Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in India

India: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled was 227,616 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
227,616
Change on year
up 46.0%
World rank
31st
of 165 countries
All-time high
227,616
in 2019
All-time low
-545,502
in 2013
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in India, 1961–2019

-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in India is 227,616, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.0% on the previous year and up 544.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in India peaked at 227,616 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -545,502, in 2013.

India ranks 31st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in India, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in India, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 22
1962 524 +2281.8%
1963 153 -70.8%
1964 479 +213.1%
1965 11,739 +2350.7%
1966 -34 -100.3%
1967 -1 -97.1%
1968 -102 +10100.0%
1969 -55 -46.1%
1970 -8 -85.5%
1971 -3 -62.5%
1972 -46 +1433.3%
1973 -20 -56.5%
1974 -92 +360.0%
1975 -107 +16.3%
1976 -31,178 +29038.3%
1977 -10,376 -66.7%
1978 -1,014 -90.2%
1979 -41,554 +3998.0%
1980 1,848 -104.4%
1981 -26,929 -1557.2%
1982 -22,067 -18.1%
1983 -3,854 -82.5%
1984 -1,686 -56.3%
1985 -114 -93.2%
1986 0 -100.0%
1987 -51
1988 0 -100.0%
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 -181
1995 29,299 -16287.3%
1996 -118 -100.4%
1997 97 -182.2%
1998 33,538 +34475.3%
1999 -160 -100.5%
2000 131 -181.9%
2001 55 -58.0%
2002 -67 -221.8%
2003 -287 +328.4%
2004 -4,690 +1534.1%
2005 -193 -95.9%
2006 -496 +157.0%
2007 -347,807 +70022.4%
2008 -166,787 -52.0%
2009 -51,173 -69.3%
2010 -33,133 -35.3%
2011 -44,618 +34.7%
2012 -116,516 +161.1%
2013 -545,502 +368.2%
2014 -499,825 -8.4%
2015 -70,951 -85.8%
2016 61,962 -187.3%
2017 76,943 +24.2%
2018 155,887 +102.6%
2019 227,616 +46.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in India 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
2007 -70022.4% -496 -347,807
1998 +34475.3% 97 33,538
1976 -29038.3% -107 -31,178
1995 +16287.3% -181 29,299
1968 -10100.0% -1 -102
1979 -3998.0% -1,014 -41,554

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,414 -102 11,739 9
1970s -8,440 -41,554 -3 10
1980s -5,285 -26,929 1,848 10
1990s 6,248 -181 33,538 10
2000s -57,131 -347,807 131 10
2010s -78,814 -545,502 227,616 10

Countries ranked near India

  1. 28 United States 303,452 compare
  2. 29 Greece 300,156 compare
  3. 30 Costa Rica 260,907 compare
  4. 32 Israel 223,784 compare
  5. 33 Philippines 178,054 compare
  6. 34 Nepal 162,693 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in India?
Net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in India was 227,616 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 227,616 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was -545,502 in 2013.
How does India rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
India ranks 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 544.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 6,691 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.