Net food imports by crop - Soybeans in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans was -2,357 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans in Nicaragua, 1994–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded -2,357 for net food imports by crop - soybeans in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 657.2% on the previous year and down 235,600.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans in Nicaragua peaked at 2,800 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2,357, in 2019.
Nicaragua ranks 124th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 930 | — |
| 1995 | 241 | -74.1% |
| 1996 | 52 | -78.4% |
| 1997 | 62 | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 135 | +117.7% |
| 1999 | 503 | +272.6% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 211 | — |
| 2002 | 2,790 | +1222.3% |
| 2003 | 1,649 | -40.9% |
| 2004 | 2 | -99.9% |
| 2005 | 41 | +1950.0% |
| 2006 | 54 | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 205 | +279.6% |
| 2008 | 41 | -80.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | — |
| 2011 | 3 | -85.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | -1 | — |
| 2015 | 811 | -81200.0% |
| 2016 | 2,237 | +175.8% |
| 2017 | 2,800 | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 423 | -84.9% |
| 2019 | -2,357 | -657.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's -2,357 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5. (38 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's -2,357 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Soybeans in Nicaragua 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +81200.0% | -1 | 811 |
| 2005 | +1950.0% | 2 | 41 |
| 2002 | +1222.3% | 211 | 2,790 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 320.5 | 52 | 930 | 6 |
| 2000s | 499.3 | 0 | 2,790 | 10 |
| 2010s | 394 | -2,357 | 2,800 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - soybeans in Nicaragua?
- Net food imports by crop - soybeans in Nicaragua was -2,357 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,800 in 2017.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,357 in 2019.
- How does Nicaragua rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
- Nicaragua ranks 124th out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.