Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in New Zealand

New Zealand: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled was 1,968 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,968
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
60th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1,984
in 1974
All-time low
-298,405
in 1985
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 1,968 for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in 2019.

The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in New Zealand peaked at 1,984 in 1974 and was at its lowest, -298,405, in 1985.

That places New Zealand 60th out of 165 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 - Soybeans, gaps filled in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in New Zealand, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 5
1962 10 +100.0%
1963 10 +0.0%
1964 15 +50.0%
1965 8 -46.7%
1966 9 +12.5%
1967 16 +77.8%
1968 -2,999 -18843.8%
1969 -1,651 -44.9%
1970 8 -100.5%
1971 45 +462.5%
1972 -10,753 -23995.6%
1973 -39,747 +269.6%
1974 1,984 -105.0%
1975 25 -98.7%
1976 -59,251 -237104.0%
1977 -52,608 -11.2%
1978 -49,861 -5.2%
1979 -12,227 -75.5%
1980 -84,679 +592.6%
1981 -51,558 -39.1%
1982 -22,519 -56.3%
1983 -17,021 -24.4%
1984 -109,194 +541.5%
1985 -298,405 +173.3%
1986 -230,380 -22.8%
1987 -154,077 -33.1%
1988 -78,496 -49.1%
1989 -90,089 +14.8%
1990 -32,295 -64.2%
1991 -30,539 -5.4%
1992 -49,194 +61.1%
1993 -24,828 -49.5%
1994 -34,422 +38.6%
1995 -8,344 -75.8%
1996 297 -103.6%
1997 388 +30.6%
1998 -48,519 -12604.9%
1999 413 -100.9%
2000 -15,206 -3781.8%
2001 476 -103.1%
2002 676 +42.0%
2003 507 -25.0%
2004 634 +25.0%
2005 755 +19.1%
2006 113 -85.0%
2007 739 +554.0%
2008 -21,037 -2946.7%
2009 1,307 -106.2%
2010 617 -52.8%
2011 132 -78.6%
2012 525 +297.7%
2013 1,018 +93.9%
2014 1,144 +12.4%
2015 1,386 +21.2%
2016 1,895 +36.7%
2017 1,883 -0.6%
2018 1,806 -4.1%
2019 1,968 +9.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 1,968 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13, 151.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 1,968 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,968, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in New Zealand 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
1976 -237104.0% 25 -59,251
1972 -23995.6% 45 -10,753
1968 -18843.8% 16 -2,999
1998 -12604.9% 388 -48,519
2000 -3781.8% 413 -15,206
2008 -2946.7% 739 -21,037

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -508.56 -2,999 16 9
1970s -22,238 -59,251 1,984 10
1980s -113,642 -298,405 -17,021 10
1990s -22,704 -49,194 413 10
2000s -3,104 -21,037 1,307 10
2010s 1,237 132 1,968 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 57 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,724 compare
  2. 58 Poland 2,523 compare
  3. 59 Sri Lanka 2,194 compare
  4. 61 Mozambique 1,640 compare
  5. 62 Gabon 1,353 compare
  6. 63 North Korea 1,329 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in New Zealand?
Net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in New Zealand was 1,968 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1,984 in 1974.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was -298,405 in 1985.
How does New Zealand rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
New Zealand ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand 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.