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

Uganda: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.01 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.01 units per person
Change on year
down 34.2%
World rank
113th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0156 units per person
in 2012
All-time low
0.0078 units per person
in 2017
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Uganda, 2006–2019

00.0050.010.0152006201220192006: 0.014 units per person2007: 0.011 units per person2008: 0.009 units per person2009: 0.013 units per person2010: 0.011 units per person2011: 0.012 units per person2012: 0.016 units per person2013: 0.012 units per person2014: 0.014 units per person2015: 0.012 units per person2016: 0.009 units per person2017: 0.008 units per person2018: 0.015 units per person2019: 0.01 units per person

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.01 units per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0156 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 units per person, in 2017.

Uganda ranks 113th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Uganda, 2006 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
2006 0.0135 units per person
2007 0.0114 units per person -16.1%
2008 0.009 units per person -20.4%
2009 0.0131 units per person +45.0%
2010 0.0115 units per person -12.7%
2011 0.0123 units per person +7.1%
2012 0.0156 units per person +27.2%
2013 0.0123 units per person -21.2%
2014 0.0143 units per person +16.1%
2015 0.0123 units per person -13.9%
2016 0.0087 units per person -29.5%
2017 0.0078 units per person -9.8%
2018 0.0152 units per person +94.1%
2019 0.01 units per person -34.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0118 units per person 0.009 units per person 0.0135 units per person 4
2010s 0.012 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.0156 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 110 Ethiopia 0.0113 units per person compare
  2. 111 Togo 0.0106 units per person compare
  3. 112 Afghanistan 0.0103 units per person compare
  4. 114 Burundi 0.0097 units per person compare
  5. 115 Lesotho 0.0093 units per person compare
  6. 116 Eritrea 0.0092 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Uganda?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Uganda was 0.01 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0156 units per person in 2012.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 units per person in 2017.
How does Uganda rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Uganda ranks 113th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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.