Net food imports by crop - Soybeans in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans was 201 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 201 for net food imports by crop - soybeans in 2019.
The figure is down 57.1% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans in Papua New Guinea peaked at 943 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -114, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 70th 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 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -114 | — |
| 2002 | 551 | -583.3% |
| 2003 | 491 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 943 | +92.1% |
| 2005 | 399 | -57.7% |
| 2014 | -12 | -103.0% |
| 2015 | 93 | -875.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | -96.8% |
| 2017 | 81 | +2600.0% |
| 2018 | 468 | +477.8% |
| 2019 | 201 | -57.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 201 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5, 402.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 201 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,968, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 454 | -114 | 943 | 5 |
| 2010s | 139 | -12 | 468 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - soybeans in Papua New Guinea?
- Net food imports by crop - soybeans in Papua New Guinea was 201 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 943 in 2004.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -114 in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 70th out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - soybeans rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.