Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Barbados

Barbados: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 1 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
62nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
72
in 1992
All-time low
-8
in 1962
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

020406080196119902019

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Barbados stood at 1.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Barbados peaked at 72 in 1992 and was at its lowest, -8, in 1962.

That places Barbados 62nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Barbados, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 -8 —
1963 -5 -37.5%
1964 0 -100.0%
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 -5 —
1992 72 -1540.0%
1993 0 -100.0%
1994 0 —
1995 1 —
1996 0 -100.0%
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 1 —
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 0 -100.0%
2002 10 —
2003 0 -100.0%
2004 0 —
2005 57 —
2006 1 -98.2%
2007 0 -100.0%
2008 1 —
2009 0 -100.0%
2010 0 —
2011 1 —
2012 3 +200.0%
2013 21 +600.0%
2014 -1 -104.8%
2015 3 -400.0%
2016 2 -33.3%
2017 1 -50.0%
2018 2 +100.0%
2019 1 -50.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is -722. (59 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.5, 40% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +1540.0% -5 72
2013 +600.0% 3 21
2015 +400.0% -1 3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -1.44 -8 0 9
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 6.9 -5 72 10
2000s 7 0 57 10
2010s 3.3 -1 21 10

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 62 Burundi 1 compare
  2. 62 Samoa 1 compare
  3. 65 Benin 0 compare
  4. 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
  5. 65 Comoros 0 compare
  6. 65 Grenada 0 compare
  7. 65 Japan 0 compare
  8. 65 Saint Lucia 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Barbados?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Barbados was 1 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 Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 72 in 1992.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was -8 in 1962.
How does Barbados rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Barbados ranks 62nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Barbados 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 6,315 data points, 1961–2019
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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.