Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was -10.8 % in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Latin America and the Caribbean is -10.8 %, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 61.2% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 12.1 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, -25.7 %, in 2012.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 29th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 12 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 10.1 % | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 10 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3 % | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 7.8 % | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 6.4 % | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7 % | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 4 % | -29.8% |
| 2010 | -10 % | -350.0% |
| 2011 | -18.9 % | +89.0% |
| 2012 | -25.7 % | +36.0% |
| 2013 | -4.1 % | -84.0% |
| 2014 | -4.7 % | +14.6% |
| 2015 | -6.8 % | +44.7% |
| 2016 | -4.7 % | -30.9% |
| 2017 | -5.9 % | +25.5% |
| 2018 | -7.3 % | +23.7% |
| 2019 | -8 % | +9.6% |
| 2020 | -6.7 % | -16.2% |
| 2021 | -10.8 % | +61.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.91 % | 4 % | 12.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.61 % | -25.7 % | -4.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.75 % | -10.8 % | -6.7 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 26 Fiji 92.6 % compare
- 27 Costa Rica 92.5 % compare
- 28 New Caledonia 91.7 % compare
- 29 Mauritius 90.9 % compare
- 30 Gabon 90.6 % compare
- 31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 90.3 % compare
- 32 Gambia 89.6 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Latin America and the Caribbean was -10.8 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.7 % in 2012.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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