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

Paraguay: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was -0.4594 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-0.4594 units per person
Change on year
down 99.0%
World rank
174th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0409 units per person
in 1962
All-time low
-0.5337 units per person
in 2015
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

-0.6-0.4-0.2-0196119902019

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

Analysis

Paraguay recorded -0.4594 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

That represents a change of down 99.0% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.0409 units per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.5337 units per person, in 2015.

That places Paraguay 174th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Paraguay, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0307 units per person
1962 0.0409 units per person +33.1%
1963 0.0368 units per person -10.0%
1964 0.0287 units per person -21.9%
1965 0.0298 units per person +3.6%
1966 0.0321 units per person +8.0%
1967 0.0315 units per person -2.0%
1968 0.0379 units per person +20.3%
1969 0.0289 units per person -23.8%
1970 0.0202 units per person -29.9%
1971 0.0189 units per person -6.7%
1972 0.0217 units per person +15.0%
1973 0.0114 units per person -47.5%
1974 0.0254 units per person +122.5%
1975 0.0073 units per person -71.3%
1976 0.0162 units per person +123.0%
1977 0.0157 units per person -3.4%
1978 0.0168 units per person +7.4%
1979 0.0218 units per person +29.4%
1980 0.0161 units per person -26.0%
1981 0.021 units per person +30.4%
1982 0.0094 units per person -55.3%
1983 0.0279 units per person +196.6%
1984 -0.0013 units per person -104.6%
1985 0.0236 units per person -1948.1%
1986 0.0076 units per person -67.7%
1987 0 units per person -100.0%
1988 0 units per person
1989 -0.001 units per person
1990 -0.0001 units per person -87.7%
1991 0.0052 units per person -4335.6%
1992 0.0086 units per person +63.7%
1993 0.0184 units per person +114.1%
1994 -0.015 units per person -181.8%
1995 -0.0361 units per person +139.9%
1996 -0.0098 units per person -72.8%
1997 -0.0407 units per person +314.4%
1998 -0.0142 units per person -65.1%
1999 -0.0262 units per person +84.0%
2000 -0.022 units per person -16.2%
2001 -0.0983 units per person +347.6%
2002 -0.01 units per person -89.8%
2003 -0.1502 units per person +1400.0%
2004 -0.0687 units per person -54.3%
2005 -0.0881 units per person +28.3%
2006 -0.3441 units per person +290.5%
2007 -0.377 units per person +9.6%
2008 -0.1886 units per person -50.0%
2009 -0.3295 units per person +74.7%
2010 -0.247 units per person -25.0%
2011 -0.2711 units per person +9.8%
2012 -0.4199 units per person +54.9%
2013 -0.461 units per person +9.8%
2014 -0.382 units per person -17.1%
2015 -0.5337 units per person +39.7%
2016 -0.3456 units per person -35.2%
2017 -0.2971 units per person -14.0%
2018 -0.2309 units per person -22.3%
2019 -0.4594 units per person +99.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +4335.6% -0.0001 units per person 0.0052 units per person
1985 +1948.1% -0.0013 units per person 0.0236 units per person
2003 -1400.0% -0.01 units per person -0.1502 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.033 units per person 0.0287 units per person 0.0409 units per person 9
1970s 0.0175 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0254 units per person 10
1980s 0.0103 units per person -0.0013 units per person 0.0279 units per person 10
1990s -0.011 units per person -0.0407 units per person 0.0184 units per person 10
2000s -0.1677 units per person -0.377 units per person -0.01 units per person 10
2010s -0.3648 units per person -0.5337 units per person -0.2309 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 171 Australia -0.0941 units per person compare
  2. 172 France -0.102 units per person compare
  3. 173 Estonia -0.2633 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Paraguay?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Paraguay was -0.4594 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0409 units per person in 1962.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was -0.5337 units per person in 2015.
How does Paraguay rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Paraguay ranks 174th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Paraguay 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.