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

Brazil: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0317 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0317 units per person
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
82nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0467 units per person
in 1996
All-time low
-0.1135 units per person
in 2017
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2019

-0.1-0.05-00.05196119902019

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0317 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0467 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.1135 units per person, in 2017.

Brazil ranks 82nd of 174 countries on this measure, 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 - Wheat, per capita in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Brazil, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0252 units per person
1962 0.0285 units per person +13.1%
1963 0.0275 units per person -3.6%
1964 0.032 units per person +16.5%
1965 0.0224 units per person -30.1%
1966 0.0278 units per person +24.2%
1967 0.0277 units per person -0.5%
1968 0.0289 units per person +4.4%
1969 0.0253 units per person -12.4%
1970 0.0206 units per person -18.4%
1971 0.0175 units per person -15.2%
1972 0.0179 units per person +2.5%
1973 0.0287 units per person +60.0%
1974 0.0228 units per person -20.5%
1975 0.0195 units per person -14.6%
1976 0.0311 units per person +59.6%
1977 0.0232 units per person -25.3%
1978 0.0375 units per person +61.3%
1979 0.0309 units per person -17.7%
1980 0.0392 units per person +27.1%
1981 0.0351 units per person -10.4%
1982 0.0333 units per person -5.3%
1983 0.0322 units per person -3.2%
1984 0.0367 units per person +13.9%
1985 0.0298 units per person -18.7%
1986 0.0163 units per person -45.3%
1987 0.0195 units per person +19.5%
1988 0.0065 units per person -66.4%
1989 0.0089 units per person +36.4%
1990 0.0132 units per person +47.4%
1991 0.0308 units per person +134.1%
1992 0.0285 units per person -7.3%
1993 0.0358 units per person +25.5%
1994 0.0384 units per person +7.4%
1995 0.0379 units per person -1.3%
1996 0.0467 units per person +23.0%
1997 0.0291 units per person -37.6%
1998 0.0378 units per person +29.9%
1999 0.0401 units per person +6.2%
2000 0.0432 units per person +7.7%
2001 0.0393 units per person -9.0%
2002 0.0368 units per person -6.4%
2003 0.0366 units per person -0.6%
2004 0.0265 units per person -27.5%
2005 0.027 units per person +1.8%
2006 0.035 units per person +29.5%
2007 0.0352 units per person +0.6%
2008 0.0315 units per person -10.4%
2009 0.0284 units per person -10.1%
2010 0.0326 units per person +15.1%
2011 0.0294 units per person -10.0%
2012 0.0334 units per person +13.7%
2013 0.0365 units per person +9.2%
2014 0.0289 units per person -20.8%
2015 0.0255 units per person -11.7%
2016 -0.0738 units per person -389.4%
2017 -0.1135 units per person +53.8%
2018 0.0331 units per person -129.1%
2019 0.0317 units per person -4.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Brazil 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 -389.4% 0.0255 units per person -0.0738 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0273 units per person 0.0224 units per person 0.032 units per person 9
1970s 0.025 units per person 0.0175 units per person 0.0375 units per person 10
1980s 0.0258 units per person 0.0065 units per person 0.0392 units per person 10
1990s 0.0338 units per person 0.0132 units per person 0.0467 units per person 10
2000s 0.034 units per person 0.0265 units per person 0.0432 units per person 10
2010s 0.0064 units per person -0.1135 units per person 0.0365 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 79 Panama 0.0357 units per person compare
  2. 80 Singapore 0.0354 units per person compare
  3. 81 Belarus 0.0352 units per person compare
  4. 83 Cameroon 0.0308 units per person compare
  5. 84 Kyrgyzstan 0.0308 units per person compare
  6. 85 South Africa 0.0306 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Brazil?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Brazil was 0.0317 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0467 units per person in 1996.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1135 units per person in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Brazil ranks 82nd out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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.