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

Venezuela: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.051 units per person in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.051 units per person
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
55th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0715 units per person
in 1968
All-time low
0.0363 units per person
in 1962
Years of data
56
1961–2017

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Venezuela, 1961–2017

00.020.040.060.08196119892017

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 0.051 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2017.

That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 0.0715 units per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0363 units per person, in 1962.

Venezuela ranks 55th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Venezuela, 1961 to 2017.
Year units per person Change
1961 0.0396 units per person
1962 0.0363 units per person -8.4%
1963 0.0391 units per person +7.9%
1964 0.0569 units per person +45.4%
1965 0.057 units per person +0.2%
1966 0.0541 units per person -5.1%
1967 0.0671 units per person +24.1%
1968 0.0715 units per person +6.5%
1969 0.0628 units per person -12.1%
1970 0.0606 units per person -3.5%
1971 0.0508 units per person -16.2%
1972 0.0594 units per person +17.0%
1973 0.0437 units per person -26.4%
1974 0.0394 units per person -9.9%
1975 0.0554 units per person +40.8%
1976 0.0527 units per person -4.9%
1977 0.0503 units per person -4.5%
1978 0.0559 units per person +11.0%
1979 0.0485 units per person -13.2%
1980 0.0514 units per person +6.1%
1981 0.0563 units per person +9.6%
1982 0.048 units per person -14.9%
1983 0.0527 units per person +9.9%
1984 0.0575 units per person +9.0%
1985 0.063 units per person +9.5%
1986 0.0531 units per person -15.6%
1987 0.0613 units per person +15.4%
1988 0.0654 units per person +6.6%
1989 0.0426 units per person -34.9%
1990 0.05 units per person +17.6%
1991 0.0562 units per person +12.3%
1992 0.0568 units per person +1.1%
1993 0.052 units per person -8.5%
1994 0.0502 units per person -3.3%
1995 0.0467 units per person -7.0%
1996 0.0415 units per person -11.3%
1997 0.0429 units per person +3.5%
1998 0.0485 units per person +13.0%
1999 0.0502 units per person +3.6%
2000 0.0504 units per person +0.4%
2001 0.0519 units per person +3.0%
2002 0.0443 units per person -14.7%
2003 0.0443 units per person +0.1%
2004 0.0461 units per person +3.9%
2005 0.0519 units per person +12.6%
2006 0.0424 units per person -18.2%
2007 0.053 units per person +24.9%
2008 0.0549 units per person +3.5%
2009 0.0482 units per person -12.2%
2010 0.0519 units per person +7.6%
2011 0.0552 units per person +6.3%
2012 0.0506 units per person -8.3%
2013 0.0492 units per person -2.8%
2014 0.0503 units per person +2.3%
2015 0.045 units per person -10.5%
2017 0.051 units per person +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0538 units per person 0.0363 units per person 0.0715 units per person 9
1970s 0.0517 units per person 0.0394 units per person 0.0606 units per person 10
1980s 0.0551 units per person 0.0426 units per person 0.0654 units per person 10
1990s 0.0495 units per person 0.0415 units per person 0.0568 units per person 10
2000s 0.0487 units per person 0.0424 units per person 0.0549 units per person 10
2010s 0.0504 units per person 0.045 units per person 0.0552 units per person 7

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 52 Costa Rica 0.0547 units per person compare
  2. 53 North Macedonia 0.0538 units per person compare
  3. 54 El Salvador 0.0527 units per person compare
  4. 56 Namibia 0.0486 units per person compare
  5. 57 Ireland 0.0482 units per person compare
  6. 58 Cyprus 0.048 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 Venezuela?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Venezuela was 0.051 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 0.0715 units per person in 1968.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0363 units per person in 1962.
How does Venezuela rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Venezuela ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Venezuela 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.