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

Spain: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.1091 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1091 units per person
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
23rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1704 units per person
in 2005
All-time low
-0.0382 units per person
in 1989
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

-0.0500.050.10.15196119902019

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Spain stood at 0.1091 units per person.

That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Spain peaked at 0.1704 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.0382 units per person, in 1989.

Spain ranks 23rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Spain, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Spain, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0313 units per person
1962 0.0301 units per person -3.9%
1963 0.0063 units per person -79.1%
1964 0.0025 units per person -60.5%
1965 0.0045 units per person +82.5%
1966 0.0022 units per person -50.6%
1967 0 units per person -99.7%
1968 0 units per person +98.8%
1969 -0.0075 units per person -56913.1%
1970 -0.0006 units per person -92.3%
1971 0.0056 units per person -1068.4%
1972 0 units per person -99.5%
1973 -0.0016 units per person -6164.5%
1974 0.0007 units per person -140.4%
1975 -0.0003 units per person -149.7%
1976 -0.0052 units per person +1478.0%
1977 0.0055 units per person -207.2%
1978 0.0061 units per person +9.8%
1979 0.006 units per person -0.4%
1980 0.0081 units per person +34.5%
1981 -0.0145 units per person -278.3%
1982 0.0057 units per person -139.1%
1983 0.0012 units per person -78.0%
1984 0.0037 units per person +198.8%
1985 -0.0187 units per person -602.4%
1986 -0.0027 units per person -85.7%
1987 0.0114 units per person -525.8%
1988 -0.0176 units per person -253.6%
1989 -0.0382 units per person +117.3%
1990 -0.0057 units per person -85.1%
1991 0.0319 units per person -659.6%
1992 0.0152 units per person -52.4%
1993 0.0388 units per person +155.8%
1994 0.0159 units per person -59.2%
1995 0.0583 units per person +267.9%
1996 0.0477 units per person -18.3%
1997 0.0676 units per person +41.9%
1998 0.0773 units per person +14.3%
1999 0.065 units per person -15.9%
2000 0.0566 units per person -12.8%
2001 0.0897 units per person +58.3%
2002 0.1524 units per person +69.9%
2003 0.0891 units per person -41.5%
2004 0.1004 units per person +12.7%
2005 0.1704 units per person +69.8%
2006 0.1159 units per person -32.0%
2007 0.058 units per person -49.9%
2008 0.0946 units per person +62.9%
2009 0.1377 units per person +45.7%
2010 0.0946 units per person -31.3%
2011 0.0907 units per person -4.1%
2012 0.1154 units per person +27.2%
2013 0.0713 units per person -38.2%
2014 0.1012 units per person +41.9%
2015 0.1137 units per person +12.3%
2016 0.1503 units per person +32.2%
2017 0.131 units per person -12.9%
2018 0.1234 units per person -5.8%
2019 0.1091 units per person -11.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Spain 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
1969 -56913.1% 0 units per person -0.0075 units per person
1973 -6164.5% 0 units per person -0.0016 units per person
1976 -1478.0% -0.0003 units per person -0.0052 units per person
1971 +1068.4% -0.0006 units per person 0.0056 units per person
1991 +659.6% -0.0057 units per person 0.0319 units per person
1985 -602.4% 0.0037 units per person -0.0187 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0077 units per person -0.0075 units per person 0.0313 units per person 9
1970s 0.0016 units per person -0.0052 units per person 0.0061 units per person 10
1980s -0.0061 units per person -0.0382 units per person 0.0114 units per person 10
1990s 0.0412 units per person -0.0057 units per person 0.0773 units per person 10
2000s 0.1065 units per person 0.0566 units per person 0.1704 units per person 10
2010s 0.1101 units per person 0.0713 units per person 0.1503 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 20 Mauritius 0.119 units per person compare
  2. 21 Grenada 0.1149 units per person compare
  3. 22 Tajikistan 0.1113 units per person compare
  4. 24 Morocco 0.1062 units per person compare
  5. 25 Iceland 0.1058 units per person compare
  6. 26 New Caledonia 0.1034 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Spain?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Spain was 0.1091 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.1704 units per person in 2005.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0382 units per person in 1989.
How does Spain rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Spain ranks 23rd out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain 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.