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

Ethiopia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0113 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0113 units per person
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
110th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0233 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.0065 units per person
in 2006
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Ethiopia, 1998–2019

0.0050.010.0150.020.0251998200820191998: 0.007 units per person1999: 0.008 units per person2000: 0.017 units per person2001: 0.015 units per person2002: 0.009 units per person2003: 0.022 units per person2004: 0.008 units per person2005: 0.011 units per person2006: 0.007 units per person2007: 0.007 units per person2008: 0.013 units per person2009: 0.02 units per person2010: 0.019 units per person2011: 0.018 units per person2012: 0.017 units per person2013: 0.016 units per person2014: 0.01 units per person2015: 0.012 units per person2016: 0.023 units per person2017: 0.01 units per person2018: 0.01 units per person2019: 0.011 units per person

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.0113 units per person.

That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0233 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 units per person, in 2006.

That places Ethiopia 110th 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 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Ethiopia, 1998 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1998 0.0073 units per person
1999 0.0084 units per person +15.1%
2000 0.0173 units per person +105.2%
2001 0.0148 units per person -14.1%
2002 0.0092 units per person -38.2%
2003 0.0217 units per person +136.8%
2004 0.0076 units per person -65.2%
2005 0.011 units per person +45.6%
2006 0.0065 units per person -40.7%
2007 0.0072 units per person +10.8%
2008 0.0129 units per person +78.1%
2009 0.0197 units per person +53.4%
2010 0.0188 units per person -4.9%
2011 0.0178 units per person -5.3%
2012 0.0171 units per person -3.7%
2013 0.0164 units per person -3.9%
2014 0.0103 units per person -37.4%
2015 0.0121 units per person +17.7%
2016 0.0233 units per person +91.9%
2017 0.0098 units per person -57.8%
2018 0.0101 units per person +3.1%
2019 0.0113 units per person +11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0079 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0084 units per person 2
2000s 0.0128 units per person 0.0065 units per person 0.0217 units per person 10
2010s 0.0147 units per person 0.0098 units per person 0.0233 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 107 Mali 0.0137 units per person compare
  2. 108 Syria 0.0135 units per person compare
  3. 109 Poland 0.0124 units per person compare
  4. 111 Togo 0.0106 units per person compare
  5. 112 Afghanistan 0.0103 units per person compare
  6. 113 Uganda 0.01 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 Ethiopia?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0113 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0233 units per person in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 2006.
How does Ethiopia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.