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

Namibia: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled was 16 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
16
Change on year
down 59.0%
World rank
83rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
311
in 2000
All-time low
-12
in 2003
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in Namibia, 1997–2019

01002003001997200820191997: 391998: 2351999: 1042000: 3112001: 642002: 1512003: -122004: 82005: 342006: 342007: 342008: 342009: 1072010: 12011: 92012: 1492013: 1402014: 42015: 92016: 152017: 62018: 392019: 16

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Namibia recorded 16 for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.0% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Namibia peaked at 311 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -12, in 2003.

Namibia ranks 83rd of 165 countries on this measure, 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 - Soybeans, gaps filled in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in Namibia, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 39
1998 235 +502.6%
1999 104 -55.7%
2000 311 +199.0%
2001 64 -79.4%
2002 151 +135.9%
2003 -12 -107.9%
2004 8 -166.7%
2005 34 +325.0%
2006 34 +0.0%
2007 34 +0.0%
2008 34 +0.0%
2009 107 +214.7%
2010 1 -99.1%
2011 9 +800.0%
2012 149 +1555.6%
2013 140 -6.0%
2014 4 -97.1%
2015 9 +125.0%
2016 15 +66.7%
2017 6 -60.0%
2018 39 +550.0%
2019 16 -59.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in Namibia 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
2012 +1555.6% 9 149

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 126 39 235 3
2000s 76.5 -12 311 10
2010s 38.8 1 149 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 80 Burundi 28 compare
  2. 81 Guatemala 23 compare
  3. 82 Bahrain 18 compare
  4. 84 Iceland 15 compare
  5. 85 Cyprus 13 compare
  6. 85 South Sudan 13 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Namibia?
Net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Namibia was 16 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 311 in 2000.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was -12 in 2003.
How does Namibia rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
Namibia ranks 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia 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.