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

Namibia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0486 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0486 units per person
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
56th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0545 units per person
in 1998
All-time low
0.0065 units per person
in 2009
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Namibia, 1997–2019

0.010.020.030.040.051997200820191997: 0.053 units per person1998: 0.055 units per person1999: 0.051 units per person2000: 0.022 units per person2001: 0.008 units per person2002: 0.016 units per person2003: 0.014 units per person2004: 0.041 units per person2005: 0.029 units per person2006: 0.02 units per person2007: 0.023 units per person2008: 0.024 units per person2009: 0.007 units per person2010: 0.015 units per person2011: 0.019 units per person2012: 0.027 units per person2013: 0.036 units per person2014: 0.041 units per person2015: 0.043 units per person2016: 0.043 units per person2017: 0.041 units per person2018: 0.044 units per person2019: 0.049 units per person

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Namibia stood at 0.0486 units per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 642.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.0545 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 units per person, in 2009.

Namibia ranks 56th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Namibia, 1997 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1997 0.0526 units per person
1998 0.0545 units per person +3.6%
1999 0.051 units per person -6.4%
2000 0.0224 units per person -56.0%
2001 0.0078 units per person -65.2%
2002 0.0162 units per person +107.5%
2003 0.0144 units per person -11.1%
2004 0.0411 units per person +185.8%
2005 0.0291 units per person -29.2%
2006 0.02 units per person -31.3%
2007 0.0232 units per person +15.8%
2008 0.0241 units per person +3.9%
2009 0.0065 units per person -72.8%
2010 0.0146 units per person +122.3%
2011 0.0194 units per person +33.2%
2012 0.0272 units per person +40.2%
2013 0.0356 units per person +30.9%
2014 0.0406 units per person +14.0%
2015 0.0432 units per person +6.6%
2016 0.0427 units per person -1.2%
2017 0.041 units per person -4.1%
2018 0.0437 units per person +6.7%
2019 0.0486 units per person +11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0527 units per person 0.051 units per person 0.0545 units per person 3
2000s 0.0205 units per person 0.0065 units per person 0.0411 units per person 10
2010s 0.0357 units per person 0.0146 units per person 0.0486 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 53 North Macedonia 0.0538 units per person compare
  2. 54 El Salvador 0.0527 units per person compare
  3. 55 Venezuela 0.051 units per person compare
  4. 57 Ireland 0.0482 units per person compare
  5. 58 Cyprus 0.048 units per person compare
  6. 59 Sudan 0.0461 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 Namibia?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Namibia was 0.0486 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0545 units per person in 1998.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 2009.
How does Namibia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Namibia ranks 56th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 642.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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.