Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Mauritius
Mauritius: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was -24 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Mauritius, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -24 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2019.
That represents a change of up 84.2% on the previous year and down 108.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Mauritius peaked at 5,719 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -6,750, in 1986.
That places Mauritius 84th 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | -51 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | -2 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | -1 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1982 | -17 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 19 | — |
| 1985 | -3 | -115.8% |
| 1986 | -6,750 | +224900.0% |
| 1987 | -4,164 | -38.3% |
| 1988 | -4,571 | +9.8% |
| 1989 | -534 | -88.3% |
| 1990 | 1,216 | -327.7% |
| 1991 | 421 | -65.4% |
| 1992 | -477 | -213.3% |
| 1993 | 270 | -156.6% |
| 1994 | -33 | -112.2% |
| 1995 | -150 | +354.5% |
| 1996 | 1 | -100.7% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 318 | +31700.0% |
| 1999 | 68 | -78.6% |
| 2000 | 82 | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 175 | +113.4% |
| 2002 | -1,477 | -944.0% |
| 2003 | -1,330 | -10.0% |
| 2004 | -428 | -67.8% |
| 2005 | -302 | -29.4% |
| 2006 | -2,964 | +881.5% |
| 2007 | 417 | -114.1% |
| 2008 | -245 | -158.8% |
| 2009 | 276 | -212.7% |
| 2010 | 305 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 560 | +83.6% |
| 2012 | 5,719 | +921.2% |
| 2013 | 2,861 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 3,104 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 804 | -74.1% |
| 2016 | 1,147 | +42.7% |
| 2017 | 442 | -61.5% |
| 2018 | -152 | -134.4% |
| 2019 | -24 | -84.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's -24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5, 4.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's -24 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -14.5, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Mauritius 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -224900.0% | -3 | -6,750 |
| 1998 | +31700.0% | 1 | 318 |
| 2002 | -944.0% | 175 | -1,477 |
| 2006 | -881.5% | -302 | -2,964 |
| 2012 | +921.2% | 560 | 5,719 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.67 | -51 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.2 | -2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1,602 | -6,750 | 19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.5 | -477 | 1,216 | 10 |
| 2000s | -579.6 | -2,964 | 417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,477 | -152 | 5,719 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Mauritius?
- Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Mauritius was -24 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5,719 in 2012.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,750 in 1986.
- How does Mauritius rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Mauritius ranks 84th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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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.