Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Namibia
Namibia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 128,908 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Namibia, 1997–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 128,908 for net food imports by crop - wheat in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and up 847.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Namibia peaked at 128,908 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,601, in 2009.
Namibia ranks 100th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 88,885 | — |
| 1998 | 94,498 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 90,636 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 40,797 | -55.0% |
| 2001 | 14,492 | -64.5% |
| 2002 | 30,599 | +111.1% |
| 2003 | 27,587 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 79,866 | +189.5% |
| 2005 | 57,247 | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 39,844 | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 46,768 | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 49,294 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 13,601 | -72.4% |
| 2010 | 30,711 | +125.8% |
| 2011 | 41,606 | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 59,643 | +43.4% |
| 2013 | 80,137 | +34.4% |
| 2014 | 93,785 | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 102,668 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 104,197 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 102,710 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 112,658 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 128,908 | +14.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 128,908 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,334, 58% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 128,908 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 118,514, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91,340 | 88,885 | 94,498 | 3 |
| 2000s | 40,010 | 13,601 | 79,866 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,702 | 30,711 | 128,908 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - wheat in Namibia?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat in Namibia was 128,908 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 128,908 in 2019.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,601 in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Namibia ranks 100th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 847.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.