Net food imports by crop - Soybeans in Gabon
Gabon: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans was 1,353 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans in Gabon, 1998–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1,353 for net food imports by crop - soybeans in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans in Gabon peaked at 2,722 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2004.
That places Gabon 62nd out of 165 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 537 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 1,404 | — |
| 2006 | 1,908 | +35.9% |
| 2007 | 1,521 | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 1,064 | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 1,425 | +33.9% |
| 2010 | 1,623 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 1,748 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1,792 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,181 | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 2,686 | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 2,212 | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 2,413 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 2,722 | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 1,839 | -32.4% |
| 2019 | 1,353 | -26.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1,353 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,314, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 537 | 537 | 537 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,220 | 0 | 1,908 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,057 | 1,353 | 2,722 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 59 Sri Lanka 2,194 compare
- 60 New Zealand 1,968 compare
- 61 Mozambique 1,640 compare
- 63 North Korea 1,329 compare
- 64 Montenegro 1,275 compare
- 65 Qatar 1,169 compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - soybeans in Gabon?
- Net food imports by crop - soybeans in Gabon was 1,353 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - soybeans recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,722 in 2017.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2004.
- How does Gabon rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
- Gabon ranks 62nd out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - soybeans rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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 - Soybeans. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.