Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Benin

Benin: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 0 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
65th
of 168 countries
All-time high
24,221
in 2016
All-time low
-27,434
in 2010
Years of data
26
1992–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Benin, 1992–2019

-20.0k020.0k1992200520191992: -851994: -4841995: -13.2k1996: 2751997: 4001999: -102000: -52001: 02002: 02003: -22004: -352005: 22006: -12.0k2007: -11.4k2008: -472009: 1982010: -27.4k2011: -4.5k2012: -18.5k2013: -9872014: 3.3k2015: 7.5k2016: 24.2k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.2k2019: 0

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

Analysis

Benin recorded 0 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019.

That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Benin peaked at 24,221 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -27,434, in 2010.

That places Benin 65th 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 Benin, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Benin, 1992 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1992 -85 —
1994 -484 +469.4%
1995 -13,194 +2626.0%
1996 275 -102.1%
1997 400 +45.5%
1999 -10 -102.5%
2000 -5 -50.0%
2001 0 -100.0%
2002 0 —
2003 -2 —
2004 -35 +1650.0%
2005 2 -105.7%
2006 -12,010 -600600.0%
2007 -11,371 -5.3%
2008 -47 -99.6%
2009 198 -521.3%
2010 -27,434 -13955.6%
2011 -4,499 -83.6%
2012 -18,535 +312.0%
2013 -987 -94.7%
2014 3,272 -431.5%
2015 7,528 +130.1%
2016 24,221 +221.7%
2017 1,947 -92.0%
2018 1,204 -38.2%
2019 0 -100.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -12. (40 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -14.5. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Benin 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
2006 -600600.0% 2 -12,010
2010 -13955.6% 198 -27,434
1995 -2626.0% -484 -13,194
2004 -1650.0% -2 -35

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -2,183 -13,194 400 6
2000s -2,327 -12,010 198 10
2010s -1,328 -27,434 24,221 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 62 Barbados 1 compare
  2. 62 Burundi 1 compare
  3. 62 Samoa 1 compare
  4. 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
  5. 65 Comoros 0 compare
  6. 65 Grenada 0
  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 Benin?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Benin was 0 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 Benin?
The highest recorded value was 24,221 in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was -27,434 in 2010.
How does Benin rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Benin ranks 65th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin 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
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.