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

Belgium: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.3187 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3187 units per person
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
1st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.384 units per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.2699 units per person
in 2008
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2019

00.10.20.30.42000200920192000: 0.315 units per person2001: 0.302 units per person2002: 0.325 units per person2003: 0.319 units per person2004: 0.29 units per person2005: 0.289 units per person2006: 0.305 units per person2007: 0.303 units per person2008: 0.27 units per person2009: 0.315 units per person2010: 0.321 units per person2011: 0.291 units per person2012: 0.329 units per person2013: 0.287 units per person2014: 0.319 units per person2015: 0.34 units per person2016: 0.368 units per person2017: 0.384 units per person2018: 0.359 units per person2019: 0.319 units per person

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.3187 units per person.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.384 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2699 units per person, in 2008.

That places Belgium 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Belgium, 2000 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
2000 0.3148 units per person
2001 0.302 units per person -4.1%
2002 0.325 units per person +7.6%
2003 0.3189 units per person -1.9%
2004 0.2903 units per person -9.0%
2005 0.2893 units per person -0.3%
2006 0.3046 units per person +5.3%
2007 0.3028 units per person -0.6%
2008 0.2699 units per person -10.9%
2009 0.3146 units per person +16.6%
2010 0.3213 units per person +2.1%
2011 0.2907 units per person -9.5%
2012 0.3289 units per person +13.1%
2013 0.287 units per person -12.7%
2014 0.319 units per person +11.1%
2015 0.3395 units per person +6.4%
2016 0.3683 units per person +8.5%
2017 0.384 units per person +4.3%
2018 0.3594 units per person -6.4%
2019 0.3187 units per person -11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3032 units per person 0.2699 units per person 0.325 units per person 10
2010s 0.3317 units per person 0.287 units per person 0.384 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 2 Netherlands 0.2981 units per person compare
  2. 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2302 units per person compare
  3. 4 Fiji 0.1943 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Belgium?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Belgium was 0.3187 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.384 units per person in 2017.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2699 units per person in 2008.
How does Belgium rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Belgium ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium 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.