Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Niger

Niger: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was -308,468 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-308,468
Change on year
down 3,313.2%
World rank
164th
of 175 countries
All-time high
16,996
in 2005
All-time low
-308,468
in 2019
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Niger, 1994–2019

-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k01994200620191994: 381995: 10.6k1996: 6.9k1997: 4571998: 1.4k1999: 462000: 482001: 3.6k2002: 12.2k2003: 2.1k2004: 9.6k2005: 17.0k2006: 7.3k2007: 16.2k2008: 3.8k2009: 10.2k2010: -4202011: 6.1k2012: 1752013: 1292014: 8.6k2015: -1.8k2016: 11.3k2017: 5.2k2018: 9.6k2019: -308.5k

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

Analysis

Niger recorded -308,468 for net food imports by crop - wheat in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3,313.2% on the previous year and down 3,110.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Niger peaked at 16,996 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -308,468, in 2019.

That places Niger 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Niger, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 38 —
1995 10,586 +27757.9%
1996 6,888 -34.9%
1997 457 -93.4%
1998 1,417 +210.1%
1999 46 -96.8%
2000 48 +4.3%
2001 3,614 +7429.2%
2002 12,201 +237.6%
2003 2,068 -83.1%
2004 9,550 +361.8%
2005 16,996 +78.0%
2006 7,316 -57.0%
2007 16,167 +121.0%
2008 3,829 -76.3%
2009 10,248 +167.6%
2010 -420 -104.1%
2011 6,123 -1557.9%
2012 175 -97.1%
2013 129 -26.3%
2014 8,569 +6542.6%
2015 -1,835 -121.4%
2016 11,286 -715.0%
2017 5,151 -54.4%
2018 9,600 +86.4%
2019 -308,468 -3313.2%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's -308,468 is below the median for low income countries, which is 117,202. (22 countries reporting)
  • Niger's -308,468 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 118,514. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Niger 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
1995 +27757.9% 38 10,586
2001 +7429.2% 48 3,614
2014 +6542.6% 129 8,569
2019 -3313.2% 9,600 -308,468
2011 +1557.9% -420 6,123

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,239 38 10,586 6
2000s 8,204 48 16,996 10
2010s -26,969 -308,468 11,286 10

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 161 Bulgaria -210,982 compare
  2. 162 Romania -269,939 compare
  3. 163 Denmark -301,150 compare
  4. 165 Hungary -317,357 compare
  5. 166 Estonia -349,395 compare
  6. 167 United Kingdom -456,037 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat in Niger?
Net food imports by crop - wheat in Niger was -308,468 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 16,996 in 2005.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was -308,468 in 2019.
How does Niger rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Niger ranks 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 3,110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger 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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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.