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

Somalia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0004 units per person
Change on year
down 85.6%
World rank
138th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0194 units per person
in 1992
All-time low
0 units per person
in 1963
Years of data
37
1961–2019

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

00.0050.010.0150.021961199020191961: 0 units per person1962: 0 units per person1963: 0 units per person1964: 0 units per person1965: 0 units per person1966: 0 units per person1967: 0 units per person1968: 0 units per person1969: 0 units per person1970: 0 units per person1971: 0 units per person1972: 0 units per person1973: 0 units per person1974: 0 units per person1975: 0 units per person1976: 0 units per person1977: 0.004 units per person1978: 0 units per person1979: 0.001 units per person1980: 0.001 units per person1981: 0.018 units per person1982: 0.015 units per person1983: 0.003 units per person1984: 0.007 units per person1985: 0.008 units per person1986: 0.003 units per person1987: 0.002 units per person1988: 0.003 units per person1989: 0.007 units per person1990: 0.006 units per person1991: 0.009 units per person1992: 0.019 units per person1993: 0.004 units per person2016: 0.002 units per person2017: 0.004 units per person2018: 0.003 units per person2019: 0 units per person

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

Analysis

Somalia recorded 0.0004 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

That represents a change of down 85.6% on the previous year and down 82.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0194 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1963.

Somalia ranks 138th of 174 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Somalia, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0 units per person
1962 0 units per person -2.6%
1963 0 units per person -2.6%
1964 0.0001 units per person +94.8%
1965 0.0001 units per person +17.4%
1966 0.0001 units per person +38.2%
1967 0 units per person -60.1%
1968 0.0001 units per person +88.5%
1969 0.0001 units per person -4.4%
1970 0.0002 units per person +162.5%
1971 0.0001 units per person -31.4%
1972 0.0001 units per person -61.8%
1973 0.0001 units per person +13.6%
1974 0 units per person -18.6%
1975 0.0001 units per person +57.1%
1976 0 units per person -42.9%
1977 0.0036 units per person +8477.6%
1978 0.0001 units per person -96.9%
1979 0.0013 units per person +1060.5%
1980 0.0005 units per person -60.7%
1981 0.0179 units per person +3438.8%
1982 0.0155 units per person -13.4%
1983 0.0031 units per person -79.8%
1984 0.0066 units per person +109.5%
1985 0.0076 units per person +15.4%
1986 0.0033 units per person -56.8%
1987 0.0024 units per person -27.1%
1988 0.0029 units per person +23.3%
1989 0.0075 units per person +153.7%
1990 0.0064 units per person -14.8%
1991 0.0088 units per person +38.6%
1992 0.0194 units per person +120.3%
1993 0.004 units per person -79.2%
2016 0.0025 units per person -39.0%
2017 0.0037 units per person +48.2%
2018 0.003 units per person -18.2%
2019 0.0004 units per person -85.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Somalia 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
1977 +8477.6% 0 units per person 0.0036 units per person
1981 +3438.8% 0.0005 units per person 0.0179 units per person
1979 +1060.5% 0.0001 units per person 0.0013 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 9
1970s 0.0006 units per person 0 units per person 0.0036 units per person 10
1980s 0.0067 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0179 units per person 10
1990s 0.0096 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0194 units per person 4
2010s 0.0024 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0037 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 135 Iran 0.0016 units per person compare
  2. 136 Cambodia 0.0011 units per person compare
  3. 137 Hong Kong 0.0007 units per person compare
  4. 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per person compare
  5. 140 Bahamas 0 units per person compare
  6. 140 Central African Republic 0 units per person compare
  7. 140 Dominica 0 units per person compare
  8. 140 Saint Lucia 0 units per person compare
  9. 140 Vanuatu 0 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Somalia?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Somalia was 0.0004 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0194 units per person in 1992.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1963.
How does Somalia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Somalia ranks 138th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Somalia 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
Last refreshed

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.