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

Tunisia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.1557 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1557 units per person
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
8th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1855 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.0117 units per person
in 1964
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

00.050.10.150.2196119902019

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

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 0.1557 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.1855 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 units per person, in 1964.

That places Tunisia 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Tunisia, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.085 units per person
1962 0.0622 units per person -26.8%
1963 0.033 units per person -46.9%
1964 0.0117 units per person -64.7%
1965 0.0393 units per person +236.8%
1966 0.0367 units per person -6.5%
1967 0.0704 units per person +91.7%
1968 0.0533 units per person -24.3%
1969 0.0754 units per person +41.5%
1970 0.083 units per person +10.1%
1971 0.0571 units per person -31.1%
1972 0.0547 units per person -4.3%
1973 0.0391 units per person -28.6%
1974 0.0414 units per person +6.0%
1975 0.0419 units per person +1.1%
1976 0.0553 units per person +32.2%
1977 0.0879 units per person +58.9%
1978 0.0878 units per person -0.2%
1979 0.1096 units per person +24.8%
1980 0.0982 units per person -10.4%
1981 0.0808 units per person -17.7%
1982 0.0899 units per person +11.3%
1983 0.1288 units per person +43.3%
1984 0.1056 units per person -18.0%
1985 0.0657 units per person -37.8%
1986 0.1248 units per person +89.9%
1987 0.1213 units per person -2.8%
1988 0.1695 units per person +39.7%
1989 0.1418 units per person -16.3%
1990 0.1078 units per person -24.0%
1991 0.0796 units per person -26.2%
1992 0.0695 units per person -12.7%
1993 0.0805 units per person +15.9%
1994 0.0909 units per person +12.8%
1995 0.18 units per person +98.2%
1996 0.0925 units per person -48.6%
1997 0.1279 units per person +38.3%
1998 0.1383 units per person +8.1%
1999 0.1125 units per person -18.7%
2000 0.1418 units per person +26.1%
2001 0.144 units per person +1.5%
2002 0.1819 units per person +26.3%
2003 0.1375 units per person -24.4%
2004 0.1025 units per person -25.5%
2005 0.1105 units per person +7.8%
2006 0.1216 units per person +10.1%
2007 0.1625 units per person +33.6%
2008 0.1672 units per person +2.9%
2009 0.1157 units per person -30.8%
2010 0.1779 units per person +53.7%
2011 0.145 units per person -18.5%
2012 0.1483 units per person +2.3%
2013 0.1333 units per person -10.1%
2014 0.1465 units per person +9.8%
2015 0.1709 units per person +16.7%
2016 0.1855 units per person +8.6%
2017 0.1672 units per person -9.9%
2018 0.1683 units per person +0.7%
2019 0.1557 units per person -7.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Tunisia 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
1965 +236.8% 0.0117 units per person 0.0393 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0519 units per person 0.0117 units per person 0.085 units per person 9
1970s 0.0658 units per person 0.0391 units per person 0.1096 units per person 10
1980s 0.1126 units per person 0.0657 units per person 0.1695 units per person 10
1990s 0.108 units per person 0.0695 units per person 0.18 units per person 10
2000s 0.1385 units per person 0.1025 units per person 0.1819 units per person 10
2010s 0.1598 units per person 0.1333 units per person 0.1855 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 5 Luxembourg 0.1897 units per person compare
  2. 6 Azerbaijan 0.1565 units per person compare
  3. 7 Algeria 0.1565 units per person compare
  4. 9 Oman 0.1505 units per person compare
  5. 10 Latvia 0.1396 units per person compare
  6. 11 Georgia 0.1367 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Tunisia?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Tunisia was 0.1557 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1855 units per person in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 units per person in 1964.
How does Tunisia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Tunisia ranks 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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.