.3k rice milled equivalent1986: 97.4k rice milled equivalent1987: 81.5k rice milled equivalent1988: 46.5k rice milled equivalent1989: 70.0k rice milled equivalent1990: 70.0k rice milled equivalent1991: 90.0k rice milled equivalent1992: 118.0k rice milled equivalent1993: 70.0k rice milled equivalent2014: 220.7k rice milled equivalent2016: 356.6k rice milled equivalent2017: 415.9k rice milled equivalent2018: 372.5k rice milled equivalent2019: 455.8k rice milled equivalent

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

Analysis

Somalia recorded 455,799 rice milled equivalent for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and up 106.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Somalia peaked at 455,799 rice milled equivalent in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,400 rice milled equivalent, in 1979.

That places Somalia 29th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21,281 rice milled equivalent 15,353 rice milled equivalent 36,700 rice milled equivalent 9
1970s 27,969 rice milled equivalent 13,400 rice milled equivalent 62,798 rice milled equivalent 10
1980s 73,263 rice milled equivalent 46,525 rice milled equivalent 97,376 rice milled equivalent 10
1990s 87,000 rice milled equivalent 70,000 rice milled equivalent 118,000 rice milled equivalent 4
2010s 364,309 rice milled equivalent 220,689 rice milled equivalent 455,799 rice milled equivalent 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 26 Venezuela 473,046 rice milled equivalent compare
  2. 27 Indonesia 471,444 rice milled equivalent compare
  3. 28 Burkina Faso 469,450 rice milled equivalent compare
  4. 30 Türkiye 443,210 rice milled equivalent compare
  5. 31 Madagascar 406,843 rice milled equivalent compare
  6. 32 Sri Lanka 398,998 rice milled equivalent compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Somalia?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Somalia was 455,799 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 455,799 rice milled equivalent in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 13,400 rice milled equivalent in 1979.
How does Somalia rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Somalia ranks 29th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia 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.