Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 243,679 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
243,679
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
78th
of 175 countries
All-time high
243,679
in 2019
All-time low
-56,522
in 2016
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Turkmenistan, 2014–2019

-100.0k0100.0k200.0k2014201620192014: -24.3k2015: -482016: -56.5k2017: -25.5k2018: 233.3k2019: 243.7k

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

Analysis

Turkmenistan recorded 243,679 for net food imports by crop - wheat in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 1,103.7% over ten years.

That places Turkmenistan 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Turkmenistan, 2014 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2014 -24,279 —
2015 -48 -99.8%
2016 -56,522 +117654.2%
2017 -25,460 -55.0%
2018 233,256 -1016.2%
2019 243,679 +4.5%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 243,679 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,356, 85% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 243,679 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 204,944, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 75 Latvia 267,165 compare
  2. 76 Qatar 250,830 compare
  3. 77 Armenia 248,155 compare
  4. 79 Ireland 240,076 compare
  5. 80 Albania 236,251 compare
  6. 81 Papua New Guinea 233,655 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat in Turkmenistan?
Net food imports by crop - wheat in Turkmenistan was 243,679 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 Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 243,679 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was -56,522 in 2016.
How does Turkmenistan rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Turkmenistan ranks 78th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,103.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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.