Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0279 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0279 units per person
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
87th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.042 units per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.0089 units per person
in 2008
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Bangladesh, 2006–2019

0.010.020.030.042006201220192006: 0.015 units per person2007: 0.018 units per person2008: 0.009 units per person2009: 0.016 units per person2010: 0.021 units per person2011: 0.02 units per person2012: 0.013 units per person2013: 0.022 units per person2014: 0.019 units per person2015: 0.024 units per person2016: 0.034 units per person2017: 0.042 units per person2018: 0.03 units per person2019: 0.028 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Bangladesh is 0.0279 units per person, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.042 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 units per person, in 2008.

That places Bangladesh 87th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Bangladesh, 2006 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
2006 0.0147 units per person
2007 0.0184 units per person +25.2%
2008 0.0089 units per person -51.5%
2009 0.016 units per person +79.6%
2010 0.0211 units per person +31.9%
2011 0.0203 units per person -3.9%
2012 0.0135 units per person -33.5%
2013 0.0216 units per person +60.1%
2014 0.0193 units per person -10.4%
2015 0.024 units per person +24.3%
2016 0.0343 units per person +42.7%
2017 0.042 units per person +22.3%
2018 0.0296 units per person -29.5%
2019 0.0279 units per person -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0145 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0184 units per person 4
2010s 0.0254 units per person 0.0135 units per person 0.042 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 84 Kyrgyzstan 0.0308 units per person compare
  2. 85 South Africa 0.0306 units per person compare
  3. 86 Guinea 0.0304 units per person compare
  4. 88 Vietnam 0.0274 units per person compare
  5. 89 Honduras 0.0271 units per person compare
  6. 90 Papua New Guinea 0.0243 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Bangladesh?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0279 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.042 units per person in 2017.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 units per person in 2008.
How does Bangladesh rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 87th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.