Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Myanmar

Myanmar: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was -127,161 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
-127,161
Change on year
down 22,408.9%
World rank
146th
of 168 countries
All-time high
570
in 2017
All-time low
-566,109
in 2014
Years of data
45
1961–2018

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Myanmar, 1961–2018

-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k01961198920181961: 01962: 01963: 01964: 01965: 01966: 01967: 501968: 01969: 01970: 01971: 01972: 01973: 01974: 01975: 01976: 01977: 01978: 01979: 01980: 01981: 01982: 01983: 01984: 01985: 01986: 01987: 01988: 01989: 01990: 01991: 01992: 01993: 01994: 01995: 01996: 101997: 501998: 801999: 2502000: 2202014: -566.1k2015: 2282016: -284.0k2017: 5702018: -127.2k

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

Analysis

Myanmar recorded -127,161 for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in 2018.

That represents a change of down 22,408.9% on the previous year and up 77.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Myanmar peaked at 570 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -566,109, in 2014.

That places Myanmar 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Myanmar, 1961 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 50 —
1968 0 -100.0%
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 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 10 —
1997 50 +400.0%
1998 80 +60.0%
1999 250 +212.5%
2000 220 -12.0%
2014 -566,109 -257422.3%
2015 228 -100.0%
2016 -284,035 -124676.8%
2017 570 -100.2%
2018 -127,161 -22408.9%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's -127,161 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -12, 10596.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.56 0 50 9
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 39 0 250 10
2000s 220 220 220 1
2010s -195,301 -566,109 570 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 143 Uzbekistan -103,890 compare
  2. 144 Latvia -116,546 compare
  3. 145 United States -118,852 compare
  4. 147 Finland -132,496 compare
  5. 148 Spain -146,044 compare
  6. 149 Laos -180,134 compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Myanmar?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Myanmar was -127,161 in 2018, 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 570 in 2017.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was -566,109 in 2014.
How does Myanmar rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Myanmar ranks 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Myanmar 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.