Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.1228 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.1228 units per person
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
18th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.3674 units per person
in 1999
All-time low
0 units per person
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.1228 units per person.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.3674 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1961.

That places United Arab Emirates 18th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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 United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0 units per person
1962 0 units per person
1963 0 units per person
1964 0 units per person
1965 0 units per person
1966 0.004 units per person
1967 0.0004 units per person -90.2%
1968 0.002 units per person +403.9%
1969 0.0022 units per person +10.9%
1970 0.0045 units per person +104.4%
1971 0.0061 units per person +35.1%
1972 0.0066 units per person +8.1%
1973 0.0137 units per person +108.5%
1974 0.0091 units per person -33.5%
1975 0.0158 units per person +72.8%
1976 0.0242 units per person +53.1%
1977 0.0215 units per person -11.2%
1978 0.07 units per person +225.8%
1979 0.0617 units per person -11.9%
1980 0.1049 units per person +70.1%
1981 0.1114 units per person +6.2%
1982 0.1361 units per person +22.1%
1983 0.099 units per person -27.2%
1984 0.1437 units per person +45.1%
1985 0.1432 units per person -0.4%
1986 0.1433 units per person +0.0%
1987 0.1065 units per person -25.7%
1988 0.1261 units per person +18.5%
1989 0.1811 units per person +43.6%
1990 0.0518 units per person -71.4%
1991 0.0253 units per person -51.2%
1992 0.0332 units per person +31.1%
1993 0.0442 units per person +33.3%
1994 0.1128 units per person +155.1%
1995 0.1389 units per person +23.1%
1996 0.1124 units per person -19.1%
1997 0.1726 units per person +53.5%
1998 0.2608 units per person +51.1%
1999 0.3674 units per person +40.9%
2000 0.2981 units per person -18.9%
2001 0.2916 units per person -2.2%
2002 0.2713 units per person -7.0%
2003 0.2935 units per person +8.2%
2004 0.2437 units per person -17.0%
2005 0.3379 units per person +38.7%
2006 0.1824 units per person -46.0%
2007 0.1304 units per person -28.5%
2008 0.1669 units per person +27.9%
2009 0.1955 units per person +17.2%
2010 0.1516 units per person -22.5%
2011 0.1324 units per person -12.7%
2012 0.264 units per person +99.5%
2013 0.218 units per person -17.5%
2014 0.1923 units per person -11.8%
2015 0.1024 units per person -46.7%
2016 0.0871 units per person -15.0%
2017 0.1041 units per person +19.5%
2018 0.1302 units per person +25.1%
2019 0.1228 units per person -5.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in United Arab Emirates 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
1968 +403.9% 0.0004 units per person 0.002 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.001 units per person 0 units per person 0.004 units per person 9
1970s 0.0233 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.07 units per person 10
1980s 0.1295 units per person 0.099 units per person 0.1811 units per person 10
1990s 0.132 units per person 0.0253 units per person 0.3674 units per person 10
2000s 0.2411 units per person 0.1304 units per person 0.3379 units per person 10
2010s 0.1505 units per person 0.0871 units per person 0.264 units per person 10

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 15 Lebanon 0.1303 units per person compare
  2. 16 Portugal 0.1298 units per person compare
  3. 17 Italy 0.1251 units per person compare
  4. 19 Turkey 0.1207 units per person compare
  5. 20 Mauritius 0.119 units per person compare
  6. 21 Grenada 0.1149 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.1228 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 0.3674 units per person in 1999.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1961.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
United Arab Emirates ranks 18th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.