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

Turkey: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.1207 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1207 units per person
Change on year
up 70.3%
World rank
19th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1207 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
-0.0132 units per person
in 1992
Years of data
59
1961–2019

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

00.050.1196119902019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Turkey is 0.1207 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.3% on the previous year and up 181.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.1207 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0132 units per person, in 1992.

Turkey ranks 19th 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 Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Turkey, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0269 units per person
1962 0.0231 units per person -14.2%
1963 0.0237 units per person +2.9%
1964 0.0014 units per person -93.9%
1965 0.0108 units per person +650.1%
1966 0.0071 units per person -33.9%
1967 0.0004 units per person -94.5%
1968 0 units per person -100.0%
1969 0.0113 units per person +7869041.0%
1970 0.0308 units per person +173.0%
1971 0.0175 units per person -43.2%
1972 0.001 units per person -94.5%
1973 0.0002 units per person -74.4%
1974 0.0291 units per person +11796.3%
1975 0.0112 units per person -61.5%
1976 -0.0064 units per person -157.4%
1977 -0.003 units per person -53.0%
1978 -0.0003 units per person -88.6%
1979 -0 units per person -96.7%
1980 -0.0037 units per person +32922.5%
1981 -0.0007 units per person -79.9%
1982 0.0013 units per person -279.6%
1983 -0.012 units per person -999.9%
1984 0.0105 units per person -187.1%
1985 0.0136 units per person +29.3%
1986 0.0152 units per person +12.1%
1987 0.0067 units per person -56.0%
1988 -0.007 units per person -205.2%
1989 0.0352 units per person -599.5%
1990 0.0386 units per person +9.8%
1991 -0.0102 units per person -126.4%
1992 -0.0132 units per person +29.4%
1993 0.0164 units per person -223.7%
1994 -0.0049 units per person -130.3%
1995 0.0095 units per person -291.7%
1996 0.0324 units per person +241.0%
1997 0.0325 units per person +0.5%
1998 0.0034 units per person -89.7%
1999 0.0207 units per person +518.4%
2000 0.0119 units per person -42.7%
2001 0.0028 units per person -76.0%
2002 0.0075 units per person +162.9%
2003 0.0213 units per person +184.1%
2004 0.0155 units per person -27.0%
2005 -0.0022 units per person -114.3%
2006 -0.0024 units per person +9.8%
2007 0.0275 units per person -1230.1%
2008 0.0522 units per person +89.6%
2009 0.0429 units per person -17.8%
2010 0.0281 units per person -34.6%
2011 0.064 units per person +128.0%
2012 0.0481 units per person -24.8%
2013 0.0532 units per person +10.6%
2014 0.0683 units per person +28.3%
2015 0.0556 units per person -18.6%
2016 0.0532 units per person -4.3%
2017 0.062 units per person +16.5%
2018 0.0708 units per person +14.2%
2019 0.1207 units per person +70.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Turkey 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 +7869041.0% 0 units per person 0.0113 units per person
1980 -32922.5% -0 units per person -0.0037 units per person
1974 +11796.3% 0.0002 units per person 0.0291 units per person
2007 +1230.1% -0.0024 units per person 0.0275 units per person
1983 -999.9% 0.0013 units per person -0.012 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0116 units per person 0 units per person 0.0269 units per person 9
1970s 0.008 units per person -0.0064 units per person 0.0308 units per person 10
1980s 0.0059 units per person -0.012 units per person 0.0352 units per person 10
1990s 0.0125 units per person -0.0132 units per person 0.0386 units per person 10
2000s 0.0177 units per person -0.0024 units per person 0.0522 units per person 10
2010s 0.0624 units per person 0.0281 units per person 0.1207 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 16 Portugal 0.1298 units per person compare
  2. 17 Italy 0.1251 units per person compare
  3. 18 United Arab Emirates 0.1228 units per person compare
  4. 20 Mauritius 0.119 units per person compare
  5. 21 Grenada 0.1149 units per person compare
  6. 22 Tajikistan 0.1113 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Turkey?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Turkey was 0.1207 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.1207 units per person in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0132 units per person in 1992.
How does Turkey rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Turkey ranks 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 181.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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.