Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Qatar
Qatar: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 250,830 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Qatar, 1961–2018
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - wheat in Qatar is 250,830, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 299.5% on the previous year and up 124.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Qatar peaked at 250,830 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -700, in 1975.
Qatar ranks 76th of 175 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.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,500 | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 2,500 | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 2,854 | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 163 | — |
| 1972 | 7,165 | +4295.7% |
| 1973 | 12,995 | +81.4% |
| 1974 | 22,315 | +71.7% |
| 1975 | -700 | -103.1% |
| 1976 | 34,359 | -5008.4% |
| 1977 | 16,319 | -52.5% |
| 1978 | 23,512 | +44.1% |
| 1979 | 62,048 | +163.9% |
| 1980 | 37,144 | -40.1% |
| 1981 | 25,603 | -31.1% |
| 1982 | 39,097 | +52.7% |
| 1983 | 28,680 | -26.6% |
| 1984 | 28,507 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 26,434 | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 26,122 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 29,725 | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 53,653 | +80.5% |
| 1989 | 38,878 | -27.5% |
| 1990 | 45,272 | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 29,340 | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 40,747 | +38.9% |
| 1993 | 44,630 | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 28,847 | -35.4% |
| 1995 | 46,929 | +62.7% |
| 1996 | 25,471 | -45.7% |
| 1997 | 50,751 | +99.3% |
| 1998 | 56,000 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 41,000 | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 41,912 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 51,713 | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 44,925 | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 47,044 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 35,154 | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 59,117 | +68.2% |
| 2006 | 21,475 | -63.7% |
| 2007 | 99,907 | +365.2% |
| 2008 | 111,554 | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 103,222 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 138,935 | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 126,016 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 167,713 | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 51,342 | -69.4% |
| 2014 | 78,956 | +53.8% |
| 2015 | 228,609 | +189.5% |
| 2017 | 62,783 | -72.5% |
| 2018 | 250,830 | +299.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 250,830 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97,313, 2.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 250,830 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 590,246, 42% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Qatar 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +5008.4% | -700 | 34,359 |
| 1972 | +4295.7% | 163 | 7,165 |
| 2007 | +365.2% | 21,475 | 99,907 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,595 | 1,000 | 2,854 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,818 | -700 | 62,048 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,384 | 25,603 | 53,653 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,899 | 25,471 | 56,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,602 | 21,475 | 111,554 | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,148 | 51,342 | 250,830 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - wheat in Qatar?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat in Qatar was 250,830 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 250,830 in 2018.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -700 in 1975.
- How does Qatar rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Qatar ranks 76th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.