Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 1.18 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Ecuador, 1996–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.18 million for net food imports by crop - wheat in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 141.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Ecuador peaked at 1.18 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 351,011, in 1996.
That places Ecuador 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 351,011 | — |
| 1997 | 492,637 | +40.3% |
| 1998 | 500,569 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 457,104 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 414,105 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 532,837 | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 371,696 | -30.2% |
| 2003 | 414,471 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 435,600 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 466,622 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 553,125 | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 465,906 | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 441,417 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 488,943 | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 611,450 | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 565,401 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 565,223 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 559,191 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 798,576 | +42.8% |
| 2015 | 908,129 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 936,302 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.18 million | +4.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.18 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,356, 4.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.18 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,357, 10.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 450,330 | 351,011 | 500,569 | 4 |
| 2000s | 458,472 | 371,696 | 553,125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 838,546 | 559,191 | 1.18 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - wheat in Ecuador?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat in Ecuador was 1.18 million in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 351,011 in 1996.
- How does Ecuador rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Ecuador ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.