Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Mongolia

Mongolia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 232,000 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
232,000
Change on year
up 1,048.6%
World rank
82nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
232,000
in 2018
All-time low
-42,400
in 1985
Years of data
39
1961–2018

Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Mongolia, 1961–2018

0100.0k200.0k1961198920181961: 01962: 01963: 01964: 01965: 01966: 01967: 01968: 01969: 50.0k1970: 56.5k1971: 01972: 20.0k1973: 54.2k1974: 01975: 15.0k1976: 01977: 46.0k1978: 01979: 61.0k1980: 8.0k1981: 100.0k1982: 31.0k1983: 18.9k1984: 1.5k1985: -42.4k1986: -32.8k1987: -34.3k1988: -19.3k1989: -1.8k1990: 01991: 24.8k1992: -1.4k1993: 21.0k1994: -4.2k1995: -2.7k1996: 302014: 33.1k2015: 20.2k2018: 232.0k

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 232,000 for net food imports by crop - wheat in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,048.6% on the previous year and up 601.9% over five years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Mongolia peaked at 232,000 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -42,400, in 1985.

Mongolia ranks 82nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5,556 0 50,000 9
1970s 25,270 0 61,000 10
1980s 2,880 -42,400 100,000 10
1990s 5,361 -4,200 24,800 7
2010s 95,084 20,198 232,000 3

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 79 Ireland 240,076 compare
  2. 80 Albania 236,251 compare
  3. 81 Papua New Guinea 233,655 compare
  4. 83 North Korea 229,485 compare
  5. 84 Democratic Republic of Congo 226,809 compare
  6. 85 Haiti 211,013 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat in Mongolia?
Net food imports by crop - wheat in Mongolia was 232,000 in 2018, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 232,000 in 2018.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was -42,400 in 1985.
How does Mongolia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Mongolia ranks 82nd out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Mongolia 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

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 7,821 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.