Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in United States

United States: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled was 303,452 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
303,452
Change on year
down 31.7%
World rank
28th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.67 million
in 2014
All-time low
-3.01 million
in 1987
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

United States recorded 303,452 for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in United States peaked at 1.67 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, -3.01 million, in 1987.

United States ranks 28th 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 United States, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in United States, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 -1.37 million
1962 -2.12 million +55.3%
1963 -1.19 million -44.1%
1964 -1.56 million +31.6%
1965 -1.39 million -11.1%
1966 -1.33 million -4.4%
1967 -832,234 -37.3%
1968 -345,953 -58.4%
1969 -142,518 -58.8%
1970 -1.16 million +713.0%
1971 -1.11 million -4.3%
1972 -1.25 million +12.6%
1973 -1.98 million +58.6%
1974 -1.18 million -40.5%
1975 -658,468 -44.2%
1976 -1.10 million +67.6%
1977 -1.55 million +40.8%
1978 -648,706 -58.2%
1979 -720,970 +11.1%
1980 -1.46 million +102.0%
1981 -2.06 million +41.3%
1982 -1.37 million -33.5%
1983 -1.52 million +11.0%
1984 -1.96 million +29.0%
1985 -702,303 -64.2%
1986 -1.58 million +125.3%
1987 -3.01 million +90.4%
1988 -2.09 million -30.6%
1989 -1.64 million -21.6%
1990 -2.19 million +33.7%
1991 -1.39 million -36.6%
1992 -1.79 million +28.5%
1993 -1.41 million -21.1%
1994 -1.41 million +0.4%
1995 -1.11 million -21.8%
1996 -960,359 -13.2%
1997 -1.36 million +41.1%
1998 -396,189 -70.8%
1999 -588,597 +48.6%
2000 -928,264 +57.7%
2001 -717,169 -22.7%
2002 -373,422 -47.9%
2003 -485,766 +30.1%
2004 -139,099 -71.4%
2005 -583,932 +319.8%
2006 -232,844 -60.1%
2007 -457,522 +96.5%
2008 -268,134 -41.4%
2009 296,528 -210.6%
2010 284,030 -4.2%
2011 211,213 -25.6%
2012 315,814 +49.5%
2013 1.06 million +234.5%
2014 1.67 million +57.9%
2015 545,375 -67.3%
2016 517,766 -5.1%
2017 528,866 +2.1%
2018 444,584 -15.9%
2019 303,452 -31.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in United States 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
1970 -713.0% -142,518 -1.16 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -1.14 million -2.12 million -142,518 9
1970s -1.14 million -1.98 million -648,706 10
1980s -1.74 million -3.01 million -702,303 10
1990s -1.26 million -2.19 million -396,189 10
2000s -388,962 -928,264 296,528 10
2010s 587,595 211,213 1.67 million 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 25 Norway 403,076 compare
  2. 26 Peru 379,068 compare
  3. 27 Belgium 332,683 compare
  4. 29 Greece 300,156 compare
  5. 30 Costa Rica 260,907 compare
  6. 31 India 227,616 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in United States?
Net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in United States was 303,452 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2014.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was -3.01 million in 1987.
How does United States rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
United States ranks 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States 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
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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.