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

France: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was -0.102 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
-0.102 units per person
Change on year
down 17.7%
World rank
172nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
-0.0088 units per person
in 1962
All-time low
-0.1038 units per person
in 2015
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

-0.1-0.08-0.06-0.04-0.020196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in France stood at -0.102 units per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in France peaked at -0.0088 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.1038 units per person, in 2015.

France ranks 172nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in France, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 -0.0306 units per person
1962 -0.0088 units per person -71.2%
1963 -0.0209 units per person +136.9%
1964 -0.0388 units per person +85.6%
1965 -0.0198 units per person -48.9%
1966 -0.0218 units per person +10.2%
1967 -0.0342 units per person +56.4%
1968 -0.051 units per person +49.1%
1969 -0.0501 units per person -1.8%
1970 -0.0504 units per person +0.7%
1971 -0.0476 units per person -5.6%
1972 -0.0646 units per person +35.9%
1973 -0.0714 units per person +10.5%
1974 -0.0767 units per person +7.3%
1975 -0.0399 units per person -48.0%
1976 -0.0498 units per person +24.9%
1977 -0.0412 units per person -17.2%
1978 -0.0562 units per person +36.2%
1979 -0.065 units per person +15.8%
1980 -0.0592 units per person -9.0%
1981 -0.0682 units per person +15.2%
1982 -0.0348 units per person -49.0%
1983 -0.0509 units per person +46.3%
1984 -0.0572 units per person +12.3%
1985 -0.0792 units per person +38.5%
1986 -0.061 units per person -23.0%
1987 -0.0699 units per person +14.5%
1988 -0.0821 units per person +17.5%
1989 -0.0634 units per person -22.8%
1990 -0.0634 units per person -0.0%
1991 -0.0748 units per person +18.0%
1992 -0.0889 units per person +18.9%
1993 -0.0817 units per person -8.1%
1994 -0.049 units per person -40.0%
1995 -0.045 units per person -8.2%
1996 -0.0476 units per person +5.8%
1997 -0.0521 units per person +9.5%
1998 -0.0729 units per person +39.8%
1999 -0.096 units per person +31.8%
2000 -0.0708 units per person -26.3%
2001 -0.0582 units per person -17.8%
2002 -0.0614 units per person +5.5%
2003 -0.0758 units per person +23.5%
2004 -0.0743 units per person -2.0%
2005 -0.0826 units per person +11.1%
2006 -0.0642 units per person -22.2%
2007 -0.0751 units per person +17.0%
2008 -0.0728 units per person -3.1%
2009 -0.0673 units per person -7.5%
2010 -0.0773 units per person +14.8%
2011 -0.0576 units per person -25.4%
2012 -0.0666 units per person +15.6%
2013 -0.0933 units per person +40.0%
2014 -0.0695 units per person -25.5%
2015 -0.1038 units per person +49.3%
2016 -0.0739 units per person -28.8%
2017 -0.0745 units per person +0.8%
2018 -0.0866 units per person +16.3%
2019 -0.102 units per person +17.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0.0307 units per person -0.051 units per person -0.0088 units per person 9
1970s -0.0563 units per person -0.0767 units per person -0.0399 units per person 10
1980s -0.0626 units per person -0.0821 units per person -0.0348 units per person 10
1990s -0.0671 units per person -0.096 units per person -0.045 units per person 10
2000s -0.0702 units per person -0.0826 units per person -0.0582 units per person 10
2010s -0.0805 units per person -0.1038 units per person -0.0576 units per person 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 169 Argentina -0.056 units per person compare
  2. 170 Kazakhstan -0.0678 units per person compare
  3. 171 Australia -0.0941 units per person compare
  4. 173 Estonia -0.2633 units per person compare
  5. 174 Paraguay -0.4594 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 France?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in France was -0.102 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was -0.0088 units per person in 1962.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1038 units per person in 2015.
How does France rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
France ranks 172nd out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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.