Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0552 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0552 units per person
Change on year
up 47.4%
World rank
51st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0583 units per person
in 2010
All-time low
0.0047 units per person
in 1961
Years of data
57
1961–2019

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

00.020.040.06196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Dominican Republic stood at 0.0552 units per person.

That represents a change of up 47.4% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0583 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 units per person, in 1961.

That places Dominican Republic 51st 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 57 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0047 units per person
1962 0.009 units per person +89.9%
1963 0.0159 units per person +76.3%
1964 0.0149 units per person -5.8%
1965 0.0085 units per person -42.8%
1966 0.017 units per person +98.6%
1967 0.0189 units per person +11.4%
1968 0.0268 units per person +41.9%
1969 0.0225 units per person -16.1%
1970 0.0113 units per person -49.7%
1971 0.0235 units per person +107.4%
1972 0.0265 units per person +12.5%
1973 0.0205 units per person -22.4%
1974 0.0176 units per person -14.3%
1975 0.0197 units per person +11.9%
1976 0.029 units per person +47.0%
1977 0.0204 units per person -29.4%
1978 0.0286 units per person +40.1%
1979 0.0254 units per person -11.4%
1980 0.0275 units per person +8.4%
1981 0.0337 units per person +22.4%
1982 0.0209 units per person -37.9%
1983 0.0298 units per person +42.7%
1984 0.0196 units per person -34.1%
1985 0.036 units per person +83.4%
1986 0.0316 units per person -12.3%
1987 0.0377 units per person +19.3%
1988 0.0327 units per person -13.3%
1989 0.0247 units per person -24.4%
1990 0.0286 units per person +15.8%
1991 0.0306 units per person +7.0%
1992 0.0322 units per person +5.3%
1993 0.0289 units per person -10.2%
1994 0.0321 units per person +11.0%
1995 0.0309 units per person -3.8%
1996 0.0311 units per person +0.7%
1997 0.0357 units per person +14.8%
1998 0.0272 units per person -23.9%
1999 0.0392 units per person +44.1%
2000 0.0378 units per person -3.6%
2001 0.0421 units per person +11.4%
2002 0.0349 units per person -17.0%
2005 0.0436 units per person +25.0%
2006 0.0422 units per person -3.2%
2007 0.0404 units per person -4.4%
2008 0.039 units per person -3.4%
2009 0.0405 units per person +3.9%
2010 0.0583 units per person +43.9%
2011 0.0565 units per person -3.0%
2012 0.0537 units per person -5.0%
2013 0.0489 units per person -9.1%
2014 0.0357 units per person -26.9%
2015 0.0335 units per person -6.2%
2016 0.0321 units per person -4.3%
2017 0.0374 units per person +16.6%
2018 0.0374 units per person +0.1%
2019 0.0552 units per person +47.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0154 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.0268 units per person 9
1970s 0.0222 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.029 units per person 10
1980s 0.0294 units per person 0.0196 units per person 0.0377 units per person 10
1990s 0.0317 units per person 0.0272 units per person 0.0392 units per person 10
2000s 0.0401 units per person 0.0349 units per person 0.0436 units per person 8
2010s 0.0449 units per person 0.0321 units per person 0.0583 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 48 Uzbekistan 0.0631 units per person compare
  2. 49 Peru 0.062 units per person compare
  3. 50 Chile 0.0602 units per person compare
  4. 52 Costa Rica 0.0547 units per person compare
  5. 53 North Macedonia 0.0538 units per person compare
  6. 54 El Salvador 0.0527 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Dominican Republic?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.0552 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.0583 units per person in 2010.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 units per person in 1961.
How does Dominican Republic rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Dominican Republic ranks 51st out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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.