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
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Somalia, 1961–2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 26 Venezuela 473,046 rice milled equivalent compare
- 27 Indonesia 471,444 rice milled equivalent compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 469,450 rice milled equivalent compare
- 30 Türkiye 443,210 rice milled equivalent compare
- 31 Madagascar 406,843 rice milled equivalent compare
- 32 Sri Lanka 398,998 rice milled equivalent compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 42.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
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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About this data
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.