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

Ecuador: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0682 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0682 units per person
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
46th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0682 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0283 units per person
in 2002
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Ecuador, 1996–2019

00.020.040.061996200720191996: 0.03 units per person1997: 0.041 units per person1998: 0.041 units per person1999: 0.037 units per person2000: 0.033 units per person2001: 0.041 units per person2002: 0.028 units per person2003: 0.031 units per person2004: 0.032 units per person2005: 0.034 units per person2006: 0.039 units per person2007: 0.033 units per person2008: 0.03 units per person2009: 0.033 units per person2010: 0.041 units per person2011: 0.037 units per person2012: 0.036 units per person2013: 0.035 units per person2014: 0.05 units per person2015: 0.056 units per person2016: 0.057 units per person2017: 0.067 units per person2018: 0.066 units per person2019: 0.068 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 Ecuador is 0.0682 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 106.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0682 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 units per person, in 2002.

Ecuador ranks 46th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Ecuador, 1996 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1996 0.0297 units per person
1997 0.0409 units per person +37.8%
1998 0.0409 units per person -0.2%
1999 0.0367 units per person -10.3%
2000 0.0326 units per person -11.0%
2001 0.0413 units per person +26.5%
2002 0.0283 units per person -31.5%
2003 0.031 units per person +9.6%
2004 0.032 units per person +3.3%
2005 0.0337 units per person +5.3%
2006 0.0393 units per person +16.5%
2007 0.0325 units per person -17.2%
2008 0.0303 units per person -6.9%
2009 0.033 units per person +8.9%
2010 0.0406 units per person +23.0%
2011 0.0369 units per person -9.0%
2012 0.0363 units per person -1.6%
2013 0.0354 units per person -2.5%
2014 0.0498 units per person +40.8%
2015 0.0558 units per person +12.1%
2016 0.0567 units per person +1.6%
2017 0.0675 units per person +18.9%
2018 0.0661 units per person -2.0%
2019 0.0682 units per person +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.037 units per person 0.0297 units per person 0.0409 units per person 4
2000s 0.0334 units per person 0.0283 units per person 0.0413 units per person 10
2010s 0.0513 units per person 0.0354 units per person 0.0682 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 43 South Korea 0.0724 units per person compare
  2. 44 Mongolia 0.0723 units per person compare
  3. 45 Barbados 0.0709 units per person compare
  4. 47 Philippines 0.0646 units per person compare
  5. 48 Uzbekistan 0.0631 units per person compare
  6. 49 Peru 0.062 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Ecuador?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0682 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0682 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 units per person in 2002.
How does Ecuador rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Ecuador ranks 46th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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.