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

Nicaragua: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0188 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0188 units per person
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
99th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0309 units per person
in 2013
All-time low
0.0132 units per person
in 2000
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Nicaragua, 1994–2019

00.010.020.031994200620191994: 0.02 units per person1995: 0.019 units per person1996: 0.022 units per person1997: 0.014 units per person1998: 0.024 units per person1999: 0.017 units per person2000: 0.013 units per person2001: 0.019 units per person2002: 0.024 units per person2003: 0.023 units per person2004: 0.025 units per person2005: 0.023 units per person2006: 0.025 units per person2007: 0.019 units per person2008: 0.018 units per person2009: 0.019 units per person2010: 0.019 units per person2011: 0.022 units per person2012: 0.02 units per person2013: 0.031 units per person2014: 0.013 units per person2015: 0.022 units per person2016: 0.019 units per person2017: 0.019 units per person2018: 0.023 units per person2019: 0.019 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 Nicaragua is 0.0188 units per person, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0309 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 units per person, in 2000.

That places Nicaragua 99th 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 26 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Nicaragua, 1994 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1994 0.0202 units per person
1995 0.0192 units per person -4.7%
1996 0.0218 units per person +13.5%
1997 0.0135 units per person -38.1%
1998 0.0235 units per person +74.0%
1999 0.0174 units per person -26.3%
2000 0.0132 units per person -24.1%
2001 0.0192 units per person +45.6%
2002 0.024 units per person +25.1%
2003 0.0232 units per person -3.3%
2004 0.0246 units per person +6.0%
2005 0.0235 units per person -4.6%
2006 0.0252 units per person +7.2%
2007 0.0194 units per person -22.8%
2008 0.0176 units per person -9.6%
2009 0.0191 units per person +9.0%
2010 0.0195 units per person +1.8%
2011 0.0218 units per person +12.0%
2012 0.0202 units per person -7.3%
2013 0.0309 units per person +52.7%
2014 0.0132 units per person -57.3%
2015 0.0219 units per person +66.4%
2016 0.0193 units per person -12.0%
2017 0.0185 units per person -4.1%
2018 0.0226 units per person +22.1%
2019 0.0188 units per person -16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0193 units per person 0.0135 units per person 0.0235 units per person 6
2000s 0.0209 units per person 0.0132 units per person 0.0252 units per person 10
2010s 0.0207 units per person 0.0132 units per person 0.0309 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 96 Germany 0.0194 units per person compare
  2. 97 Ghana 0.0194 units per person compare
  3. 98 Haiti 0.019 units per person compare
  4. 100 Belize 0.0168 units per person compare
  5. 101 Montenegro 0.0151 units per person compare
  6. 102 Gambia 0.0149 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Nicaragua?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0188 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.0309 units per person in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 units per person in 2000.
How does Nicaragua rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 99th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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.